Trip itinerary
New Zealand South Island Road Trip
10 daysNew Zealand
A weather-aware 10-day drive from Christchurch through Lake Tekapo, Aoraki/Mount Cook, Wānaka, Queenstown, and Milford Sound.
- Duration
- 10 days
- Destination
- New Zealand
- Travel summary
- 28 places · 19h 04m travel
Day 1
Arrive in Christchurch
Christchurch AirportTravel
Christchurch Airport, New Zealand
22m by car
Christchurch baseStay
Christchurch, New Zealand
27m on foot
Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand
49m travel
Day 2
Christchurch → Lake Tekapo
1h 33m by car
Geraldine breakDining
Geraldine, New Zealand
58m by car
Lake Tekapo baseStay
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
8m on foot
Church of the Good Shepherd
Pioneer Drive, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
9m on foot
Dark-sky evening
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
2h 48m travel
Day 3
Tekapo → Aoraki/Mount Cook
32m by car
Lake Pukaki viewpoint
Lake Pukaki, New Zealand
38m by car
Aoraki/Mount Cook baseStay
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
26m on foot
Kea Point Track
2h 00mAoraki / Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
1h 36m travel
Day 4
Aoraki/Mount Cook
19m on foot
8:00 AM
Hooker Valley Track
4h 00mAoraki / Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
31m on foot
Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre
Aoraki Mount Cook Village, New Zealand
50m travel
Day 5
Aoraki → Wānaka
Drive
Lindis Pass viewpoint
Lindis Pass, New Zealand
50m by car
Wānaka baseStay
Wānaka, New Zealand
31m on foot
Wānaka lakefront
Wānaka, New Zealand
1h 21m travel
Day 6
Wānaka
27m by car
Diamond Lake Track
3h 00mDiamond Lake Conservation Area, New Zealand
30m by car
Wānaka free afternoon
Wānaka, New Zealand
57m travel
Day 7
Wānaka → Queenstown
Drive
21m by car
Arrowtown
Arrowtown, New Zealand
18m by car
Queenstown baseStay
Queenstown, New Zealand
5m on foot
Queenstown lakefront
Queenstown, New Zealand
45m travel
Day 8
Queenstown → Te Anau
34m by car
Kingston lakeside break
Kingston, New Zealand
1h 19m by car
Te Anau baseStay
Te Anau, New Zealand
5m on foot
Lake Te Anau walk
Te Anau, New Zealand
1h 57m travel
Day 9
Milford Sound → Queenstown
2h 30m by car
About 1h 21m by ferry
Milford Sound cruise
2h 30mMilford Sound / Piopiotahi, New Zealand
4h 00m by car
Queenstown final baseStay
Queenstown, New Zealand
7h 51m travel
Day 10
Queenstown departure
10m by car
10m travel
Ideas
not scheduled yetDoubtful Sound overnight
Doubtful Sound / Patea, New Zealand
West Coast glacier extension
West Coast, New Zealand
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