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I wanted to know if we should do the tranz alpine train or the taieri gorge by train. Should we do both or which one is the most popular one. They are both expensive so I wanted to know which one you've done and what the reader have thought of them

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I've done both but not as cruise ship excursions. They are both are spectacular but the Taieri Gorge trip is shorter and fits in better with a port day.

 

When you do the Tranzalpine as a cruise ship excursion I believe you only do part of the trip by train, the rest of the time you are travelling in a bus. I think it's a very long day trip.

 

Another thing to consider is that most cruises around NZ are in summer and so you won't see much snow covering the mountains on the Tranz-Alpine.

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