Preliminary NZ 2005 expedition

Fly into Wellington—time in Wellington

http://www.wellingtonnz.com/

Catch Boat/train to South island

Take train down to Christchurch via KiaKoura coast

http://travelink.co.nz/nz/TranzScenicb.html#chc

Hire car—go to Mt Cook and stay

http://www.mtcook.org.nz/

(Drive to Oamaru and stay)

http://www.tourismwaitaki.co.nz/

(Drive Down Duneeden and stay)

http://www.cityofdunedin.com/city/home.html

Drive to Invercargal and stay

http://www.atoz-nz.com/invercargill.asp

Drive to Te Anau

Drive etc into Doubtful sound and stay Overnight on ship.

http://www.realjourneys.co.nz/Main/Doubtfulovernight/

(go to other Milford sound—then to Queenstown and stay)

(Queenstown &Wanaka and stay)

http://www.tourismwaitaki.co.nz/

http://www.wanaka.co.nz/

Drive to a Glacier and stay

http://www.franzjosefglacier.com/

http://www.nzescape.com/franz-josef-fox-glacier.html

Drive to Greymouth

http://www.greymouthnz.co.nz/

Catch Train to Christchurch

http://travelink.co.nz/nz/Tranzalpine.html

http://www.canterburypages.co.nz/explore/chch/index.html

Fly Out

There are already set tours that do parts of it

http://www.new-zealand-rail.net.nz/peaks&plains.htm

http://www.new-zealand-rail.net.nz/transalpine.htm

this is very close to it

http://www.new-zealand-rail.net.nz/mainlandbyrail.htm