Gail and I did it also and it was great. I know that there is now a nicer hotel in Queenstown that they use. We didn't even have perfect weather there, but it was still a wonderful excursion.

The train portion was also wonderful--we had an attendant whose name was Ngaire, and of course I had to get a picture of her with her name tag. We even had an adventure with a flat tire on the coach, which the Regent person accompanying us played a major role in fixing as our guide and coach driver were a little old to be changing a bus tire. Anyway, I think the excursion is not to be missed unless you are going to do a land trip on your own.

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Eugene