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DAY 43 STEWART ISLAND/BLUFF/QUEENSTOWN Travel through the South Westland region to one of New Zealands World Heritage Park. This area Meals included: Continental Breakfast is a vast, glacial sculpted wilderness. You may wish to visit Mt Aspiring National Park or nearby At approximately 2:30 PM be ready in the lobby of the Lake Matheson. The forested path skirts the Stewart Island Lodge for your transfer to the Stewart shores of the mist-shrouded lake and on a clear Island Wharf for your 3:30 PM return to Bluff. day, New Zealand’s highest peaks are spectacularly reflected in the mirror-like waters. 4:30 PM Arrive Bluff. Transfer to the Hotel St. Moritz in Queenstown. The drive takes As you exit Mt Aspiring National Park you will approximately 2 hours, 45 minutes. travel through what is known as 'The Neck' a formation of land that separates two of New At the Hotel St. Moritz reservations for a St Moritz Zealand’s great South Island lakes: Lake Hawea Lake View Room have been confirmed for this and Lake Wanaka. evening. Idyllically situated in Queenstown, New Zealand, overlooking Lake Wakatipu and The The hospitable town of Franz Josef serves the Remarkables mountain range, Hotel St Moritz glacier of the same name that makes it the perfect embodies the spirit of its location. place to stay while you explore this spectacular World Heritage Area. Its architecture and interiors offer intriguing works of art, bespoke furniture and refreshing colors, which Franz Josef Glacier was first explored in 1865 by highlight the unique charm of the place and the geologist Julius von Haast, who named it after serenity of its surroundings. the Austrian emperor, Franz Josef. With the glacier being five kilometers from town and a 20 Decorated with style and elegance, its spacious rooms minute walk to its terminal face, makes it easy to provide the same sense of calm and serenity. The access. From the glacier car park, you can hike to blend of textures, colors and light combine to make a choice of lookout points for a bigger view of this “alpine residence” a unique haven where this incredible river of ice. sensorial delights await you. At the Te Waonui Forest Retreat reservations for a Overnight: Hotel St. Moritz – Lake View Room Deluxe room have been confirmed for the following 2 nights. A haven from the city rush, a DAY 44 QUEENSTOWN/FRANZ JOSEF foray into New Zealand’s pristine wilderness – Te Waonui Forest Retreat is truly a place to relax Meals included: Dinner and refresh. The hotel itself and the staff are dedicated to creating a healthy, environmentally Depart today for Franz Josef and travel across the safe location to better take care of the guest’s Crown Range. needs. This day gives you the opportunity to view two major Overnight: Te Waonui Forest Retreat – Deluxe glaciers: Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier. Room