Travel 55 offer you discount on Trafalgar Worldwide Escorted Tours
To book, call Trafalgar direct on 0207 574 7444 and quote Ref:TT55 for the Travel 55 discounted price

This is only a small selection of Trafalgar Tours holidays, but discount is available on any holiday in Trafalgar Tours' brochures when you book direct with Trafalgar Tours and quote the Travel55 ref TT55.

• TranzAlpine: Travel through the Southern Alps.
• Punakaiki: See the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes.
• Franz Josef: View the magnificent glacier.
• Queenstown: Spend time in New Zealand's adventure capital.
• Milford Sound: Cruise this spectacular wonder of nature
• Walter Peak Station: Cruise on the TSS Earnslaw to the station.
• Dunedin:Tour this 'Scottish city' including a guided tour of Larnach Castle.
• Mt. Cook: View New Zealand’s highest mountain.
• Lake Tekapo: View the Church of the Good Shepherd.
• Christchurch: Discover the sights on the Christchurch Tram.

• 9 buffet breakfasts
• Highlight Dinner in the Colonel's Homestead at Walter Peak Station.
• 6 dinners in hotels.
• 'Be My Guest' Lunch in the Mount Cook region.

• The services of one of Trafalgar's professional Tour Directors on tour.
• Chauffeur driven on luxury air-conditioned motorcoaches with reclining seats.
• Airport transfers will be provided on Days 1 and 10 in Christchurch, only for passengers who have booked their flights on a Trafalgar recommended airline and advised Trafalgar of their flight details.
• You'll stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.

• All hotel service charges, tips and local taxes are included.
• A stylish wallet, tour documents and Welcome on Tour book with map.

DAY 1 ARRIVE CHRISTCHURCH
On arrival in Christchurch you will be transferred to your hotel. After check-in, there's time at leisure to explore the city, famous for its gardens and for being the most English city outside of England. Perhaps visit Hagley Park, Canterbury Museum, Christchurch Cathedral or the Botanic Gardens. Tonight enjoy a Welcome Drink and dinner with your Tour Director and travelling companions. (D) Hotel: Novotel Christchurch (SF)

DAY 2 TRANZALPINE - PUNAKAIKI
We start our day with the spectacular train journey on the TranzAlpine from Christchurch, crossing the colorful patchwork of the Canterbury Plains and through the Southern Alps to Arthur's Pass. Later, we'll see the West Coast rainforest then experience the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes on arrival in Punakaiki, where we'll spend the night at our resort right on the waterfront. Enjoy dinner while watching the thundering surf at your doorstep! (BB D) Hotel: Punakaiki Resort (F)

DAY 3 PUNAKAIKI - FRANZ JOSEF
We start the day with a spectacular train journey on the TranzAlpine from Christchurch through the Southern Alps to Arthur's Pass. Next we travel via Greymouth, the largest town on the West Coast, to Hokitika where we visit a New Zealand greenstone (jade) factory for a jewellery demonstration. Finally we arrive at Franz Josef Glacier, the world's most accessible, and still advancing, glacier. You'll have the opportunity to see it from the air on an optional scenic flight (weather permitting). (BB D) Hotel: Te Waonui Forest Retreat (D)

DAY 4 FRANZ JOSEF - QUEENSTOWN (2)
Some spectacular sights are in store for us today. We travel via the Haast Pass, take a short rainforest walk, see Thunder Creek Falls then a trio of lakes - Wanaka, Hawea and Dunstan. We'll enjoy the tastes of sumptuous stone fruit at Cromwell, the stone fruit capital. Next we visit historic gold mining village of Arrowtown on the Arrow River, previously one of the world's richest rivers. We arrive in Queenstown for an orientation tour. Tonight you have the option to dine out at the Skyline Restaurant at Bob's Peak via the Southern Hemisphere's steepest gondola! Plus you can see the Kiwi Haka Maori Show to top off a great night out. (BB) Hotel: Millennium Hotel (D) (2 nights)

DAY 5 QUEENSTOWN AT LEISURE
Explore the action-packed, adventure capital of Queenstown at your leisure. Take it easy with wine and garden tours, or walk on the wild side with jet boat rides and white watering rafting. Maybe you would prefer to go sailing or simply relax. This evening we cruise across Lake Wakatipu aboard New Zealand's oldest steamship, the TSS Earnslaw, to Walter Peak Station for a carvery Highlight Dinner at the Colonel's Homestead. An entertaining after-dinner farm show provides a glimpse into high country farming life. (BB HD)

DAY 6 MILFORD SOUND - TE ANAU
We journey over the Devil's Stair Case and along Lake Wakatipu's shore to Te Anau. Travel through the rainforest of the World Heritage Fiordland National Park, viewing glaciers and mountain ranges. We drive through the hand-hewn Homer Tunnel to abundant photo opportunities afforded by the Mirror Lakes, Pop's Lookout, Claudu Valley, the Chasm, Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls before reaching mystical Milford Sound for a cruise. We return to Te Anau this evening. Tonight you have the option to tour the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves. (BB D) Hotel: Distinction Hotel (MF)

DAY 7 TE ANAU - DUNEDIN
We cross rich fertile farming land of South Otago and on through Gore and Balclutha to Dunedin, founded by Scottish settlers. The afternoon is at leisure. Perhaps take a wildlife cruise to see penguins and the Royal Albatross, visit the Cadbury Chocolate Factory or ride the historic Taieri Gorge Railway. (BB D) Hotel: Scenic Hotel Southern Cross (SF)

DAY 8 DUNEDIN - TWIZEL
Start the day with a guided tour of Larnach Castle and its gardens. From here we continue our journey through Oamaru with its white limestone buildings then along the Waitaki River past the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme and Benmore Dam to Twizel. (BB D) Hotel: MacKenzie Country Inn Deluxe Rooms (ST)

DAY 9 TWIZEL - MOUNT COOK - CHRISTCHURCH
Be prepared for the sensational alpine landscape of Mount Cook National Park! An optional scenic flight over Mount Cook is available (weather permitting). Later we'll continue to Christchurch, where along the way we'll see Lake Pukaki and visit the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo. We'll visit Morelea Farm, a typical working sheep farm, to discover an authentic taste of New Zealand country life. You are welcomed into the home of your hosts Angie and Stan to enjoy a 'Be My Guest' lunch in their 300 hectare garden and gain an insight into the day to day operation of farm life. Travel over the patchwork of the Canterbury Plains. On arrival in Christchurch we'll discover the highlights of the city on the Christchurch Tram. (BB BG) Hotel: Novotel Christchurch (SF)

DAY 10 DEPART CHRISTCHURCH
Time to bid farewell to your Tour Director and new-found friends as we transfer you to Christchurch Airport to connect with your flight home. (BB)

FB = Full Breakfast CB = Continental Breakfast L = Lunch HL = Highlight Lunch D = Dinner HD = Hightlight Dinner BD = Buffet Dinner BG = Be My Guest FD = Farewell Dinner