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DENNISTON DAY TOUR - A WEST COAST REVEALED TOUR
  


Visit Denniston, the once bustling coal town and location of the best selling books by Jenny Patrick 'Denniston Rose' and 'Heart of Coal'.  Denniston no longer boasts a large population and many of the buildings are now dust but this area's rich history can be discovered through this interpreted tour.  You may not find Rose here but you will enjoy finding out more about the grit and determination required to live and work on 'The Hill'.

The tour also lets you explore the other icons of the Buller region including the magificent Coast Road, Punakaiki and the Pancake Rocks, Tauranga Bay Seal colony, and Westport's Coaltown Museum.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Visit the magnificent Pancake Rocks and blowholes at Punakaiki

  • Enjoy the sub-tropical rainforest

  • Enjoy a short walk to the Tauranga Seal Colony

  • Visit Westport's Coaltown museum

  • Enjoy a 'Talk, Tour and Tea' stop at Denniston and see the unbelievably steep incline that confined many to LIFE on 'The Hill'.

DEPARTURES FROM GREYMOUTH:
(Min 2 pax.)

  • Departs: 8.00am
  • Returns: 5.30pm

DEPARTURES FROM PUNAKAIKI:
(Min 2 pax.)

  • Departs: 8.45am
  • Returns: 4.30pm

TOUR PRICE:

  • This tour is NZD $275.00 per adult and $137.50 per child (5 - 12 years) inclusive of GST ($282.00 per adult from 1 October) (see Terms and Conditions re minimum number of passengers and optional extras listed below)

EXTRAS: (You may select and book extras with this service)

  • Hotel/Motel accommodation, Greymouth. Bed and Breakfast, Twinshare. $120 per person per night

  • Single supplement accommodation option (own room with ensuite facilities and breakfast) $95 per person per night.

  • TranzAlpine train to Christchurch from Greymouth $161 per adult, $113 per child

  • TranzAlpine train to Greymouth from Christchurch $161 per adult, $113 per child

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

  • Child Fare: 5 - 12 years inclusive are half price (50% on all tours)

  • Infant Fare: 0 - 4 years no charge

  • Minimum Numbers: Most tours require a minimum of 2 adult fares to operate. In cases where a single passenger is the only booking taken for this tour, that booking will be waitlisted until another booking is taken. Should the passenger wish to go on the tour regardless a single supplement equivalent to min. 2 adult fares will apply.

  • Pickups and Dropoffs: All tours depart from Greymouth with complimentary pick up and drop off at all local accommodation places and Information Centres.

  • Prices: Prices given include GST and are in NZ$

  • TranzAlpine/Intercity: All departures and returns are timed to coordinate with the TranzAlpine and Intercity timetables.

    • TranzAlpine arrives Greymouth ex. Christchurch 12.45pm Departs Greymouth 1.45pm

    • InterCity coach arrives Greymouth ex. Fox Glacier/Franz Josef Glacier 1.15pm Departs for Nelson 1.30pm

    • InterCity coach arrives Greymouth ex. Nelson 1.15pm Departs for Fox Glacier/Franz Josef Glacier 1.30pm

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Denniston Day Tour Cancellation policy:

  • Greater than 48 hrs notification - No Charge

  • Less than 48 hrs notification - No Refund, except in specific cases.
 
     
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