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New Zealand South Island Tour Package

8 days / 7 nightsNew ZealandQueenstown, Franz Josef, Christchurch

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BEST FORFirst-Time NZTRIP PACEWell-Paced 8DSTYLEGlacier + LakesEXPERIENCESouth Island Focus

New Zealand

8D/7N

3Days inQueenstown

2Days inFranz Josef

2Days inChristchurch

1 Departure from Christchurch

Tour Overview

Queenstown · Franz Josef · Christchurch — 7 Nights

Plan a New Zealand Southisland tour package covering Queenstown, Franz Josef, Christchurch with 8 Days / 7 Nights of well-paced sightseeing, comfortable stays, transfers and Atravelq trip assistance. The plan is suitable for first-time travellers who want a reliable holiday package with clear inclusions and customisation options. Includes return economy flights from Delhi/Mumbai subject to fare class.

Book this New Zealand Southisland package with Atravelq for transparent starting pricing, customisable itinerary, destination guidance and dedicated travel concierge support before and during your trip.

Key features of this package

7 Nights / 8 DaysSouth Island tour

Hotel AccommodationTwin-sharing basis

Daily BreakfastAt the hotel

3 DestinationsQueenstown → Christchurch

CustomisableChange the trip your way

Itinerary — day by day

DAY 01

Arrival in Queenstown and Leisure Start

Airport transfer · Check-in · Explore nearby

Arrival: Arrive in Queenstown and begin your New Zealand South Island package with a smooth transfer to the hotel.

Check-in: Settle into your selected hotel.

Evening: Relax and explore nearby cafés, markets, or viewpoints, depending on your arrival time.

ARRIVAL: Arrive in Queenstown and begin your New Zealand Southisland package with a smooth transfer to the hotel.
CHECK-IN: Settle into your selected hotel.
EVENING: Relax and explore nearby cafés, markets or viewpoints depending on arrival time.

Hotels

Queenstown Hotel

Queenstown · Multiple cities · Breakfast Included

Queenstown · Multiple cities

Location Scenic locations selected for South Island touring convenience.
Stay Stays across Queenstown, Franz Josef and Christchurch as per itinerary.
Breakfast Daily breakfast included.
Customisation Upgrade or replace the hotel before final confirmation.

Transfers

Queenstown Airport → Queenstown Hotel

Airport pickup · Hotel drop-off

Pick up Queenstown Airport arrivals.
Transfer Travel directly to your Queenstown hotel.
Approx. duration Transfer time depends on hotel location and traffic.
Drop-off Your confirmed Queenstown hotel.

Activities

Queenstown Lake Wakatipu and Gondola

Lake Wakatipu, Skyline Gondola, adventure options

Experience Full-day exploring Lake Wakatipu, the Skyline Gondola and optional adventure activities.
Duration Full-day sightseeing as per itinerary.

STAY · QueenstownMEALS · -TRANSFER · AirportSTYLE · LeisureNIGHTS · Multiple citiesMEALS · BreakfastCITY · QueenstownCATEGORY · As per quoteACTIVITY · Queenstown Lake WakatipuDURATION · Full day

DAY 02

Queenstown Sightseeing and Experiences

Lake Wakatipu · Skyline Gondola · Adventure options

Full day

Highlights

Lake + Gondola

BREAKFAST: Start with breakfast at your hotel.
SIGHTSEEING: Spend the day exploring Queenstown with Lake Wakatipu, Skyline Gondola and adventure options.
UPGRADES: Optional upgrades kept separate from the base package.

Hotels

Queenstown Premium Stay

Optional upgrade · Queenstown · Breakfast Included

Queenstown

Location Queenstown premium stay with convenient access to major sights.
Upgrade Premium lakefront property with views of Lake Wakatipu.
Flexible Subject to availability and revised pricing at time of booking.

Transfers

Christchurch Hotel → Christchurch Airport

Hotel pickup · Airport drop-off

Pick up From your confirmed Christchurch hotel.
Transfer Travel to Christchurch Airport.
Flight Board your departure flight as per booking.

Activities

Franz Josef Glacier Region

Glacier walks, scenic viewpoints, optional helicopter

Franz Josef Glacier Region

Experience Explore the Franz Josef glacier region with scenic viewpoints and optional helicopter experience.
Duration Full-day sightseeing as per itinerary.

TYPE · UpgradeACTIVITY · Franz Josef Glacier RegionSTAY · QueenstownMEALS · MEALSCITY · QueenstownFROM · ChristchurchTO · Christchurch AirportDURATION · Full day

DAY 03

Queenstown Sightseeing and Experiences

Arrowtown · TSS Earnslaw cruise · Milford Sound optional

Full day

Highlights

Lake Wakatipu

BREAKFAST: Start with breakfast at your hotel.
EXPLORE: Visit Arrowtown's historic gold-mining village, cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw, or opt for a Milford Sound day trip.
UPGRADES: Optional upgrades kept separate from the base package.

Activities

Optional Add-On Experiences

Add-on experiences available on request

Options Helicopter glacier landing, Milford Sound day trip, jet boat, bungy.
Booking Available as add-ons at revised pricing — not included in the base package.

STAY · QueenstownMEALS · BreakfastTYPE · OptionalPRICING · On request

DAY 04

Queenstown to Franz Josef Transfer with Franz Josef Sightseeing

Queenstown → Franz Josef drive · Glacier arrival walk

Breakfast: Start with breakfast at your hotel.

Transfer: Travel from Queenstown to Franz Josef as part of your New Zealand Southisland itinerary.

Sightseeing: After arrival, enjoy glacier region, scenic viewpoints and optional helicopter experience.

Pace: The day is planned to keep transfers comfortable and sightseeing practical.

Highlights

Glacier region

TRANSFER: Travel from Queenstown to Franz Josef as part of your New Zealand Southisland itinerary.
BREAKFAST: Start with breakfast at your hotel.
SIGHTSEEING: After arrival, enjoy glacier region, scenic viewpoints and optional helicopter experience.
PACE: The day is planned to keep transfers comfortable and sightseeing practical.

STAY · Franz JosefMEALS · BreakfastTRANSFER · Queenstown → Franz Josef

DAY 05

Franz Josef Sightseeing and Experiences

Glacier region · Scenic viewpoints · Optional helicopter

Full day

BREAKFAST: Start with breakfast at your hotel.
EXPLORE: Spend the day on glacier approach walks, visit the mirror-like Lake Matheson and explore rainforest trails around Franz Josef.
UPGRADES: Optional upgrades kept separate from the base package.

STAY · Franz JosefMEALS · BreakfastHIGHLIGHTS · Glacier + Viewpoints

DAY 06

Franz Josef to Christchurch Transfer with Christchurch Sightseeing

Franz Josef → Christchurch drive · Riverside Market evening

Christchurch Central City Christchurch sightseeing

Breakfast: Start with breakfast at your hotel.

Transfer: Travel from Franz Josef to Christchurch as part of your New Zealand South Island itinerary.

Sightseeing: After arrival, enjoy city gardens, Riverside Market and Canterbury leisure.

Pace: The day is planned to keep transfers comfortable and sightseeing practical.

Highlights

Gardens + Market

TRANSFER: Travel from Franz Josef to Christchurch as part of your New Zealand Southisland itinerary.
BREAKFAST: Start with breakfast at your hotel.
SIGHTSEEING: After arrival, enjoy city gardens, Riverside Market and Canterbury leisure.
PACE: The day is planned to keep transfers comfortable and sightseeing practical.

STAY · ChristchurchMEALS · BreakfastTRANSFER · Franz Josef → Christchurch

DAY 07

Christchurch Sightseeing and Experiences

City gardens · Riverside Market · Canterbury leisure

Full day

Highlights

Gardens + Canterbury

BREAKFAST: Start with breakfast at your hotel.
EXPLORE: Spend the day at the Botanic Gardens, go punting on the Avon River and browse the Arts Centre and New Regent Street.
UPGRADES: Optional upgrades kept separate from the base package

STAY · ChristchurchMEALS · Breakfast

DAY 08

Departure from Christchurch after New Zealand Southisland Tour

Hotel check-out · Airport transfer

Full day

Highlights

Gardens + Canterbury

TRANSFER: Proceed to the airport or station for transfer from Christchurch.
BREAKFAST: Have breakfast at the hotel.
CHECK-OUT: Complete hotel check-out.
DEPARTURE: Your New Zealand Southisland itinerary ends with Atravelq trip assistance until departure.

STAY · -MEALS · BreakfastTRANSFER · AirportFLIGHT · As per booking

Visual journey

Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu

Franz Josef Glacier

Christchurch Botanic Gardens

Why this route works

South Island's best in one trip

Queenstown, Franz Josef and Christchurch cover adventure, glaciers and garden city charm in a single well-paced route.

Glacier + Lake + City

From the glacier region and scenic viewpoints to Lake Wakatipu and Canterbury gardens — strong first-trip highlights.

Easy to personalise

Add helicopter experiences, adventure activities, private tours or extra nights if you want more depth.

What's included & excluded

✓ INCLUSIONS

✓Hotel accommodation on twin-sharing basis
✓Daily breakfast
✓Airport or railway pickup and drop where applicable
✓Intercity transfers as per route
✓Selected sightseeing mentioned in itinerary
✓Atravelq travel concierge support during the trip

✕ EXCLUSIONS

✕Visa fee and VFS/embassy charges unless specifically included
✕GST and TCS
✕Travel insurance unless mentioned
✕Personal expenses
✕Meals not mentioned
✕Optional tours and attraction tickets not specified
✕Early check-in or late checkout
✕Anything not listed under inclusions

Cancellation, Refund, Date Change & Travel Credit Policy

Cancel 10+ days before travel and choose a 70% USDC refund or 100% Atravelx Travel Credit

Cancel 10+ Days Before Travel: Choose 70% Refund or 100% Travel CreditCancel an eligible holiday package 10 or more calendar days before the scheduled departure date and choose between a 70% refund of the eligible package amount in USDC (after a 30% cancellation charge) or 100% of that amount as Atravelx Travel Credit.

10-Day Window

10+ Calendar Days Before Departure

Option A: 70% USDC Refund

A 30% cancellation charge applies to the eligible package amount. The remaining 70% is refunded in USDC. Approved refunds are processed within 45 working days of written approval.

10+ Calendar Days Before Departure

Option B: 100% Atravelx Travel Credit

The 30% cancellation charge is waived. 100% of the eligible amount paid is issued as an Atravelx Credit Note, denominated in USDC, for future eligible travel services.

Less Than 10 Calendar Days Before Departure

100% Non-Refundable

No refund and no Travel Credit will ordinarily be provided.

After Travel Commences / No-Show

Non-Refundable

No refund or Travel Credit for no-shows, unused services, partly completed holidays or cancellation after travel has begun.

Full policy details

Cancellation Policy

10 or more calendar days before departure: a 30% cancellation charge applies to the eligible package amount. Choose a 70% refund in USDC or 100% of the eligible amount as Atravelx Travel Credit.
Less than 10 calendar days before departure: 100% non-refundable. No refund or Travel Credit is ordinarily issued.
After travel commences, or no-show: non-refundable. No refund or Travel Credit is ordinarily available.
Days are counted as calendar days to the scheduled departure date, in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). The timestamp on your written request fixes when Atravelx received it.
Cancellation requests must be made in writing through an authorised Atravelx channel: your concierge, info@atravelx.com or WhatsApp +91 92500 00511. A phone call alone does not cancel a booking until it is confirmed in writing.
Quote the booking reference, the lead traveller's name and the services affected. Atravelx may ask for identity or payment verification before acting on a request.
A reason is not needed to qualify under the 10-day window.
Cancelling some travellers, rooms, nights or services is a package amendment, not a cancellation. It does not qualify for the 10-day refund or credit on its own, and it can change the per-person price for the remaining travellers.

Atravelx Travel Credit

Travel Credit is issued as an Atravelx Credit Note for 100% of the eligible amount actually paid, denominated in USDC.
The 30% cancellation charge is waived when you choose Travel Credit instead of a refund.
Credit can be used towards any eligible service booked through Atravelx: holiday packages, stays, flights, transfers, sightseeing, car rental, visa assistance and other eligible services.
Travel Credit is non-cash. It cannot be withdrawn, exchanged for cryptocurrency or fiat currency, or transferred to another person, unless Atravelx agrees in writing.
The validity period and expiry date are stated on the Credit Note.
Prices at the time of the new booking apply. Travel Credit does not hold the same hotel, room, destination, dates, itinerary, supplier, activity, package or price.
If the new booking costs more, you pay the difference in USDC. If it costs less, the balance stays on the Credit Note under its terms.
Once you choose Travel Credit, the choice is final. It is not later converted into a refund.

Date Change Policy

Request date changes 10 or more calendar days before the scheduled departure date.
A date change is not guaranteed. It depends on hotel, transfer and activity availability, supplier approval, revised room rates, seasonal pricing, blackout dates, peak-season supplements, transport costs, fare differences, supplier amendment charges and revised itinerary costs.
If the revised package costs more, you pay the difference in USDC. Supplier amendment or date-change charges may also apply.
A date change is confirmed only when Atravelx confirms the revised arrangements in writing.
Requests made less than 10 calendar days before departure depend on supplier approval and cannot be guaranteed.
A postponement or date change is not a cancellation. It does not by itself create a refund or Travel Credit entitlement.

Bundled Holiday Packages

Atravelx holiday packages are booked and priced as bundled travel arrangements made up of several interconnected services.
Individual components of a confirmed package cannot ordinarily be cancelled separately.
Removing a service does not automatically entitle you to a proportionate refund or Travel Credit.
Any request to remove, replace or modify a component is treated as a package amendment, subject to supplier approval, availability, revised pricing, amounts recoverable and applicable charges.
A value shown against an individual service does not mean it was separately contracted or can be independently cancelled.

Visa & Travel Documentation

Travellers are responsible for a valid passport, the right visa, transit visas, entry permits, immigration documents, health documentation and any other paperwork required by the destination or a transit country.
Visa decisions are made solely by the relevant government, embassy, consulate or immigration authority. Atravelx does not guarantee approval, processing time or appointment availability.
A visa refusal, delay or failure to obtain a visa does not override the cancellation conditions unless Atravelx confirms otherwise in writing.
Government, embassy, visa application centre, biometric, courier and processing fees may be non-refundable once paid or submitted.

Refund Processing & Timeline

Atravelx acknowledges a cancellation request within 2 working days. Acknowledgement confirms receipt, not eligibility or amount. After reviewing the booking, Atravelx confirms in writing which services are cancelled, the refundable and non-refundable components, the deductions and the refund amount.
Approved refunds are processed within 45 working days from the date Atravelx confirms in writing that the refund is approved.
The 45 days do not run from the booking date, the date you first asked to cancel, or the departure date.
Working days exclude Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in the United States and India.
Refunds are calculated and paid in USDC. The refund is the eligible package amount in USDC as shown on your invoice, less the cancellation charge and any supplier deductions.
If you paid in another cryptocurrency, the refund is still the USDC value of the eligible amount at the time of payment, not the number of coins you sent. Atravelx is not liable for changes in the market value of any coin between payment and refund.
Refunds are sent to the wallet address the payment came from, on the same network. If that is not possible, you may nominate another wallet, which Atravelx verifies in writing before sending. Atravelx is not responsible for funds sent to a wallet address you supplied incorrectly.
If you paid by card or bank transfer through an Atravelx payment partner, the refund goes back to that payment method where the partner supports it. Otherwise another method is agreed in writing.
Blockchain confirmations, payment partners, card issuers and banks may add time before the funds show in your wallet or account.
Where Atravelx cancels a confirmed booking for reasons within its reasonable control, all amounts received for the cancelled services are refunded in full, initiated within 7 working days. An alternative itinerary or Travel Credit may be offered, but you are not required to accept it instead of the refund.
An approved refund is not replaced with Travel Credit unless you expressly agree, or the supplier itself provides only a credit or voucher under conditions disclosed before booking.

Supplier-Specific & Non-Refundable Services

Certain services carry their own cancellation, refund or amendment terms: airline tickets, visa fees, embassy, consulate and visa-centre charges, travel insurance, rail tickets and passes, cruise and ferry bookings, event, concert, sports and attraction tickets, special-event bookings, non-refundable hotel rates, supplier deposits and any service identified as non-refundable.
Where supplier-specific conditions were communicated in the quotation, invoice, voucher, booking confirmation or service conditions before payment, those conditions apply to that service.
Blockchain network fees paid when you sent your payment are not part of the package amount and are not refundable.

No-Show, Unused & Partially Used Services

No refund or Travel Credit is ordinarily provided for: no-shows, cancellation after travel has commenced, voluntarily unused services, partly completed holidays, missed hotel nights, missed transfers, missed activities or sightseeing, missed trains or other transport, traveller delays, failure to report at the required time, services missed because of documentation issues, or services missed for reasons attributable to the traveller.
If a supplier voluntarily approves a refund in an exceptional case, Atravelx passes on the recoverable amount in USDC under the applicable supplier and booking conditions.

Booking Acceptance

By confirming a booking and making payment, you accept the cancellation, refund, date-change, bundled-package and Travel Credit conditions in this policy.
Conditions stated in writing for an individual booking (quotation, invoice, voucher or booking confirmation) supplement this policy. Where a supplier's terms are stricter and were disclosed before payment, they apply to that service.
A booking is governed by the version of this policy shown on the package page on the booking date, unless a later version is more favourable to you or Atravelx agrees otherwise in writing.
For events beyond Atravelx's reasonable control (severe weather, natural disasters, epidemics, war, civil unrest, strikes, government restrictions, border or airport closures, supplier insolvency and similar), refunds, credits, postponements or alternatives depend on the affected supplier's policy and the amounts recoverable. Atravelx helps coordinate with the suppliers.
Nothing in this policy restricts any statutory right available to a consumer under applicable law.

Frequently asked questions

What is included in this New Zealand Southisland package?

This New Zealand Southisland package includes the services mentioned in the itinerary such as accommodation, daily breakfast, transfers, selected sightseeing and Atravelq trip support. The exact inclusions depend on hotel category, travel dates and final quote.

Can this New Zealand Southisland itinerary be customised?

Yes, this New Zealand Southisland itinerary can be customised for honeymoon, family travel, hotel upgrades, flight city, activity preferences, number of nights and budget.

Is airfare included in the New Zealand Southisland package price?

The current pricing basis is: Flights included. Atravelq can provide both land-only and flight-inclusive options depending on the package and travel dates.

What is the best time to book this New Zealand Southisland tour package?

The best time to book this New Zealand Southisland tour package depends on season, airfare, visa timeline and hotel availability. For peak dates, early booking usually helps secure better rates and better hotel choices.

Does Atravelq help with visa guidance for New Zealand Southisland?

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