Sunday, September 25, 2011

Last of NZ, 28 Aug 11 - Queenstown to Christchurch

Being lazy, i booked tour to go back from Queenstown to Christchurch.
Though the tour stated the following, but....those were passing by.
We went to Mount Cook, Lake Tekapo & the Famous Church of the Good Shepherd and some other stops in the itinerary which i could not remember now.

Stated in the itinerary:
Kawarau River Gorge

Cromwell
Lake Dunstan
Lindis Pass to Omarama
Mackenzie Basin
Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park - Australasia's highest mountain at 3754 metres
Mount Cook Village
Lake Pukaki - stunning glacial-fed lake
Lake Tekapo & the Famous Church of the Good Shepherd
Mackenzie Country
The Farm Barn at Mt Michael - for afternoon tea (own expense)
Canterbury Plains - rich pastoral farmland, passing by some of the country’s finest vineyards










This seems interesting, click below to view larger





↓  Mount cook area, stopped here for few hours but didn't manage to explore much.









↓  stupid both of us trying to take photos of ourselves from the window reflection


Chong's meal


↓  Mine! The food was nice! but i was rushing thru it cos we left a bit of time after exploring the place.


↓ Church of the Good Shepherd  




↓ Lake Tekapo

 
The driver had intro the place whenever we passed by. He was just like a DJ on radio talking to himself and laughing to himself, except that there's no music/songs played when he stopped talking. I would say it was a boring journey. I believe it could have been better and cheaper if we board the "Intercity" bus back from Queenstown to Christchurch. Its just that Intercity did not go to Mount Cook and Lake Tekapo. Intercity would provide stops at attractions around the town and it was cheaper!
 
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Relaxing Journey tour from Queenstown to Chirstchurch, SGD200.06
http://www.relaxingjourneys.co.nz/sightseeing_tours/great_sights/gs83.php