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'Sweet as' South

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$1,335

4.7

235 reviews

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THE ONE THAT UNCOVERS THE SPELLBINDING SOUTH ISLAND, ON AN EYE-WIDENING 9-DAY ADVENTURE

Experience the best of South! From Lake Ohau to Queenstown to Christchurch - it's an adventure you won't want to end. Start off on a scenic flight over Mt. Cook then get ready to hit Queenstown, the adventure Capital of the World. Try bungy, or you can opt to take a stunning Milford Sound cruise. In Franz Josef you'll hike a glacier before your tour ends in Christchurch.

WHAT YOU GET

8 nights accommodation

7 nights in Lodge, 1 night in Hotel

Throughout your trip you’ll be getting your beauty sleep in cosy, warm beds in multi-share rooms, plus the chance to stay in funky sleeping pods that can be completely enclosed for sleeping and chilling out. Your accommodation will always be located in the heart of the action, with communal areas for you and your new best friends to relax and socialise.

11 included Meals

3 Dinner, 8 Breakfast

We'll get 11 of your meals, you get the rest. You can expect a healthy breakfast every morning, as a few dinners along the way. We'll also give you plenty of opportunities to try the best gourmet eats in NZ.

Team

Expert Trip Manager, Driver and Local Guides

A highly trained Trip Manager who brings your adventure to life. An expert driver who knows foreign roads better than Google Maps. Local Guides who make tourist traps a thing of the past. This is your team. Smart, friendly, fun, and integral to everything we do.

Transport

All transport included during the trip

Included in your trip is transport around New Zealand on our fleet of comfy, state of the art coaches. They're kitted out with all the necessities: USB charge points, WiFi, Air Con and a rocking sound system. You bring the other essentials, like tunes, friendships and stories from the night before.

Your group

Travel with other 18-35 year olds from around the world

Our trips are exclusively 18-35. This means you'll be travelling with people just like you, from all over the world- laughter and friendships always guaranteed.

Experiences

8 included, 22 optional that you can add

TOP EXPERIENCES ON THIS TRIP:

- Be floored by the spectacular fjord of Milford Sound, witnessing cascading waterfalls and sheer cliffs on a guided cruise
- Sample a glass of world class Sauvignon Blanc with a tour of a Queenstown vinyard
- Combine an exhilarating helicopter ride above the Franz Josef glacier with an icy once-in-a-lifetime hike*
- Get a behind the scenes look at mustering sheep on horseback at an authentic, family-run merino farm, Te Anau
- Reach speeds of 85 kph through the narrow Shotover canyons on board the exhilarating Shotover Jet, Queenstown*

*This experience is a Free Time Add-on and not included in trip costs

ITINERARY

Nights spent per location

Christchurch

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Lake Tekapo

1 night

Lake Ohau

via

Arrowtown

1 night

Te Anau

via

Milford Sound

4 nights

Queenstown

via

Wanaka

via

Haast Pass

2 nights

Franz Josef Glacier

via

Hokitika

via

Arthurs Pass

Christchurch

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4.7

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4.7

235 independent reviews

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Samantha Haines

Traveled Aug 2019

Sweet as south

The trip showed us the highlights of south nz with enough free time to explore ourselves. The contiki team that took us Bryce and Louis went above expectations when the weather interferes to make sure that we still had a great time and experiences. I had an amazing time that I will never forget ***

Anonymous

Traveled Aug 2019

Awesome, Full On, Relaxing and Amazing

the itinerary was great but the weather can never be helped all in all it was great

Imogen Hardinge

Traveled Aug 2019

Sweet as' South

Most life changing experience! Everything was organised for me I didn’t have to worry about a thing! The free time add ons and included extras were amazing! We were so lucky to have Cam as our trip manager and Dylan as our driver they made the experience so much more memorable!

Carolina Naranjo Higuita

Traveled Aug 2019

Friendly environment, great life experiences and magic places.

Trip manager and bus driver were really friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. The places were amazing and good actitivities to spend your time. If you can add your own room I would say is better :)

Anonymous

Traveled Jul 2019

The tour guide was friendly and very knowledgeable.

The trip itself was great and would highly recommend it to anyone. The itinerary was great with enough free days to do our own thing. Perhaps the only downfall was the amount of hours spent on the coach driving to each town

Caitlan Lambert

Traveled Jul 2019

Sweet as' South (Reverse)

Value for money and the things you see will blow your mind!!

Anonymous

Traveled May 2019

Fantastic.

The scenery was beautiful and we lucked at with absolutely fantastic weather.

Jade Lee

Traveled May 2019

South Island was incredible!

The South Island was incredible. Trip Manager - Rae, was great. Excited to go back and see the North Island. Had the most amazing time!

Mitch

Traveled May 2019

Holidaying made easy

Trip manager Chels, and driver ‘Weeman’ were absolute legends, didn’t even let personal circumstances get in the way of their professionalism. The trip is fantastic. Get ready to be doing things all day every day like I did or do your own thing with the travel and accom sorted! Only thing I can say against it is that I would recommend booking the twin share accom option otherwise had a great time!

Michelle L

Traveled May 2019

Sweet as' South

I recently went on the April 2019 Sweet as South Contiki and it was the most amazing experience ever!

Anonymous

Traveled May 2019

Sweet as' South

The trip itself was everything I could have wished for, or imagined, and more...I loved that the itinerary not only included popular tourist destinations, but also intimate local insights. Our trip manager was friendly and helpful and amazing overall, and our bus driver was hilarous, what a personality! What a beautiful country, and what an amazing way to experience it! If anything, I would have loved the first kickstarter night to have some group/team building games or activities to get to know everyone, especially being such a large group (50+ people!).

Diane Bulwan

Traveled May 2019

Sweet as' South

The destination, activities and trip manager were amazing. The people you meet become lifelong friends and you never feel alone

Georgia Best

Traveled May 2019

Sweet as' South (Reverse)

Starting with the stunning Franz Joseph and on to Queenstown was the perfect adventure filled beginning to our trip, finishing with the scenic Lake Ohau was a great way to unwind with our new friends.

Kaitlyn Best

Traveled May 2019

'Sweet as' South (Reverse)

Incredible contiki team and included activities

Matthew Rhodes

Traveled Apr 2019

Life Changing

Travelled some of the best roads possible, awesome activities and well organised!

Anonymous

Traveled Apr 2019

'Sweet as' South

This trip was a life changing experience! I quit my job while on the South Island to extend my contiki to the north island as well! Rae and Masso deserve a huge raise as they were so informative and helpful and made the trip amazing for everyone!

Joanne Mcdonald

Traveled Apr 2019

'Sweet as' South

such an amazing place - views were great, and so much to do on the trip. didn't want it to end!!

Carly Brady

Traveled Apr 2019

'Sweet as' South

The tour was great. If I had more time I would have extended to finish in Auckland and do the North Island as well.

Jarrod Roy

Traveled Apr 2019

Best trip ever.

Money well spent, it was actually better than expected.

Nadili Lassen Kuntich

Traveled Apr 2019

'Sweet as' South

The hotel in Queenstown had terrible breakfast, I do not eat sweet in rhe morning and 2 days were sweet. I consider there should be 2 optiona for everyone so could be choosen. Also sharing rooms with 8 people more is too much, luckly I have shared with only 2 more girls. All other in this trip was good and I enjoyed every moment.

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