South Island Tours
Discover the stunning landscapes of New Zealand’s South Island. Explore majestic snow capped mountains, deep fiords, immense glaciers and sparkling lakes. Experience world renowned wineries, heart stopping adventure sports and the purest air imaginable. Indulge your senses on one of our 38 South Island coach tours and small group adventures, and if time permits venture further and explore all of New Zealand.
Top Selling South Island Tours
9 Days Christchurch to Christchurch
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AAT Kings From
$2,570
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$580
10 Days Christchurch to Christchurch
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Kirra From
$3,682
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$253
9 Days Christchurch to Christchurch
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AAT Kings From
$2,845
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$161
9 Days Christchurch to Christchurch
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Contiki From
$1,448
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$220
10 Days Christchurch to Wellington
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Contiki From
$1,710
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$258
10 Days Wellington to Christchurch
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$1,710
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$258
9 Days Christchurch to Christchurch
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$1,448
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$220
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Must do experiences and highlights on New Zealand's South Island
Queenstown from the Water
Set off across Lake Wakatipu on the vintage steamship, TSS Earnslaw, taking in the alpine scenery and soaring peaks that frame the shores of this serene lake.
Heli-Hike on Franz Josef
Enjoy a scenic helicopter flight over this icy wonderland coupled with a guided walk on Franz Joseph, discovering frozen caves and pillars of glacial ice.
Explore Mt Cook National Park
Travel through this stunning alpine landscape home to permanent snow fields, opaque lakes and towering peaks, crowned by Mt Cook at 3,724m (12,217ft).
Ride the TranzAlpine
Cross the Canterbury Plains and climb into the Southern Alps on this breathtaking rail journey. Watch from the outdoor viewing carriage as glistening rivers carve their way through the dramatic landscape.
Cruise Milford Sound
Discover the tranquil waters, soaring granite peaks and snow capped mountains of Fiordland National Park. Set off on a cruise to marvel at the tumbling waterfalls and lush vegetation visible through the mist.
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Choose from 38 trips to the South Island of NZ with Global Journeys
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Recent Reviews
What our clients are saying about their journeys through New Zealand's South Island
“Taste of South island”
Milind - NT, Australia Sep 2019
Tour was well planned. Bus was very good. Hotel accommodation and food was very nice. Overall good value for money.
“NZ South Island Southern Wonders Tour”
Ari & Devika - NSW, Australia Aug 2019
There was no “who is in the zoo” session. This should have been done fairly early in the tour. There should have been a star gazing activity in the Mackenzie region. Although the tour is advertised as a 9 day tour, in actual fact it is 7 days plus 1 dinner and 1 breakfast. Nine day tag is acceptable if the tour began in the morning of the first day and ended in the afternoon of the 9th day. There must be a quick tour to a dairy farm, sheep farm and a deer farm. There must be a quick tour to a ski
...read more field (just a tour). The Glow Worm caves tour and yellow eye penguin tour are not suitable for claustrophobic people. The quality of accommodation in Heritage Gateway Hotel, Omarama is not in par with other hotels. The bacon is normally over cooked almost in every hotel. The wine was very expensive in TSS Earnslaw Steamship ($14.50 a glass!)
“Thoroughly enjoyable taste of the South Island”
Sharyn & Sam - SA, Australia May 2019
Thoroughly enjoyable tour. Tour guide Peter organised us really well, everyone was on time for early morning departures and back on the coach at prearranged times when we stopped to see the sights. Our coach driver Peter was excellent, did an amazing job around all those windy roads! He was a local and had great knowledge of the South Island and pointed out the sights as we travelled. No hesitation in recommending Grand Pacific Tours.
“Classic Fighters New Zealand Tour”
Chris - WA, Australia Apr 2019
Marg and I had a ball, would definitely recommend booking with Global Journeys and touring with Grand Pacific. Tony the tour guide was great as were both coach drivers we had for the tour. We were very happy with the standard of accommodation and food provided whilst on tour. Highlight of the tour without doubt was the Air Show. We definitely got our monies worth thanks again Grand Pacific and Global Journeys.
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Your guide to travelling through the South Island of New Zealand
13 September, 2018 Natasha’s Highlights of NZ’s South Island with Kirra Tours
For a small country New Zealand has a big personality and so much to offer in terms of scenery and experiences. I’ve always been a fan and have visited a few times before, however, my ‘must-see’ list continually gets longer rather than smaller. I was recently lucky enough to cross another..
12 September, 2018 Natasha Rides the TranzAlpine with Kirra Tours
I have wanted to try out New Zealand’s TranzAlpine railway between Christchurch and Greymouth for years. Everyone who has taken the journey through the Canterbury Plains and the stunning Southern Alps has raved about it, so it had cemented its place on my ‘must-do’ list a while ago. Lucky for..
29 August, 2018 Madeline’s 8 Day South Island Vista with Kirra
When the chance to fulfil a bucket list destination of mine arose, of course I jumped at the opportunity! Along with some other lucky travellers, I took part in an 8-day itinerary, which has since been enhanced by Kirra to what is now the 10 Day TranzAlpine Panorama.Now if you’ve read my..
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