New Zealand Splendours, Mt. Cook & Christchurch - Cruise & Land Journey

Experience the best of New Zealand by sea and land on this unforgettable journey. Begin on board Scenic Eclipse II and follow New Zealand’s coastline south from Auckland, calling at ports and harbours that reveal the country’s natural beauty, food and wine culture, and strong regional character. Along the way, there is time to appreciate vineyard landscapes, elegant coastal towns and places where Maori heritage remains closely connected to land and sea. In Fiordland, cruise through Dusky Sound, Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound, where forested slopes, waterfalls and sheer rock faces create some of the most dramatic scenery in the country. In Timaru, your journey continues inland towards the Mackenzie Country. Pause at the Church of the Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapo, then travel to Aoraki / Mount Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak, where the vast scale of the Southern Alps comes into focus. Visits here, including the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre, add another perspective to the landscape before your journey concludes in Christchurch, a city known for its gardens, heritage buildings and evolving creative spirit.