This is a high level overview of travel throughout New Zealand over a six week period.
Countries covered in this itinerary
- New Zealand
The itinerary
|
New Zealand City Base |
Nights | Day Trips |
|
Christchurch |
2 | |
|
Nelson |
2 | |
|
Wellington |
7 | Picton – ferry from the South Island to the North Island |
|
Rotorua |
4 | |
|
Taupo |
3 | |
|
Auckland |
6 | |
|
Motueka (Abel Tasman National Park) |
3 | |
|
Westport |
1 | |
|
Lake Mahinapua |
1 | |
|
Franz Joseph |
1 | |
|
Queenstown |
6 | |
|
Te Anau |
1 | |
|
Wanaka |
3 |
Journey outline
- Day 1 – Christchurch
- Day 2 – Christchurch
- Day 3 – Christchurch / Depart to Nelson
- Day 4 – Nelson
- Day 5 – Nelson / Depart to Wellington
- Day 6 – Wellington
- Day 7 – Wellington
- Day 8 – Wellington
- Day 9 – Wellington
- Day 10 – Wellington
- Day 11 – Wellington / Depart to Rotorua
- Day 12 – Rotorua
- Day 13 – Rotorua
- Day 14 – Rotorua
- Day 15 – Rotorua / Depart for Taupo
- Day 16 – Taupo
- Day 17 – Taupo
- Day 18 – Taupo / Depart for Auckland
- Day 19 – Auckland
- Day 20 – Auckland
- Day 21 – Auckland
- Day 22 – Auckland
- Day 23 – Auckland
- Day 24 – Auckland / Depart for Motueka (Abel Tasman National Park)
- Day 25 – Motueka (Abel Tasman National Park)
- Day 26 – Motueka (Abel Tasman National Park)
- Day 27 – Motueka (Abel Tasman National Park) / Depart for Westport
- Day 28 – Westport / Depart for Lake Mahinapua
- Day 29 – Lake Mahinapua / Depart for Franz Joseph
- Day 30 – Franz Joseph / Depart for Queenstown
- Day 31 – Queenstown
- Day 32 – Queenstown
- Day 33 – Queenstown
- Day 34 – Queenstown
- Day 35 – Queenstown
- Day 36 – Queenstown / Depart for Te Anau
- Day 37 – Te Anau / Depart for Wanaka
- Day 38 – Wanaka
- Day 39 – Wanaka
- Day 40 – Wanaka
Maps of locations covered
Map of New Zealand Part 1
Map of New Zealand Part 2
Transport times
- Bus Christchurch to Nelson — 5 hours, 15 minutes
- Bus Nelson to Wellington — 5 hours, 15 minutes
- Bus Wellington to Rotorua — 6 hours
- Bus Rotorua to Taupo — 1 hour, 10 minutes
- Bus Taupo to Auckland — 3 hours, 30 minutes
- Airplane Auckland to Nelson — 4 hours
- Bus Nelson to Motueka (Abel Tasman National Park) — 51 minutes
- Bus Motueka (Abel Tasman National Park) to Westport — 3 hours
- Bus Westport to Lake Mahinapua — 2 hours, 10 minutes
- Bus Lake Mahinapua to Franz Josef Glacier — 1 hour, 45 minutes
- Bus Franz Josef Glacier to Queenstown — 5 hours
- Bus Queenstown to Te Anau — 2 hours, 15 minutes
- Bus Te Anau to Wanaka — 3 hours