New Zealand Rail and Cruise Discovery

19 day luxury group journey

Departure dates: Mar, Sep – Nov (2026)

From $11,795 per person*

BLACK FRIDAY OFFER: Save up to $1,400 per couple*. Ends 4 December 2025.

Explore New Zealand’s highlights, riding on iconic rail lines and taking an overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound/Patea. Take the TranzAlpine train across the Southern Alps, ride the Glenbrook Steam Train and journey aboard the Coastal Pacific. Explore Stewart Island/Rakiura, the country’s southernmost community, visit Queenstown, cruise Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, and discover Rotorua.

Tour Highlights

TranzAlpine Train: Experience the romance of rail travel aboard the TranzAlpine train as you traverse the South Island from coast to coast. Admire ever-changing landscapes and spectacular gorges as you journey through the famous Southern Alps and alongside the Waimakariri River on one of the world’s most scenic rail routes.

Milford Sound/Piopiotahi Cruise: A cruise through Milford Sound/Piopiotahi draws you into a magical world of snow-dusted mountains, breathtaking scenery and engaging wildlife. Edge close to tumbling waterfalls and colonies of seals and penguins, all beneath the ramparts of mighty peaks that rise sheer from the water as they stretch to the vast sky above.

Coastal Pacific Train: Join the Coastal Pacific train at Christchurch Station, riding it all the way to beautiful Picton in the Marlborough Sounds region. Be inspired by the magnificent landscapes nestled between the mountains and sea as you travel along one of the most picturesque rail journeys in the country.