Reuthers Harley-Davidson
Motorcycle Tours New Zealand
Southern - 11 Days - Route
Route:
Christchurch - Nelson - Greymouth - Franz Josef -
Queenstown - Te Anau - Invercargill -
Dunedin - Christchurch
Thursday, Day 1
Christchurch
Kia Ora in Christchurch, the largest city on the South Island. Meet your fellow travellers for the motorcycle tour and be our guest at our Welcome Dinner.
Friday, Day 2
Christchurch - Nelson
After breakfast and the briefing for the day we will pick up our motorcycles at the rental station. The last security tips (Keep Left!) and on the Pacific Alpine Triangle we will cruise today around the coast. The scenery is stunning, with the Pacific Ocean on the right and mountains on your left. We pass through the Marlborough wine-growing area, through Picton, and on to Nelson. By the way the area around Nelson has the highest amount of sunshine hours in New Zealand - ideal for motorcyclists, of whom around Nelson there should be way over 400 (!)...
Saturday, Day 3
Nelson
As a day tour, we will today undertake an excursion into the Abel Tasman National Park where we will be dropped off per water taxi at the beach and after a walk in the free wilderness simply be picked up again.
Sunday, Day 4
Nelson - Greymouth
Our motorcycle tour leads us southwest along the famous Buller Gorge Road to Cape Foulwind and south to the Pancake Rocks. Here we will get a close up view of the blowholes with the spraying seawater. We will spend the night in the coastal city Greymouth.
Monday, Day 5
Greymouth - Franz Josef
We will pass the old goldmining city Ross and enjoy the all uniting landscape with imposing mountains, green rain forest and the Tasman Sea to the right. In Franz Josef we will set up our sleeping quarters below the Franz Josef Glacier. Depending on the weather, there is the possibility for a helicopter flight with a landing on the famous glacier or weather independent to take a breathtaking quad tour in the rain forest.
Tuesday, Day 6
Franz Josef - Queenstown
Passing the Fox Glacier we will leave the Tasman Sea and cross the Haast Pass and reach Wanaka. A lonely mountain road leads us to the most exciting city of New Zealand, to Queenstown. After a breathtaking passage on the Lake Wakatipu we will have dinner in the Colonel's Homestead restaurant of the Walter Peak High Country Sheep farm and with a farm tour get a picture of the work on a New Zealand farm. The TSS Earnslaw, the oldest coal fueled steam ship of New Zealand, brings us afterwards back again to Queenstown.
Wednesday, Day 7
Queenstown - Te Anau
In the morning there is action and sights to see: Starting with the popular bungee jumping off the historic Kawarau Bridge, up to para sailing and jet boat riding. Of course you can also spend your time with an abundant shopping tour in Queenstown, as our trip to Te Anau continues on in the early afternoon.
Thursday, Day 8
Te Anau
Today a world wonder is on the program, one of the most famous symbols of New Zealand: the Milford Sound in the rain-laden zone of New Zealand. Here we will take a cruise on the 16 kilometer long fjord to the Tasmanian Sea and at the same time observe penguins, sea lions, dolphins, sometimes even whales, as well as the most spectacular waterfalls in New Zealand.
Friday, Day 9
Te Anau - Invercargill
Bright and early the next morning we will continue our New Zealand trip to the nature island Stewart Island in the far south of New Zealand. Here we can take a scooter tour where we can observe in untouched nature i.e. rare bird species. We have booked our overnight stay in Invercargill.
Saturday, Day 10
Invercargill - Dunedin
Surely most of you have heard of the cult film "The World's Fastest Indian" with Anthony Hopkins. We will have a close up view of Burt Monro's original motorcycle today. Afterwards we head through the Catlins on to Dunedin. In style we will spend the night in the only castle of New Zealand and the southern hemisphere, at Larnach Castle where we will spoil ourselves with a multi-course dinner. Exciting stories about the castle, its owners and the obligatory spooky ghosts will provide for an unforgettable evening.
Sunday, Day 11
Dunedin - Christchurch
