2 DAYS Across NEW ZEALAND by Train
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 พ.ค. 2024
- Watch this video to experience TWO of the world’s most scenic trains in New Zealand: The TranzAlpine and Coastal Pacific on New Zealand's Stunning South Island! In this New Zealand Travel Guide, we’ll explore New Zealand’s South Island by rail!
The TranzAlpine and Coastal Pacific trains traverse some of the planet’s most unbelievable landscapes. From Greymouth on the rainforested West Coast, we’ll traverse the Southern Alps to Christchurch. From there, we’ll head north toward Wine Country, while hugging the Pacific Coast, watching waves crash and spotting seals, dolphins, and other sea mammals.
The TranzAlpine and Coastal Pacific trains offer some of the most incredible rail adventures possible.
We’ll check out everything onboard, too. Including the café car and its selections of tasty snacks and meals. We’ll fully investigate the open-air observation car on both the TranzAlpine and the Coastal Pacific.
0:00 Introduction
1:24 Boarding the TranzAlpine
7:07 Arriving in Arthur’s Pass
10:48 Boarding the Coastal Pacific
15:12 Reaching the Pacific Coast
19:15 Bloopers
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Music:
Sunrise Sunset (Tribute Version) (Instrumental Version) - Akerman
Sand and Salt (Instrumental Version) - Ludlow
Telekenisis - Tellsonic
Limit Experience - Marc Torch
Calming Rain - Candelion
Crushing Waves - Marc Torch
These Days - Pearce Roswell
Eyes of Yours - Edgar Hopp
Sunrise Sunset (Tribute Version) (Instrumental Version) (REPRISE) - Akerman
We’re Taking Off - Wildflowers
Still a Dreamer - Clarke Russo
Because of Forever - Briar Edwards
Summer Moon - The Big Let Down
I was in New Zealand once...and have always told my friends that the people of New Zealand were the warmest, friendliest people I've ever met. Loved my visit there!
I'm a New Zealander , it's so awesome you are showcasing our beautiful country. Thanks for making an awesome video 👍🤍
Your country is too good. Love from India
I'm NZ too. It's boring.
Im from New Zealand to
@@debapriyadas9928thanks ! Love India from New Zealand
@@twinstarsnz3626its not
My family moved to Christchurch in 1962. My father was the USAF Supply Officer for Operation Deep Freeze. It was the most wonderful 3 1/2 years of my life. I will always be a Kiwi at heart. New Zealand is beautiful. I loved it there.
Thank you so very much for traveling by rail around NewZealand.! The country has fascinated me for many years. The trains have sure changed since i was last on then in the 1950s! Now i am housebound, so this was a much appreciated and fun excursion! Ive never seen so many sheep. We had cows here in U.S. A. In wisconsin. Very few sheep.
Me to Linda. I’m from the U.K. and spent many happy times in New Zealand and miss it very much. My cousins wife is from Wisconsin and I was hoping to attend their wedding there in 2017 but due to the inconvenience of my wife giving birth we couldn’t go. The family came back raving about how great a place it was.
Hi from New Zealand
Happy Holidays Linda !
Hope you get better and travel the globe . 😊
ON WISCONSIN!
I visited new Zealand in 2020. Stunning landscape. Down to earth people. Low population,safe.clean and good climate. I love New Zealand. To me the perfect country in the world.
Glad you enjoyed it here. Some amazing things to see and do here.
Kiwi hospitality trumps even Canadian politeness and Southern (US) hospitality. Absolutely some of the kindest people I've ever met. I miss New Zealand. Thanks for posting, Jeb.
Worked at Disney for years in a positions where I was checking identification and I have to agree. Great people!
Kia ora. Thank you for your kind words.
Bless the Native people of those lands!
I am a North Islander, and we constitutionally loathe and detest the South Islanders . . . they envy us.
However, I will admit that they are much friendlier than us. IF you are not a North Islander.
I never found Canadians to be polite.
Even though I live in New Zealand, I had no idea these train trips existed. Thanks for the stunning views, something you can easily get by randomly sticking a camera out the window no matter where you go in the South Island. Jeb, you and Suzanne will have to start trying some New Zealand pies, stick to bakeries anywhere. I hope you guys have a wonderful time here and don't hesitate to stop and chat to any kiwi along the way. We are happy to make you feel welcome.
We love pies!
I fell in love with New Zealand and its people when I was there in in 1987. Your comment reminded me of the time I was in Wellington. I had arrived by ferry from South Island, and the hotel I was staying at sent a car to pick me up . The young gentleman driver could not get over the fact that I had traveled all that way from Chicago, just to visit New Zealand. He told me: "I've never even been off of North Island!"
Have a look for "The Hub" pies, pretty darn good. The Chicken , cranberry and Brie,or the Butter Chicken are the best.
Thank you for making it go off the charts within the unchartered territory of NZ railway, history and Hacienda. An entertaining and well made video. Thank you Jebediah. (I assume this is your real name Mister Jebb)
@@GreenerGrass you need to try Maketu Pies
New Zealand is such a picturesque country. The diversity of scenery is incredibly captivating. Wish I was born in New Zealand. So beautiful.
It's a great country and a beautiful place.
@@GreatCityAttractions If you are an owner of the "GreatCityAttractions"/ Probably. It is.
As a New Zealander, everyday life means that I do not get to see this scenery that often.
I appreciate that you called it 'The South Island' like the locals call it, and not just 'South Island' like tourists do.
I did those two journeys in the opposite direction about 18 years ago. The transalpine had a carriage at the back with a u of windows and seats which was where I sat.
And saw penguins on a beach near Kaikoura from the open carriage which was amazing on the other train! The open cars are truly fab!
Two of the best train journeys I’ve done!
Thanks for the lovely video as a Kiwi living here in NZ it's great to see our nation through the eyes of those who visit. When your seeing the country in your daily grind you can forget how beautiful our country is :-)
New Zealand has been on my bucket list for years. I can't wait to experience all that gorgeous scenery for myself. For now though, I'm stuck living vicariously through your adventures. :) Thank you for taking us along on that beautiful train ride!
It has also been on my bucket list for like 10 years now.
STRAIGHT UP THE BEST TRAVEL VLOG EVER! Thank you Jeb! Planning to go to NZ next year because of you!
New Zealand is all the best parts of Canada brought together into two islands. I spent my first week there watching the scenery, couldn't take my eyes off everything around me. I was there for two weeks, and wished I had two months to explore. One of those few places that I will 100% go back to.
New Zealand looks like parts of California and South America. Not Canada.
If you come back,come and crash at ours. I live in Ch-Ch.
@@markhunter1140 haven’t been to Fiordland then have you
The program is beautifully done. Thank you both so much.
I really enjoyed reliving my trip from 2006 through your video. I took 9 weeks off work thanks to a decent boss and as part of my round the world trip, spent a month in New Zealand, I did the greymouth trip on the same day they had a motorbike race on. NZ is a great country and should be on everyone's bucket list
Jeb, New Zealand has the most fascinating natural scenery I have seen outside of the USA. The train ride you took from Greymouth to Christchurch is among the most scenic and iconic train rides anywhere around the world. I loved the South Island and Christchurch. However, I was there before the big earthquakes rocked that beautiful city where in the City Center was awesome colonial architecture. Would I go back to New Zealand? You bet, and I would do it immediately if I had the chance to go. The people of New Zealand were the friendliest I have ever met in all of my international travels. The one takeaway I have of New Zealand is it's a gem in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean where the seas can get crazy. Btw, the weather reminded me so much of the Pacific Northwest here in the USA.
As a kiwi,thank you for those beautiful words. Our nickname for NZ is Gods Own. 💕✨
I was born in Greymouth and at 4:50 is the old home I grew up in, thanks for the wonderful memories. And I see it was typical Westcoast weather....rain
After watching this episode, the urge to travel on these trains has only grown...and I live here.
Boy OH Boy, you and Susan brought back some memories for my wife and I. Back in approximately 2012, we took one of our many trips to New Zealand. Believe it or not; I had lived in Australia for about 50 years and NEVER wanted to visit NZ. I eventually took my first trip to the North Island after my daughter & her husband and grandkids moved over there. That first trip as the start of some 12 trips were eventually made across the "DITCH". In 2012, the "Bride" and I (yes we had been married by this time for 40 years) decided to travel from Christchurch; down the east coast of the South Island across to Wanaka, then down to Queenstown; the Fijordland, and up the West Coast to Milford Sound, up to The Franz Josef Glacier and carried up to Greymouth where we turned Right and headed for Arthurs Pass then onto Geraldine on the west coast after which we went back to Hokatika and Greymouth via Arthur's Pass. We travelled on to Picton and Nelson then came down the East coast though Kiakoura. I immediately recognised the Town of Kiakoura, the railway line and the very roadway we drove down. WOW the memories came flooding back. We overnighted at Kiakoura and carried on down to Christchurch where our journey began. We spent a wonderful three weeks on the road, visiting other places like the Fox Glacier, Lake Pukaki, Mt Cook, Tiamaru, and many more places. Looks like we are going to have to get to NZ again. Many thanks for sharing our wonderful journey with us. Best Wishes mate!
Glad you enjoyed your holiday Angus. I live in Geraldine, which you mention in your narrative. It's great to see the number of tourists travelling through Geraldine rapidly increasing now that NZ is open again. Since retiring a couple of years ago we have travelled extensively around NZ and marvel at the spectacular sights you went to and that we barely knew existed even though we've lived here most of our life.
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The scenery during train rides is always amazing
New Zealand is a hidden gem for scenery, although never travelling by rail the sites are still stunning by national air travel or car
I visited NZ ,3 years ago before the pandemic hit.
I traveled on the train from Christchurch to Picton. I am still amazed at the beauty of NZ.
The scenery is just gorgeous. The people are so warm and friendly.
I consider myself lucky to have done this journey.
I am from India.
Beautiful NZ, and beautiful people. It's a great country.
Thank you, I relived my journey from Christchurch to Picton.
It is such an awesome country. Been there twice. By far, the most beautiful in the world. Have been there twice and can't wait to be there again!! Love the vibe of that place, the people, the stunning landscapes, the way of life. I love Aotearoa!!
I visited NZ two times and travelled a bit in the North Island. The natural beauty is absolutely fascinating and I'm glad I saw the South Island through your lenses Jeb. NZ has a place in my heart that can't be explained. What beauty at every turn!!!
Feel gutted to see the devastating effects of recent floods in Auckland, Coromandel and other places. Wishing the restoration starts soon.
It is OK .
Love it ! Been around the USA 3 times by train but saw nothing as beautiful as New Zealand !
New Zealand, one of the most beautiful country in the world💗
I am from PAKISTAN.Although I know very little about New zealand. This rail journey was so beautiful. Your commentary was very informative.Great to see this beautiful country.❤
New Zealand is the world's most spectacular open air museum - an absolutely glorious mish mash of plate tectonics and millions of years of rain and wind.
Well put!
As a Kiwi I thank you for this video and showing the world the beauty of my home Aotearoa.
Great vid, I've lived in NEW Zealand most of my life and learnt some new things today 🥰 looking forward to watching, more, more
I'd imagine the gentle rocking of the train will make one sleepy. Jeb you do love your outside observation deck- hair blowing and face kissed by the cold😁. Always great to see Suzanne enjoying the adventures👋🏾😊.
Hi Jeb, Welcome to NZ. Great video and thanks for reminding me how great the scenery is ( you forget when you see it all the time). I hope you both have a good time for the remainder of your trip.
Crisps, also known as chips!!! 🙂
Thanks, Jeb for showing us the great pictorial landscapes of New Zealand.What a jaw-dropping sceneries of South Island. The bloopers were also very comical.🔴
Just discovered the channel, and can I say... as my back issues are making me less and less mobile, watching videos like this makes me feel like I'm there, ON these excursions. I've even teared up a time or two, tbh. Thank you Jeb and Susanne for taking us along with you. 😍
Thank you for coming along! More to come, stay tuned.
Enjoying your train tours of New Zealand's beautiful landscape.
Welcome to NZ! So glad you are getting to see the beautiful country I have the privilege of living in, enjoy and safe travels
On the ferry
Book the lounge seat.
Sofa seat, food and drinks included, for $NZ40 more
Thank you for coming. Hope you had a good time. Safe Journey..
Wow!! Hope you enjoy your stay in Blenheim
Hah hi!
I did the TraNZAlpine about 20 years ago and spent most of my trip in the open observation car. It was freezing, but the scenery was well worth it!
Put a driving or campervan journey round the south of the South Island on your bucket list as well. The scenery is simply stunning!
Great video of the trans alpine express. Brings back memories of taking the train from Greymouth to Christchurch years ago
Just beautiful, thank you for taking us along.
Thanks Jeb. Of all your videos, your train ones I enjoy the most!
Just came back from a week in NZ. The National Parks on the south island are incredible. You should have journeyed a bit further south toward Queenstown.
We started our trip in queenstown, it’s incredible!
@@GreenerGrass nice! Glad you were able to visit.
You sound so witty, informative, and at the same time so genuine.. Loved watching your video. Hope I can travel through this beautiful journey sometime.
Thanks for an exuberant commentary. It's easy to see you both enjoyed yourselves which surely is the whole point of traveling.
Your footage and info is great, Jeb. Hope you had a wonderful time in New Zealand. 🇳🇿 I'm looking forward to more of your travels here. 😍
@@gerk7238 My ultimate would be to go on the Indian Pacific across Australia.
@@michaelgask let’s do it ..let’s get a group together and go for it!
Bought back some great memories of my one and only trip to the South Island of NZ . I was amazed by its natural beauty and its beautiful people too . I’d love to revisit one day , but in the meantime your wonderful video will at least give me joy . Thanks Jeb and Suzanne .
Absolutely gorgeous views! You captured them perfectly. I'd love that open air car. Great work!
Welcome to my country guys, glad you are enjoying a bit of kiwi hospitality and scenery. Done both train trips and nice to hear they're world class. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip down under.
Great video Jeb! I was waiting for this one! I was booked to take this train trip last year when Australia and NZ briefly had the travel bubble open but we had to cancel after covid snuck into Sydney. The views looked magnificent and I'll have to check it out next year!
Did ya like the sheep mate lol
Hope you’ll add it to your next itinerary! It’s such a great way to see the country!
I had the pleasure of visiting New Zealand. This was 1 of the many highlights of my visit!
Great trip thanks Jeb! ...another bucket list trip for me... maybe one day. I really liked the look of their menu, good quality, simple food.. no burgers or junk food excellent well done NZ!!
It's really amazing! 🤗😍 And not to mention, your presentation skills made this more engaging and made me watch the entire video without even skipping a single second ❣️ Love from India 🇮🇳
Im glad you enjoyed some of our trains. Sadly our train services are no where near what they used to be. We hope they will improve over the future.
Which is hilarious as you have a PM that bangs on about climate chain and taxes methane on cows. Yet apparently the benefits of actually having a decent rail system and running trains seem to have missed her right by in her virtual signalling frenzy
@@xr6lad she continually disrespects the Crown as well
@@xr6lad She is a poster child on the WEF website, need I say more?
@@xr6lad Clearly triggered by a woman in control eh. Actually the rail system was mostly killed off previously by centre-right governments. If you had a half-open mind, you'll discover the current government over the last 5 years has invested nzd billions in upgrading tracks, signalling and rolling stock, mostly for decarbonising freight transport. As a platform for further investment. Kiwis travel by plane or car as NZ's geography is mountainous. NZ is not Japan or Europe having only 5 million people over the size of Italy, Uk, Japan, California etc. What's Australia or the US's excuse for poor rail infrastructure? I've travelled Amtrak from Montreal down to Miami, from New Orleans to LA and it was a pretty dire experience. Dirty carriages and piss poor food offerings. Sketchy rail stations especially late at night. And in Australia, what passes for intercity travel (the 50 year old XPT) is a sad joke between Sydney and Brisbane. Delays.delays and oh yes, yet more delays. Till they just gave up and the last part of the trip was by bus from Casino to Brisbane. Clapped out infrastructure in countries way richer than NZ. Just sayin'....
Wonderful to see you exploring my beautiful country!! Always lots of rain on the West Coast of the South Island!
Be sure to head down South, you would love Fiordland, The Catlins and exploring the towns along the east coast of the South Island 💖
Talk about stunning..wow
You should also try Via Rail Canada's The Canadian Train, which runs between Vancouver BC and Toronto, the trip takes about 3 days, but it's also pretty scenic.
That is the greatest train ride in the world!
G'day Jeb & Suzanne, what a treat to see you guys back in the Southern Hemisphere and in one of the most beautiful countries in the Southern Hemisphere, NZ.
I hope you guys enjoyed your trip in New Zealand. I hope the next journey, whilst you're in the Southern Hemisphere, is in Australia (I think you've been to Perth Jeb?)
I think Australia has awesome train, plane and road adventures ( I may be a little biased, I am Australian.) Can I suggest a Queensland journey from Brisbane to Cairns or Sydney to Adelaide? Or Adelaide to Melbourne?
Excellent Video Jeb Brooks - such array of beautiful sights and the magnificence of The Southern Alps was delightful - so thank you for sharing. Cheers & Travel safely
So beautiful to our beautiful country through your eyes. Makes me appreciate that we have something really special. I wish we had more trains. We used to be able to travel the length of the Country by train but sadly not now. Enjoy your kiwi visit and come back soon.
I LOVE New Zealand! I would love to go there someday but since that is unlikely in my lifetime, I want to thank you for taking me on this trip with you. By the way, you really should go see Hobbiton while you are there. It is the set from Lord of The Rings and they have built it into an actual town instead of the set props they used for the movie.
Live 20mins from there
WOW! I envy you!@@jennyosborne6571
New Zealand looks super pretty, it’s definitely on my bucket list!
Love your train videos, Jeb!
Go there plz
dont bother visiting christchurch = lived there 4 over 40 years = AFTER THE EARTHQUAKES christchurch is not the SAME =use to be a very old ENGLISH CITY xox
Thank you! You should come here its very beautiful and calm and happy
@@yashasingh6068yea we have a very beautiful country
Love you guys! Enjoy your videos so much!
Your videos are amazing , thank you.
Great stuff. I’m guessing the lack of food on the TranzAlpine is because the train travels from Christchurch in the morning and will have been depleted by that. I had a similar experience on the Northern Explorer where they ran out of almost all food.
You’re animated maps are cool - can I ask what software / plug-in you use to make them? 🤔
The New Zealanders built these scenic coaches themselves funny enough. The tunnel was closed to rail passengers when we were there, you had to ride a bus around.
There is a funny story about why the coaches were built here. It was thought at the time that the ex-British Rail Mk II coaches couldn't make it through the #1 tunnel on the Midland Line (the one the Tranz Alpine goes on) and so the team at Hillside had to design their own carriages, albeit heavily influenced by the ex-British Rail Mk II dimensions. Seemed to have not been an issue as the ex-British Rail Mk II coaches are now used as baggage cars.
Fantastic, refreshing the mind.
That was beautiful, thanks so much for taking us all along! Love y’all 👏👏👏💜
Great video. As a New Zealander you did a good job. My only question is, did you make it on to the ferry between Picton and Wellington? If not, this is something you must do when you come back next time. The views, especially up Queen Charlotte Sound are amazing!
We did! And that video will feature next week!!
@@GreenerGrass - Are you doing the Northern Explorer train from Wellington to Auckland?
You have so much money!!!!😮
Why do you think he has a lot of money? Bc he travels so much? We don’t know his finances and it frankly isn’t anyones business.
@@kristygunterman You can’t always travel for free…so yes, he has lots of money because he travels a lot. He doesn’t work in the travel industry.
He is earning money through these videos
2006 we did this same trip , so beautiful . Greetings from Germany
I really enjoy your videos, especially when you can travel with Suzzane. Your enthusiasm for Travel is so much fun to watch. It's really great that you are now including Rail and Ferry Travel. For me flying is usually fun, but the best part is after landing and exploring. You cover both extremely well. Thanks for another great travel experience.
South Island is full of nature and beautiful scenery, thanks Brooks
Beautiful country and another awesome train ride. Much love for you guys.
Just found your channel by chance Glad you came to our great country Have done these train trips awesome Now to watch your other train trips which I will probably never get to so thanks for the ride Cheers from Taranaki New Zealand 😊
You guys are so fun ...really seem to be living your best lives
Great video Jeb!!! Loving the train videos!!
Was there many years ago. I discovered there that I loved lamb and ordered it every time I was able to. All the food was wonderful. People friendly. Sheep everywhere. Thanks for sharing this train trip.
Thanks Jeb and Suzanne.
Looking forward to part 2, this episode was so relaxing to watch
I travelled on the TranzAlpine and Taeiri Gorge trains when I visited South island 5 years ago. The scenery was beautiful
Thanks for the video! NZ is absolutely stunning, definitely
a must visit.
Love Suzanne’s sudden pop ups
I'll probably NEVER make my way to NZ so this is so cool to experience vicariously.
Nice route, we drove in Newzealand for 15 days which included both these beautiful routes. Your video rekindled my old memories.
Wonderful capture and train journey is such a always amazing for everyone.
Very cool trip! Definitely on my bucket list. Look forward to next week!!
I really enjoyed this video....and was very pleased that the commentator and his lovely wife, knew how to pronounce English names...Thank You.
I am SO envious, that you saw Cloudy Bay!
wow awesome kind of display I just saw through railings stunning landscapes flora and fauna love u New Zealand: Definitely this will be on my list when visited that Jeb and Suzanne shown. keep going your beautiful art of work.
What an amazing video.
Stunning scenery.
Keep it up.
Your videography clarity is gorgeous. Just me so super, always a but, train movement time on scenes as close to 30 seconds. So beautiful want a better time to enjoy. Thanks!
Oh wow - what a fantastic trip filled with breathtaking views!! Hopefully I will get the chance to take it some day! Thanks to you both for sharing your experiences on these rail journeys! Your videos are just great with a wonderful vibe!
New Zealand is on my bucket list. I enjoy watching everything about the country. This was amazing. ❤
Absolutely wonderful New Zealand
My wife and I travelled both ways on the Tranzalpine pre-COVID, this brings back fond memories of that trip.
hi jeb love your videos have been watching your channel for a few months now i live in australia and its great to see america canada and even new zealand our neighbours on your channel makes me want to jump on a train and tour canada what a beautiful place what a job cant stop watching keep it up
Greetings thanks for a wonderful tour beautiful scenery stay safe and blessed