Explores the sights of New Zealand from three major scenic rail routes that run between Auckland and Wellington, Picton and Christchurch, and from Christchurch along the rugged west coast.
EPISODE 1
North
On New Zealand's North Island, from Auckland to Wellington, the Northern Explorer scenic railway traverses amazing Middle Earth landscapes, past active volcanoes to the Kapiti coast, lined with subtropical rainforest.
EPISODE 2
South
On New Zealand's South Island, two rail lines, the spectacular Coastal Pacific and the TranzAlpine, cross jaw-dropping scenery, including some from `Lord of the Rings'.
Tuan Lam
James Heyward
Christian Beetz