6 Days: High Country Adventure

Are you ready for the ultimate New Zealand high country adventure? Strap on your hiking boots, pack your warmest clothes, and get ready to experience the breathtaking beauty of the Southern Alps. Nestled in the heart of the South Island, this alpine playground is a dream come true for adventure seekers and nature enthusiasts alike.

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Day 1: Minaret Station

There are few, if any, places quite like this in the world. Private, luxury lodge accommodation set in a remote glacial valley surrounded by towering peaks, accessible only by helicopter.
Comfortable in every sense, with warm hospitality and world class cuisine, Minaret Station Alpine Lodge is truly an extraordinary location to escape the “real world”.

With just four chalets, Minaret Station Alpine Lodge provides the opportunity to enjoy some of life’s most precious elements; time, fresh air and open space, whilst creating life-long memories with friends and family.

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Helicopter Transfer
Fights depart Queenstown or Wanaka Airports to Minaret Station at 2.00pm or 4.00pm. Flights depart Minaret Station for Queenstown or Wanaka Airports at 9.30am or 11.00am.
Option for Private Helicopter
Minaret Station-King Chalet
The four individual chalets are located in a high alpine meadow, each with unique vistas of the valley and surrounds. Guests enjoy the privacy, warmth and comfort of tasteful high country design, with each chalet featuring sheepskin carpets, a king sized bed, an en-suite bathroom and a hot tub on adjoining private deck, where you can relax and recline beneath the stars. Each chalet can be configured as a King or Twin Suite.   Central to the Alpine Lodge is the Mountain Kitchen. Linked to the chalets by a series of raised wooden boardwalks, the Mountain Kitchen features two separate living areas, wood-burning fires, a well stocked library and cellar and first class dining facilities.
Meals included: All Meals

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Day 2: Aoraki Mt Cook

Nestled amidst the awe-inspiring landscapes of New Zealand's South Island, Mount Cook stands proudly as the country's highest peak. With its majestic presence and breathtaking beauty, this alpine gem has attracted adventurers, nature enthusiasts, and luxury travellers from every corner of the globe.
Rising to a majestic height of 3,724 meters (12,218 feet), Mount Cook, also known as Aoraki in Maori, dominates the skyline of Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.

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Aoraki Mt Cook Heli Adventure
Fly north towards Aoraki Mt. Cook, New Zealand’s tallest peak. Enjoy a scenic flight around this spectacular wilderness area. Land amongst the crevasses of the Tasman Glacier and explore with your guide the glacier’s seracs, icefalls and astonishing caves of ancient blue ice.
After this incredible experience, the return flight takes in the western side of the Southern Alps, where the mountains reach their highest elevations rising straight from the emerald green of the West Cost and the glittering Tasman Sea. This tour allows time for additional heli-hiking en route for those guests who wish to do a little more exploring.
Minaret Station-King Chalet
The four individual chalets are located in a high alpine meadow, each with unique vistas of the valley and surrounds. Guests enjoy the privacy, warmth and comfort of tasteful high country design, with each chalet featuring sheepskin carpets, a king sized bed, an en-suite bathroom and a hot tub on adjoining private deck, where you can relax and recline beneath the stars. Each chalet can be configured as a King or Twin Suite.   Central to the Alpine Lodge is the Mountain Kitchen. Linked to the chalets by a series of raised wooden boardwalks, the Mountain Kitchen features two separate living areas, wood-burning fires, a well stocked library and cellar and first class dining facilities.
Meals included: All Meals

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Day 3: Queenstown

Queenstown

Although celebrated as New Zealand's ‘adventure capital’ Queenstown offers far more than a fast paced action-packed holiday. Settled on the shores of Lake Wakatipu beneath a soaring panorama of the Remarkables Mountain Range, this alpine town is surrounded by a plethora of historic, gastronomic and scenic wonders.

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Helicopter Transfer
Fights depart Queenstown or Wanaka Airports to Minaret Station at 2.00pm or 4.00pm. Flights depart Minaret Station for Queenstown or Wanaka Airports at 9.30am or 11.00am.
Option for Private Helicopter
Eichardt’s
An architectural beauty on Lake Wakatipu, Eichardt’s Private Hotel has welcomed travellers through its doors since 1861. Here, old-world luxury and grand service prevail, while access to one of the world’s most exciting and vibrant destinations is just a step away.
The Eichardt’s story is rich with colourful characters and pioneering endeavours woven deep within lovingly preserved walls. For more than 160 years, the Eichardt’s reputation for hospitality and generosity has never wavered, and an icon has endured.
Meals included: Breakfast

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Day 4: Glenorchy and Paradise

Glenorchy’s spectacular landscapes have become a prime location for film scouts, depicting many scenes from The Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as featuring in the Narnia movies. Twenty kilometres away from Glenorchy, as bucolic farmland gives way to beech forests, lies Paradise. Some say it was christened for its natural charms, others for the paradise ducks that live in the area. Nobody can say for sure how it got its name, but the one thing people agree on is its breathtaking beauty. "This is the Middle‑earth™ I had always pictured," Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) said of Paradise.

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High Country Farm Tour
The High Country Discovery Tour takes you on a half – day adventure over Mount Earnslaw Station, in the heart of New Zealand’s high country.
You will gain real insight into country life in this remote region, LOTR and the Hobbit movie locations can be viewed and there are walking options to secluded vantage points for the ultimate photograph.
Some of the 32 million sheep in NZ
4WD across farmland to Lake Reid where Black Swans and Paradise ducks live all year round and trout bask in the shallow waters.
There is the option to visit an operational woolshed where in season 1500 sheep are shorn in a day.
Then we visit Diamond Lake flanked by Mt Alfred and Mt Earnslaw (2830m) the views across the lake to Mt Chaos, Cosmos and Pluto Peaks are “Postcard shots in Paradise”
Eichardt’s
An architectural beauty on Lake Wakatipu, Eichardt’s Private Hotel has welcomed travellers through its doors since 1861. Here, old-world luxury and grand service prevail, while access to one of the world’s most exciting and vibrant destinations is just a step away.
The Eichardt’s story is rich with colourful characters and pioneering endeavours woven deep within lovingly preserved walls. For more than 160 years, the Eichardt’s reputation for hospitality and generosity has never wavered, and an icon has endured.
Meals included: Breakfast

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Day 5: Milford Sound

Milford Sound sits within Fiordland National Park in the southwest of New Zealand’s South Island. The park is part of Te Wahipounamu, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Milford Sound is the jewel of Fiordland National Park – a hidden secret waiting to be discovered.

Despite its name, Milford Sound is actually a fiord, not a sound. It is also the only fiord in New Zealand that is accessible by road. However, its remote location, bounded by steep cliffs and dense rainforest, means its special features remain unspoilt. Rain or shine, Milford Sound continues to captivate even the most experienced traveller with its beautiful surroundings, ink-dark waters, gushing waterfalls and captivating views.

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Private Tour
Your driver/guide will stop at multiple locations along the Milford Rd for photos plus enlighten you of the rich and amazing history, flora, and fauna in the Fiordland National Park. Join an overnight cruise and experience Milford Sound without the crowds. With a boutique atmosphere, an overnight experience aboard the Fiordland Jewel is the perfect mix of ultimate relaxation and adventurous exploration, with opportunities for kayaking and tender boat excursions, as well as well-deserved pampering with a soak in the top deck hot tub and delicious meals cooked by our onboard chef. Spending the night in this very special part of the world means truly taking in its splendour.
Option to fly back to Queenstown
Fiordland Jewel
With a boutique atmosphere, an overnight experience aboard the Fiordland Jewel is the perfect mix of ultimate relaxation and adventurous exploration, with opportunities for kayaking and tender boat excursions, as well as well-deserved pampering with a soak in the top deck hot tub and delicious meals cooked by our onboard chef.
Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner