New Zealand South Island
Fjords, glaciers, and mountain scenery that defies belief — road-trip the South Island's greatest hits.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1
Christchurch
Arrive in Christchurch
CHC Airport
Riverside Market lunch
96 Oxford Tce
Botanic Gardens & Hagley Park
Rolleston Ave
Cardboard Cathedral
234 Hereford St
Dinner in New Regent St
New Regent St
Day 2
Lake Tekapo
Drive to Lake Tekapo
SH1/SH8
Church of the Good Shepherd
Lake Tekapo
Lunch at Astro Cafe
Mt John Observatory
Mt John summit walk
Mt John
Drive to Mt Cook Village
SH80
Dinner at The Old Mountaineers
Mt Cook Village
Day 3
Mount Cook
Hooker Valley Track hike
Hooker Valley
Lunch at Hermitage Hotel
Mt Cook Village
Tasman Glacier boat trip
Tasman Lake
Drive to Queenstown
SH8/SH6
Day 4
Queenstown
Skyline Gondola & luge
Brecon St
Fergburger lunch
42 Shotover St
Jet boat on Shotover River
Shotover Canyon
Queenstown Gardens walk
Queenstown Gardens
Dinner at Rata
Te Nuku, 43 Ballarat St
Day 5
Milford Sound
Drive to Milford Sound
Milford Rd
Milford Sound cruise
Milford Sound
Packed lunch at Mitre Peak
Milford Sound
Kayaking in the fjord
Milford Sound
Drive back to Queenstown
Milford Rd
Day 6
Wanaka
Drive to Wanaka
Crown Range Rd
That Wanaka Tree
Wanaka lakefront
Rob Roy Glacier Track
Mt Aspiring National Park
Lunch in Wanaka
Wanaka
Puzzling World
Wanaka
Day 7
Franz Josef
Drive to Franz Josef
SH6
Franz Josef Glacier heli-hike
Franz Josef
Lunch in Franz Josef
Franz Josef
Hot pools soak
Franz Josef Glacier Hot Pools
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