Explore New Zealand's unique geographical regions and diverse natural beauty with its lakes, rivers, native rugged bush, the majestic volcanoes of the North Island's central plateau, the North Island skifields of Whakapapa and Turoa to the mountain peaks of the majestic Southern Alps, native rugged alpine bush of the west coast of the South Island to a major South Island skifield of Mt Hutt, using a national flexible 'Book As You Go' scenic train and ferry pass where you can travel at your own pace, giving you value for money travel.

A scenic train and ferry pass is designed for the independent traveller, families or small groups, who want to get the best out of their New Zealand holiday and experience New Zealand's unique beauty with the benefits of train and ferry travel to some of New Zealand's famous tourism regions.

With a scenic train and ferry pass, you can travel on a Cook Strait ferry between the North and South Islands, the Auckland to National Park and Wellington train, the Christchurch to Kaikoura and Picton train to the award winning Christchurch to Arthurs Pass and Greymouth train, travelling in modern, centrally heated/air conditioned carriages with advanced air bag suspension system for quieter and smoother travel, un-tinted, non-reflective, panoramic side and roof windows to capture the dramatic coastal and mountain views at your own pace, with a range of scenic train and ferry passes to suit your stay and travel budget.

Each long distance train service has a Cafe carriage where you can purchase a wide selection of light meals and snacks and an 'open air' viewing carriage plus a team of friendly staff to provide assistance during your travel.

Scenic train and ferry passes are available in -

* the Scenic Rail Pass, which is a 'Book As You' hop on/hop off pass, available in 7 Days over 7 consecutive days, 14 Days over 14 consecutive days and 21 Days over 21 consecutive days that allows you unlimited travel on the 3 long distance scenic train services and inter-island ferry services between the North and South Islands, allowing you travel when when you want to.

* the Freedom Rail Pass which is a 'Book As You' pass, available  in 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 days of travel over a 12 month period, from your first travel day and can be used on the 3 long distance scenic train services and inter-island ferry services between the North and South Islands, allowing you travel when when you want to.

You can add to your scenic train and ferry pass, a scenic coach travel and sightseeing pass, that allows you to travel on New Zealand's regional and long distance passenger bus, coach, scenic coach services - in association with InterCity Coachlines, Newmans Coachlines and the premier scenic coach and sightseeing network of Great Sights, who operate over 130 daily services to 500 cities, towns, major skifields, sightseeing attractions and major tourist destinations throughout New Zealand, including the Starlighter overnight coach services operating between Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Taupo, Palmerston North and Wellington connecting with ferry services operating between the North and South Islands.

With your scenic train and ferry pass and a scenic coach travel and sightseeing pass, you can travel at you own pace, at any time in any direction, including ferry travel between the North and South Islands between Wellington in the North Island and Picton in the South Island travelling on environmentally friendly modern buses and coaches to other tourist destinations, like Queenstown, Milford Sound, Mt Cook, the beautiful Bay of Islands and the thermal region of Rotorua to name a few destinations and selected sightseeing tours.

Using a scenic train and ferry pass and a scenic coach travel and sightseeing pass, is great way to explore New Zealand and at the same time saving you money.

After a day's travel, choose from a range of backpacker hostels to budget, motels, motor inns, apartment and hotel accommodation for a comfortable night's stay.