See the majestic beauty of the South Island on this one-way day tour from Queenstown to Christchurch, travelling on a luxury scenic coach for a fascinating one-way day trip from Queenstown, through the rugged Karweu Gorge, the rugged and beautiful landscape of Otago, ascending up  the Lindis Pass into the Mackenzie basin with its alpine desert landscape, passing the travelling pass the glacier lake of Lake Pukaki to Mount Cook Village, at the base of New Zealand's highest Mt Cook/Aoraki situated in a Mt Cook/Aoraki National Park - an UNESCO World Heritage Site, for a lunch stop of 1 hour 25 minutes.

There is time to experience an optional scenic helicopter flight (weather permitting) or walk on one of the may walking tracks.

After lunch your journey continues through the MacKenzie basin, to the shores of the stunning, glacier-fed Lake Tekapo, where there is a stop to view the solitary Church of the Good Shepherd, before descending down through the Burkes Pass to the Canterbury Plains and onto the garden city of Christchurch.

Optional lunch at Mt Cook/Aoraki is available and can be prebooked.

Accommodation pick up in Queenstown and drop off in Christchurch is included.

You can add to this day tour, the 5 Day Christchurch to Wellington, Rotorua and Auckland Highlights travel tour or choose from a range of half and full day sightseeing attractions and/or other non-escorted independent touring travel packages (ranging from 2 to 7 Days) in and from Christchurch.