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Southern Spotlight

9-Day Tour of Christchurch, Milford Sound, Queenstown & Franz Josef

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Travel & Accommodation

9 days, 1 country and 6 cities

8 nights accommodation

Meals

8 Breakfasts, 5 Dinners

Activity Level

Balanced

Itinerary

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South Island Scenery: Mountains, Fjords, Lakes and Cities

The South Island of New Zealand dials up the natural drama. Will it be Milford Sound/Piopiotahi with its towering fiords and waterfalls, seen on a cruise? Or Queenstown, serving up mountain scenery on repeat.  This trip is accompanied by a Travel Director and Driver.

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Day By Day Itinerary

9-day itinerary from Christchurch to Christchurch visiting 1 Country and 6 Cities.

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Southern Spotlight trip reviews

Southern Spotlight trip reviews

Overall Trip Rating

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159,566 reviews

independently verified reviews

93% of reviewers would recommend to a friend.

Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 09/25/2026 14:31:15

Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 09/25/2026 14:28:33

Guy Eigenbrode

4/5

Reviewed on 09/25/2026 14:28:15

Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 09/25/2026 14:27:01

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5/5

Reviewed on 09/25/2026 14:26:40

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5/5

Reviewed on 09/25/2026 14:21:53

Trusted Customer

3/5

Reviewed on 09/25/2026 13:49:00

Darel Magnuson

2/5

Reviewed on 09/25/2026 11:43:00

Trafalgar made the choice to send us to Kauai knowing they were expecting hurricane Lowel. We should

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Trusted Customer

3/5

Reviewed on 09/25/2026 11:37:25

Itinerary was as expected.

Peter McCann

3/5

Reviewed on 09/25/2026 11:36:41

The itinerary was very good. The choices is stop were interesting. The hotels were only fair and the

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You'll make a positive impact to people, planet and wildlife on this tour

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Feel good (and do good) travel

It feels good to do good. These sustainable travel experiences help you meet inspiring people, support local communities, and make amazing memories that last a lifetime.​

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Sustainable development

Our sustainable experiences help advance 11 of the United Nations SDGs and make the world that little bit better.

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Unique to TTC

Under our sustainability strategy, we've committed to have at least one MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience on every single one of our tours by 2024.

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