Christchurch discover South Island - from/to Christchurch
Highlights of this trip: Christchurch - Arthur's Pass National Park - Pancake Rocks - Punakaiki - Greymouth - Hokitika - Franz Josef Glacier - Haast Pass - Lake Hawea - Wanaka - Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu - Te Anau - Fiordland National Park - Otago Peninsula - Dunedin - Mount Cook - Geraldine
Summary
Pick up in:
Christchurch
Return in:
Christchurch
Travel Days:
12 Days
Distance:
2200 km
1
Christchurch
Pick-up your motorhome or camper. Get known with your new home on wheels. and get used to the left-hand traffic. Stop by the next supermarket and get installed on the first campground.
1
Christchurch
Pick-up your motorhome or camper. Get known with your new home on wheels. and get used to the left-hand traffic. Stop by the next supermarket and get installed on the first campground.
2
Christchurch - Arthur's Pass National Park - Pancake Rocks - Punakaiki
289 km
Drive Arthurs Pass a township in the Southern Alps and base to explore Arthur's Pass National Park. Continue to Punakaiki at the West Coast. Visit Pancake Rocks, which is a heavily eroded "pancake"-layering limestone area where the sea bursts through several vertical blowholes during high tides.
Approx. driving time: 3 hours 55 hours
2
Christchurch - Arthur's Pass National Park - Pancake Rocks - Punakaiki
289 km
Drive Arthurs Pass a township in the Southern Alps and base to explore Arthur's Pass National Park. Continue to Punakaiki at the West Coast. Visit Pancake Rocks, which is a heavily eroded "pancake"-layering limestone area where the sea bursts through several vertical blowholes during high tides.
Approx. driving time: 3 hours 55 hours
3
Punakaiki - Greymouth - Hokitika - Franz Josef Glacier
219 km
Drive along the coast and visit Greymouth and Hokitika to the Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier.
Approx. driving time: 2 hours 50 hours
3
Punakaiki - Greymouth - Hokitika - Franz Josef Glacier
219 km
Drive along the coast and visit Greymouth and Hokitika to the Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier.
Approx. driving time: 2 hours 50 hours
4
Franz Josef Glacier
Full day to explore the fascinating glacier world. We recommend a hike on the glacier or a heli-hike.
4
Franz Josef Glacier
Full day to explore the fascinating glacier world. We recommend a hike on the glacier or a heli-hike.
5
Franz Josef Glacier - Haast Pass - Lake Hawea - Wanaka - Queenstown
355 km
Drive the gorgeous Haast Pass, visit Lake Hawea and Wanaka. Wanaka is a paradise for hikers. Continue to Queenstown the birth town of the bungeejumping and mekka of adventure tourism.
Approx. driving time: 4 hours 45 hours
5
Franz Josef Glacier - Haast Pass - Lake Hawea - Wanaka - Queenstown
355 km
Drive the gorgeous Haast Pass, visit Lake Hawea and Wanaka. Wanaka is a paradise for hikers. Continue to Queenstown the birth town of the bungeejumping and mekka of adventure tourism.
Approx. driving time: 4 hours 45 hours
6
Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu - Te Anau
171 km
Drive along Lake Wakatipe to Te Anau and the Fiordland National Park.
Approx. driving time: 2 hours 5 hours
6
Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu - Te Anau
171 km
Drive along Lake Wakatipe to Te Anau and the Fiordland National Park.
Approx. driving time: 2 hours 5 hours
7
Te Anau - Fiordland National Park - Te Anau
3 km
Enjoy a full day in the park. Visit the nearby fiords Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound. Activities such as kayaking, cycling, jet boat riding, fishing are possible and farm tours. Many species of bird life are also found locally, notably the endangered Takahe.
Approx. driving time: 5 hours
7
Te Anau - Fiordland National Park - Te Anau
3 km
Enjoy a full day in the park. Visit the nearby fiords Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound. Activities such as kayaking, cycling, jet boat riding, fishing are possible and farm tours. Many species of bird life are also found locally, notably the endangered Takahe.
Approx. driving time: 5 hours
8
Te Anau - Otago Peninsula - Dunedin
322 km
Drive via Gore or Invercargill to Dunedin. Visit Otago Peninsula home of many species of of wildlife, such as seabirds, especially albatross, pinnipeds and penguins.
Approx. driving time: 4 hours 10 hours
8
Te Anau - Otago Peninsula - Dunedin
322 km
Drive via Gore or Invercargill to Dunedin. Visit Otago Peninsula home of many species of of wildlife, such as seabirds, especially albatross, pinnipeds and penguins.
Approx. driving time: 4 hours 10 hours
9
Dunedin - Mount Cook
317 km
North of Dunedin you will see the Moeraki Boulders, unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach.
Approx. driving time: 3 hours 45 hours
9
Dunedin - Mount Cook
317 km
North of Dunedin you will see the Moeraki Boulders, unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach.
Approx. driving time: 3 hours 45 hours
10
Mount Cook
Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Mount Cook is a favourite challenge for mountain climbers. Aoraki and Mount Cook consists for three summits: Low Peak, Middle Peak and High Peak with the Tasman Glacier to the east and the Hooker Glacier to the west.
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Mount Cook
Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Mount Cook is a favourite challenge for mountain climbers. Aoraki and Mount Cook consists for three summits: Low Peak, Middle Peak and High Peak with the Tasman Glacier to the east and the Hooker Glacier to the west.
11
Mount Cook - Geraldine - Christchurch
359 km
Drive via Geraldine to Christchurch. Christchurch is the "Garden City". Visit the Botanical Garden and Canterbury Museum.
Approx. driving time: 4 hours 20 hours
11
Mount Cook - Geraldine - Christchurch
359 km
Drive via Geraldine to Christchurch. Christchurch is the "Garden City". Visit the Botanical Garden and Canterbury Museum.
Approx. driving time: 4 hours 20 hours
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Christchurch
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12
Christchurch
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