south west coaster cycle tour, new zealand

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Lonely Planet have named this section of the West Coast as one of the top five touring routes in the world and what better way to see it than by cycling? Starting in Christchurch with the Tranz Alpine train to Arthur's Pass, eight days of spectacular riding through the Glacier region & over spectacular Haast Pass, takes you into the beautiful Southern Lakes district of Wanaka and Queenstown.

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DURATION 8nights,9daysitineraryMEALS 8breakfasts,5lunches,4dinnersPRICES TrippriceNZ$3137 SingleSupplementNZ$769START ChristchurchFINISH Queenstownafterbreakfast2009-2010DATES November 20-28 December 23-31 January 22-30 February 19-27 March 19-27

LonelyPlanethavenamedthissectionoftheWestCoastasoneofthetopfivetouringroutesinthe

worldandwhatbetterwaytoseeitthanbycycling?StartinginChristchurchwiththeTranzAlpinetrain

toArthur’sPass,eightdaysofspectacularridingthroughtheGlacierregionandoverspectacularHaast

Pass,takesyouintothebeautifulSouthernLakesdistrictofLakeWanakaandQueenstown.

• 8daysofspectacularridingwithupto100kms

perday

• startinChristchurchwiththememorable

TranzalpinetrainridetoGreymouthviathe

spectacularWaimakaririGorgeandlushforests

ofArthur’sPassNationalPark

• explorethesnowfieldsfeedingthetwomajor

glacierswhichgrindthroughbushtowards

thesea

• VisitthebeautifulLakeMathesonfamousforits

sunsetreflectionsofNZ’shighestmountains

• crunchacrosstheicysurfaceoftheseglaciers

onanoptionalguidedtripduringtherestof

theday

• conquertheHaastPassbeforetheroller-coaster

descentbackintotheeasternvalleysofOtago

• discoverthehistoryofWanakaandArrowtown

richingoldmininghistory

• celebratethecompletionofthetripwithyour

fellowcyclistsinhappeningQueenstownbefore

enjoyingafurtherrangeofadventuresjust

waitingforyou!

CHRISTCHURCH

DUNEDIN

BLENHEIM

NELSON

WESTPORT

GREYMOUTHKAIKOURA

HANMER SPRINGS

PUNAKAIKI

FOX GLACIER

FRANZ JOSEFGLACIER

HAAST

WANAKA

QUEENSTOWN

HOKITIKA

MT COOK

TIMARU

ASHBURTON

GORE

TEKAPO

OMARAMA

OAMARU

ALEXANDRA

BALCLUTHA

LUMSDEN

LEWIS PASS

PICTONMOTUEKA

REEFTON

ARTHURSPASS

MAKARORA

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