Day 1:
Links:
- Take the TransAlpine Railway across the Southern Alps(5 hours)
- Then take a bus to Fox Glacier. Hike for a few hours and then take a bus to Queenstown.
- We will eat dinner at the Fat Badgers Pizza Bar($4-16 per person)
- Stay the night at the Swiss Belresort Coronet Peak, Queenstown($128.80 per room per night)
- Eat breakfast at the hotel.
- We will go White Water Rafting on the Shotover River for $163.59 per person.
- After working up an appetite we will go and eat early dinner at the Taco Medic Restaurant in Queenstown
- Taco Medic is world famous for their tacos($5-10 per person)
- After getting stuffed with tacos we will hang out at the hotel(same one as the night before)
- The hotel has a bowling alley(2 games=$18 per person), arcade games and pool tables
- Eat breakfast at the hotel .
- Then we will go sky diving for 9,000 feet for $212.26 per person.
- After that terrifying experience, we will eat lunch at Erik's Fish And Chips, for around $3-17 per person.
- After eating , we will go bungy jumping on the Kawarau Bridge Bungy Jump sight.
- It is the world's first commercial bungy jump
- 43 meter drop
- Water touches available
- It will cost $138.44 per person
- For dinner we will eat at Flame Bar and Grill Restaurant
- Famous for great barbecued meats
- Ranges from $4-$28 per person.
- We will then go back the hotel and prepare for our hike on the Milford track
- Eat breakfast at the hotel.
- We will drive 2 hours down to Te Anau to start our trek on the Milford track
- A launch will take you down to the head of Lake Te Anau
- From there you will take a short walk to the Glade House for lunch
- Your guides will take you on a short nature walk then you will come back for dinner and end the day
- The kitchen staff will prepare your breakfast for you
- After crossing the Clinton River you will walk up the valley to the Hirere Falls lunch shelter for lunch
- We will then walk through Beech forest which gets better the farther you get in,you will eventually come up on a open prairie
- From there you will be able to capture the amazing view of the Clinton Canyon,then it's a short climb to Pompolona Lodge where you will eat dinner and end the day
- Eat breakfast at Pompolona lodge
- The track leads down to Lake Mintaro where you will start your climb of the Mackinnon pass
- At the top you will enjoy the spectacular view and have lunch at Pass Hut
- You will then Descend the pass into the Arthur Valley and arrive at Quintins Lodge
- After relaxing for a bit we will take a 90 min trip to the Sutherland Falls(5th highest waterfall)
- We will then return to Quintins Lodge,eat dinner and end the day
- Eat breakfast at Quintins lodge
- we will walk down the Arthur Valley to Boatshed,where we will take a short break
- We will continue on past Mackay falls and Bell Rock(these places were carved out of a river after a violent flood)
- We will then hike down to our lunch spot at Gate's Waterfall
- After lunch we will hike down to Lake Ada,then down to Sandfly Point
- We will take a short boat ride down to Mitre Peak Lodge and have a celebratory dinner knowing that we finished the Milford Track
Links:
- Extreme sports: www.queenstownadventure.com/
- Milford Trail Site: www.ultimatehikes.co.nz/en/guided-walks/the-milford-track
- Bus: www.intercity.co.nz/bus-pass/TravelPass
- Flights: www.expedia.com/New-Zealand.d133.Destination-Travel-Guides
- Restaurants: www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g255122-Queenstown_Otago_Region_South_Island.html
- Hotel: www.swiss-belresortcoronetpeak.com/