Mountain, Island and Ocean Tour
Eleven days. The complete South Island: alps, glaciers, golden bays and ocean coastlines.
Expanding on the stunning 8-day Fiordland Explorer experience, this tour offers a complete overview of the South Island.
With acute attention to detail, this tour visits interesting destinations as you fly north to explore the Southern Alps, snowcaps and glaciers, and braided riverbeds feeding both the West and East coast regions.
You'll enjoy time in the Abel Tasman National Park with golden beaches, excellent bush walks and abundant marine life. Your base remains at Wanaka, with one night away in Dunedin and two further nights in Motueka near the Abel Tasman National Park.
Tour highlights
- Everything in the Fiordland Explorer tour
- The full length of the Southern Alps: snowcaps, glaciers and braided rivers
- Golden beaches and bush walks of Abel Tasman National Park
- Two nights in Motueka near Abel Tasman
- West Coast and East Coast contrast flying
- 19 hours of logged mountain flying
Your itinerary
The Fiordland Explorer foundation
Your tour begins exactly as the Fiordland Explorer: Queenstown arrival, Geordie Hill welcome, mountain flying introduction, Milford Sound, the Big Bay beach landing, Croydon Aircraft Company and a night in Dunedin.
North along the Southern Alps
Fly north to explore the Southern Alps proper: snowcapped peaks, pristine glaciers and the great braided rivers that feed both coasts. Land at high country stations and remote strips along the way, with your guide choosing the best route for the day's weather.
Abel Tasman, golden bays and Motueka
Two nights away in the northern township of Motueka, gateway to Abel Tasman National Park. Golden beaches, bush walks, abundant marine life, and coastal flying over some of the most beautiful water in New Zealand.
The return south and farewell
Fly the return route south with fresh eyes and growing mountain confidence, arriving back for a final evening in Wanaka before your Queenstown farewell.
