Great Journeys New Zealand

Fun as great train in ournd ya but bus diced big time

Yes, the Tranzalpine is a marvelous trip. If the weather is good, the scenery is excellent.The staff are very helpful and the chojce of food adequate for ths trip. Comfortable seating and gokd viewing. Yes, perhaps expensive, but worth it and well inside similar tours overseas!Good parking by Christchurch station, but be good and early for the Tranzalpine as the Coastal Pacific leaves earlier and their passengers can take a share of the space available. We arrived 45 minutes early yesterday and could have parked at the station. ( 14 August 2019)

An amazing train ride! I did Picton to Christchurch. Loved the open window Carriages to get awesome photos and fresh air. Plus in your designated seat, you have headphones sharing historic stories and facts. Hope to be back to experience other train rides through out South Island.

Coastal Pacific. Great way to travel and sit back enjoy the food and drink on board. Due to flooding we were transferred to buses part way. Staff were excellent in keeping us informed what was happening and quick hassel free change over. Thanks. Not impressed with the staff at Piction Station who were very unhelpfullwhen we arrived. Had wanted to do Tranz Alphine but make bookings early as holidays booked out quick need extra trips during this time

Wow, to part of the second train trip since March - Covid 19 was amazing- the only disappointment was no snow about

Brilliant journey. East to West by train. Awesome scenery, great coffee, and the foods not bad. Good value for your money.

Place for : photo and relaxingWalking down from my bus toward the bus station, the cold winter is blowing so strong it got into my bone.As i get into the train after purchasing my ticket, the train blow a loud horn, making sure everybody know that the adventures is about to begin.As the engine start, pulling its body trough a dense fog, i sit beside the window not sure what to expect in this journey I'm about to have, and enjoying the moments alone.As the sun starts to rise up, pushing all the fog, slowly revealing the beauty it hides, i was mesmerized, and stand up reaching for my camera and rush to the front.As the door open and i walk to the open side of the train, my eyes won't shut itself. Range of mountains, full with wild flowers, stream of rivers shimmering like gold, lots and lots of green field, full of animals, and still so many indescribable by words alone.That moment i really wish god give me an extra pair of eye in my back so I won't miss a moments of the scene in the other side of the train.When you come here make sure you bring camera and prepare the right lenses for your shots.Every penny you pay for this trip will worth it. You won't regret it, I'm sure of this.It makes me wonder what will this landscape be when it is spring. And how about summer and spring?

We took the journey today to Picton and back as the journey was a gift and only knowing of Railways of old, had some reservations attached to the outcome.I kid you not, the Railways of my youth have gone. Todays voyage was awesome from start to finish. The train it's self was very smooth and so quiet

The Great Journeys of New Zealand is a very good company. I took TranzAlpine with them which was very beautiful & scenic. Their Interislander was also very helpful in going from South to North Island. The plus lounge access on Interislander is extremely useful so make sure you get it. The staff of TGJONZ is also very friendly & cooperative.

I was privileged to be a member of the first guided tour group. The complete tour travelled on all three of their trains from Auckland to Queenstown (includes a bus sectoin from Greymouth) but due to time constraints I only went as far as Christchurch. This was a wonderful trip with stops along the way - all organised ahead of time. Some stops were just one night with others two nights. Some sightseeing tours were included eg cablecar ride, Marlborough wine tour and city sights tours whilst others were optional extras egpunting in Christchurch and whale watching in Kaikoura. Most meals were included with some on the trains. Our tour guide, Mark, demonstrated his great love for NZ and was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. We also had time to ourselves to rest, hire a bike and wander through the shops, galleries and museums etc. The trains had onboard commentaries and were very comfortable with large viewing windows to take in the spectacular scenery. Also met Valerie, Graham and Emma from the booking office. A fantastic team. Loved every minute.