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Grand Explorer (Auckland - Christchurch)

Grand Explorer (Auckland to Christchurch)

Grand Explorer

07 Aug 2011 - 21 Aug 2011 \

ok so i got on at auckland and in bay of islands i did think the tour was going to be a bit tame; went out to a bar befriended a local and had an quality couple of nights up there.
we got back to auckland and the bus livened up, top island caves, baths, booze cruise...think that summeries it really.
loved wellington pretty cool city, windy mind
south island it where s**t went down.
ok so our route changed an we didnt see frans joseph glaicer, some people were quite pissed about this, but what can you expect if you go in the middle of winter, snow of course, lol......if it was england we would have been stuck in the same place for a week.
lake ohua the only word i can say is hottub
milford sounds we saw dolphins, penguins and sea lines and a lot of drunk people (don't know if contiki still offer this)
dunieden instead of frans joseph, all the girls got double rooms coz of the change, which was totally lush....was feeling pretty run down by then so used the time to sleep in prep for queenstown.
queenstown, what an experience, i wish in hind sight id stopped there and partied in queenstown for like a week.
sky dived and bungy jumped....spent the days sleeping and the nights partying, i did half a days skiing seriously don't do this hung over, i spent the afternoon sleeping.
so in hind sight i would suggest if your thinking of this tour do auckaland to queenstown, miss out the top and christchurch.

Review written Mar 2012

My Contiki was: queenstown, hot tub, boat

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