Your South Island journey continues with the drive from Christchurch to Mount Cook, via Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki on what is probably one of New Zealand’s most scenic drives. Lake Tekapo, in the Mackenzie Basin, is home to a local township that faces north across the remarkable turquoise coloured lake to the mountainous drama of the Southern Alps. While there, you’ll see the Church of the Good Shepard and take in the scenery before continuing onto Lake Pukaki, stopping in the township of Twizel as well.
Your itinerary includes 2 nights in the heart of Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. The village of Mount Cook is a haven in one of the most unforgiving parts of New Zealand. On every side, the Southern Alps scrape the sky and the weather can change in the blink of an eye. Despite the sometimes difficult conditions, this area is an exceptionally beautiful place to visit. You don’t have to be a mountaineer to interact with the stunning scenery; there are various alpine walks and your itinerary includes a tour to the Tasman Glacier.
Our final destination on this itinerary is Queenstown but not before stops in Wanaka – a picturesque ski town overlooking Lake Wanaka and then in Arrowtown, an old gold mining settlement that retains much of its early character.
For those not familiar with Queenstown, it offers something for everyone. Whether you like to indulge your inner explorer or simply relax and enjoy the finer things in life this is your town. Surrounded by towering mountains and positioned on the edge of a lake, Queenstown is the centre of South Island adventure and the perfect location from which to base the last part of the itinerary.
While in Queenstown, your Amaco itinerary includes a fly-cruise-fly experience with the highlight being one of the world’s most stunning alpine scenic flights between Queenstown and Milford Sound – which was famously described by Rudyard Kipling as the ‘eighth wonder of the world’. Along the way, you will be able to enjoy spectacular views of the snow-capped Southern Alps, lakes and of course the world-famous Milford Sound.
Once landed, you’ll witness the awe-inspiring scenery close up, sailing New Zealand’s southern fjords amid towering cliffs, viewing sparkling waterfalls and watching for the wildlife onshore. You’ll return to Queenstown again by plane, enjoying views over Lake Wakatipu.
This conference sold out when offered for its original dates of February 2022. Based on the interest then, and the pent up demand for regional international travel, we’re confident that this conference will sell out.
If you are interested in joining us as we travel through New Zealand’s South Island in late November and early December 2022, please make sure to register early.
For your comfort and touring pleasure, we’ve limited the number of participants that can be a part of our conference to just 40 people. Register today or you will miss out!
Start: Wellington, New Zealand
Ends: Queenstown, New Zealand
21 November 2022 @ 7:00pm
2 December 2022 @ 9:00am
Conference Participant: $995 pp
Non-Conference Participant: $795 pp
Amaco Family Price (for previous Amaco Conference Participants): $7,995 pp*
Early Bird Price (if booked on or before 30 April 2022): $8,495 pp*
Standard Price (if booked on or after 1 May 2022): $8,995 pp*
Single Supplement (if travelling alone): $2,795
* Pricing is based on twin share or double occupancy. The single supplement is payable if you are travelling alone and there is only 1 person in the room.
Given everything that has happened in the travel industry of late – you’re correct to be vigilant about where you spend your travel dollar.
Amaco is not only a member of AFTA, the Australian Federation of Travel Agents but we are also ATAS Travel Accredited. This means we have met strict industry financial, operational, and management standards and criteria. Only the best industry agents achieve this accreditation meaning that you can travel with us knowing that you’re in safe and very capable hands.
With over 25 years’ experience in planning and running conferences, we understand that participants often want to add additional travel destinations and adventures either before or after the all-inclusive packages we provide.
Other operators might discourage you from doing this. Sometimes, it’s because of the added complexity it creates and at other times they’ll try to talk you out of it simply because they don’t have capable or experienced consultants with the breadth and depth of knowledge the consultants we employ have.
We encourage all participants to make the most of the time away. This might mean departing earlier than the rest of the group and visiting other destinations before meeting up with the main group at the conference or staying on at the conclusion and doing some additional travel.
Either way – our consultants are perfectly positioned to assist you with making these arrangements and will do all the hard work for you – seamlessly combining your personalised itinerary with the group program.
Amaco is an Accredited Education Provider for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine.
Each conference we run includes an education syllabus that assists GP’s, pharmacists and health professionals to improve the quality of care they provide to patients and customers while at the same time providing them with the opportunity to travel to and experience new and exciting destinations.
Our conference will allow delegates the opportunity to earn CPD points based on the content and time in session. As has been the case with past conferences, we will work closely with participants affiliated with other associations to ensure that they receive maximum recognition for attending the conference.
The content of the education sessions will be relevant to GPs, Medical Specialists, Pharmacists, Dentists, Nurses and other health providers. We encourage all attendees to register for the conference sessions.
The Education Committee for the New Zealand South Island Conference will be selected in the coming months with final conference topics to be chosen based on the feedback from our previous conference attendees and with input from the RACGP, ACRRM and Medical Journals. Suitable speakers will be approached based on the topics selected.
Subject to final accreditation, the New Zealand South Island Conference will include an Education Activity (formerly Category 2 Activity) affording delegates the opportunity to earn between 16 – 20 points.
ACRRM members can also expect the education program to be accredited and to earn CPD points. RACGP and ACRRM accreditation will be applied for under the triennium 2020 to 2022.
As has been the case in the past, Amaco will work with pharmacy bodies and those affiliated with other associations to ensure that they receive maximum recognition for attending the conference.
We welcome applications from potential presenters and encourage anyone interested to contact us to obtain further information.
