TranzAlpine Trekin’

We hopped the train in Christchurch heading over Arthur’s Pass to Greymouth on the wild West coast. It’s a scenic rail ride that takes a little over 4 hours twisting through the mountains along the river. Some of the cliffs that the train runs along are quite steep providing breathtaking drop-off views!

It has been in operation for over 100 years and was originally built to provide transport for logging and mining. We had a smooth ride and spent a bit of time in the open air viewing car as well, however, it was really jam packed. Everyone on the sold out train had the same idea.

See some more pics here