{"id":89127,"date":"2022-11-07T03:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T03:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/?p=89127"},"modified":"2022-11-07T03:27:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T03:27:00","slug":"a-new-operator-is-offering-rail-packages-in-new-zealand-travel-weekly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/destinations\/a-new-operator-is-offering-rail-packages-in-new-zealand-travel-weekly\/","title":{"rendered":"A new operator is offering rail packages in New Zealand: Travel Weekly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new rail tour operator is creating packaged tours for New Zealand&#8217;s national rail service.<\/p>\n<p>Great Journeys New Zealand, the newly launched vacation rail packager and rail tour operator for New Zealand&#8217;s rail service, KiwiRail, has introduced a series of multiday packaged tours that enable visitors to explore each region of New Zealand through fully guided excursions and activities.<\/p>\n<p>The new tour packages include activities, food and beverage options and accommodations and will operate on KiwiRail&#8217;s three scenic train services: the TranzAlpine, the Northern Explorer and the Coastal Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Multiday tours currently available to book can be as short as two to four days or as long as 17 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2022 Related: What&#8217;s behind the rail travel boom?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guests can choose the manner in which they want to experience a tour by selecting a Classic Style Tour or a Signature Style Tour, both of which are led by an experienced tour director.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  alt='The Coastal Pacific creeps around the cliffs of Oaro on its way to Kaikoura, New Zealand.'  Title='The Coastal Pacific creeps around the cliffs of Oaro on its way to Kaikoura, New Zealand.'   src=\"https:\/\/ik.imgkit.net\/3vlqs5axxjf\/TW\/ik-seo\/uploadedImages\/Art\/2022\/1107\/T1107CoastalPacificTrainNZ_C_HR\/The-Coastal-Pacific-creeps-around-the-cliffs-of-Oa.jpg\" srcset =\"https:\/\/ik.imgkit.net\/3vlqs5axxjf\/TW\/ik-seo\/uploadedImages\/Art\/2022\/1107\/T1107CoastalPacificTrainNZ_C_HR\/The-Coastal-Pacific-creeps-around-the-cliffs-of-Oa.jpg\" sizes =\"(min-width: 1230px) 780px, (min-width: 992px) 600px, 780px\" class=\"img-responsive img-fullwidth\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Classic Style Tour takes travelers on journeys to New Zealand&#8217;s larger cities and heartland destinations and provides the option to add on activities. A Signature Style Tour takes guests on an enhanced journey that includes more upscale accommodations and includes more activities, destinations and cultural attractions, all of which ends with a Signature Farewell Dinner at Walter Peak, a mountain located near Queenstown.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2022 On the Record: New Zealand&#8217;s tourism minister on what&#8217;s ahead for the destination<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Great Journeys also offers short-break packages, that are nonguided tours that include off-train experiences and accommodations at station stops.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the routes with Great Journeys include Auckland to Wellington, where guests will explore the North Island&#8217;s volcanic landscape aboard the Northern Explorer; Wellington to Christchurch, where guests will cross the Cook Strait to travel along the coast of the South Island and pass through mountain valleys aboard the Coastal Pacific Train; and Christchurch to Queenstown, where guests traverse through the Southern Alps range to see the South Island&#8217;s many lakes before boarding a motorcoach tour to Queenstown.<\/p>\n<p>Travel advisors should visit the agent portal on the Great Journeys website to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelweekly.com\/Travel-News\/Car-Rental-News\/Great-Journeys-offers-rail-tours-of-New-Zealand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new rail tour operator is creating packaged tours for New Zealand&#8217;s national rail service. 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