NEW ZEALAND - THE TRANZ COASTAL - PICTON TO CHRISTCHURCH

The TranzCoastal travels between the delightful port of Picton and Christchurch, the South Island’s largest city. This journey is a scenic feast, with the Kaikoura mountain ranges on one side of your train and the rugged Pacific Ocean coastline on the other.

Along the way you pass though the village of Kaikoura, where you can break your journey to take in the whale watching or dare to get closer and swim with the dolphins.

Travel through some of New Zealand’s finest horticultural and farmland areas, and see amazing wildlife such as dolphins, seals and penguins from the comfort of your carriage.

This train journey is featured on our page labelled ‘The New Zealand Rail Adventure’.

Prices start from 13 days for £1,095 without meals and £2,495 with meals to 19 days from £2,119 with some meals included.

One of the world's most scenic train journeys, the TranzCoastal travels through 22 tunnels and crosses 175 bridges, one of them being New Zealand’s only road-rail bridge. The TranzCoastal includes an open air viewing carriage where all your senses are awakened with the clean, fresh, sea air. Daily Departures Christchurch to Picton and return

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