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South Island Six - 6 Days (Queenstown, Te Anau, Milford Sound, Glenorchy & Wanaka)

4.0(66 reviews)6 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Six days on the South Island, with a jet boat and a ridge walk. Six days with a private coach, central Queenstown and Wanaka hotels and a guide on the Roys Peak day.

Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
Trekking
Six days on the South Island, with a jet boat and a ridge walk
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Lake WakatipuQueenstown is small and the gondola above it is the fastest way to understand the geography.
  • Homer TunnelMilford gets seven metres of rain a year, and it is better in the rain — every wall turns into a waterfall.
  • Mitre Peak
  • Shotover RiverThe Kawarau bridge is where commercial bungy jumping was invented in 1988, and it still runs.
  • Roys PeakTwelve hundred metres of climb on an exposed grass ridge with no water.
  • Haast PassFranz Josef comes down almost into temperate rainforest, which happens in very few places on earth.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 5 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • Shotover jet boat
  • Skyline gondola
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
  • Guided Roys Peak walk
Activities
  • Milford Sound coach and cruise
Permits & fees
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • International flights to Queenstown
  • Bungy, skydive and glacier helicopter
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • New Zealand eTA and visa
  • Most dinners

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Queenstown Residency

Hotel

Days 1–3

Wanaka Courtyard

Hotel

Day 4

Franz Josef Lodge

Lodge

Day 5

What you'll eat

5 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner across 6 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.

  • DinnerServed on day 1
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–6
  • LunchServed on day 2

7 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Meridian Overland
4.0 (66)

Based in New Delhi

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.0/5
Based on 66 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.8/5
Guide
3.9/5
Itinerary
4.0/5
Transport
3.6/5
Accommodation
3.7/5
Tour operator
4.0/5
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Carla Mendes – Dubai2026-07-11 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Would book with them again.

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Aditi Rao – Delhi2026-07-11 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. No hesitation recommending them.

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Yuki Tanaka – Auckland2026-07-11 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Recommended.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Yuki Tanaka – Lisbon2026-07-11 · Verified booking

South Island in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested.

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Laura Whitfield – Amsterdam2026-07-06 · Verified booking

Did this over 6 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Recommended.

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Carla Mendes – Auckland2026-07-06 · Verified booking

South Island in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested.

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Sofia Marchetti – Amsterdam2026-07-06 · Verified booking

Pace was set for the fastest people in the group and it made the middle days hard. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Rahul Menon – Kolkata2026-07-06 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Recommended.

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