Day Itinerary Hightlights Campsite Botanic Gardens 1 Christchurch International Airport - Christchurch city center - Jailhouse Accommodation Jailhouse Accommodation Christchurch city center Summit Road 2 Jailhouse Accommodation - Rental Car Village - Akaroa - Arundel Bridge Reserve Arundel Bridge Reserve Akaroa Hiking in Peel Forest Lake Tekapo 3 Arundel Bridge Reserve - Peel Forest - Lake Tekapo - Camping Lake McGregor Camping Lake McGregor Church of the Good Shepherd Stargazing at Lake McGregor Mt John track Lake Pukaki 4 Camping Lake McGregor - Mount John Observatory - Lake Pukaki Lookout - Mount Cook - Twizel - Campsite next to SH8 Campsite next to SH8, south of Twizel Road to Mount Cook Tasman Glacier track Elephant Rocks 5 Campsite next to SH8 south of Twizel - Elephant Rocks - Oamaru - All Day Bay recreation reserve All Day Bay recreation reserve Oamaru city center Moeraki Boulders 6 All Day Bay recreation reserve - Moeraki Boulders - Dunedin - Mosgiel Motor Camp Dunedin city center Mosgiel Motor Camp Toitu Otago Settlers museum Hike Sandfly Bay Southern Scenic Route part 1 7 Mosgiel Motor Camp - Sandfly Bay - Nugget Point - DOC Purakaunui Bay DOC Purakaunui Bay Nugget Point New Zealand wildlife Jack’s Blowhole Surat Bay 8 DOC Purakaunui Bay - Jack’s blowhole - Surat Bay - Purakaunui Falls - Cathedral Cave - DOC Papatowai Purakaunui Falls DOC Papatowai Cathedral Cave Southern Scenic Route part 2 McLean Falls Curio Bay 9 DOC Papatowai - McLean Falls - Curio Bay - Slope Point - Invercargill - Colac Bay Colac Bay Slope Point Southern Scenic Route part 3 Milford Sound Road 10 Colac Bay - Te Anau - Mirror Lakes - Milford Sound - DOC the Divide DOC the Divide Mirror Lakes Cruise in the Milford Sound 11 DOC The Divide - Milford Sound - The Chasm - Campsite near Lumsden Campsite near Lumsden The Chasm Day Itinerary Hightlights Campsite Drive the Devil’s Staircase 12 Campsite near Lumsden - Queenstown - DOC Moke Lake Queenstown city center DOC Moke Lake Hike around Moke Lake Chinese settlement Arrowtown 13 DOC Moke Lake - Arrowtown - Luggate Cricket Club Luggate Cricket Club Crown Range Road Beer tasting Wanaka Beerworks 14 Luggate Cricket Club - Wanaka - DOC Lake Paringa DOC Lake Paringa Haast Pass Fox Glacier 15 DOC Lake Paringa - Fox Glacier - Lake Matheson - DOC Otto/Mc Donald DOC Otto/Mc Donald Lake Matheson hike Franz Josef Glacier 16 DOC Otto/Mc Donald - Franz Josef Glacier - Hokitika - DOC Lake Mahinãpua Sunset point in Hokitika DOC Lake Mahinãpua Glowworm dell in Hokitika Hokitika Gorge 17 DOC Lake Mahinãpua - Hokitika Gorge - Pancake Rocks - Jack’s Gasthof Great coast Road Jack’s Gasthof Pancake Rocks 18 Jack’s Gasthof - Westport - Carters beach - Alpine Holiday Park Hanmar Springs Carters beach Alpine Holiday Park Hanmar Springs 19 Alpine Holiday Park Hanmar Springs - Hanmar Springs thermal - DOC Puhi Puhi Valley Kaikoura Hanmar Springs thermal DOC Puhi Puhi Valley Kaikoura 20 DOC Puhi Puhi Valley Kaikoura - Kaikoura - Donovan House B&B Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway Campsite @ Donovan House B&B 21 Donovan House B&B - Picton - Maitai Valley Motor Camp Picton Village Bakery Maitai Valley Motor Camp Nelson Farmers Market 22 Maitai Valley Motor Camp - Nelson - Kina Beach camp Kina Beach camp Nelson city center 23 Kina Beach camp - Marahau - Uruwhena Bridge Kayak @ Abel Tasman park Uruwhena Bridge Farewell Spit hike 24 Uruwhena Bridge - Collingwood - Farewell Spit - Uruwhena Bridge Uruwhena Bridge Pupu Springs 25 Uruwhena Bridge - Motueka - Waitohi domain Picton Picton city center Waitohi domain Picton 26 Waitohi domain Picton - Cook Strait - Camp Elson Poriru Crossing the Cook Strait Camp Elson Poriru 27 Camp Elson Poriru - Wellington - Owhiro Bay, Te Kopahou reserve Te Papa museum Owhiro Bay, Te Kopahou reserve Te Papa museum Wellington Cable Car 28 Owhiro Bay, Te Kopahou reserve - Wellington - Owhiro Bay, Te Kopahou reserve Owhiro Bay, Te Kopahou reserve Botanic Gardens Old Saint Paul Church 29 Owhiro Bay, Te Kopahou reserve - Clifton Motor camp Te Awanga Weta Cave Clifton Motor camp Te Awanga Napier city center 30 Clifton Motor camp Te Awanga - Napier - Hastings - Glenfalls campsite Glenfalls campsite Hasting evening market 31 Glenfalls campsite - Taupo - Huka Falls - Urchin campsite Huka Falls Urchin campsite 32 Urchin campsite - Tongariro Park - Reid’s Farm reserve Tongariro Crossing Reid’s Farm reserve Day Itinerary Hightlights Campsite 33 Reid’s Farm reserve - Willowhaven Holiday Park View over Lake Rotorua Willowhaven Holiday Park 34 Willowhaven Holiday Park - Whakarewarewa - DOC Dickey Flat Whakarewarewa thermal village DOC Dickey Flat 35 DOC Dickey Flat - Tairua Holiday park Goldmine Waihi Tairua Holiday park Cathedral Cove 36 Tairua Holiday park - Cathedral Cove - Coromandel Town - Carpark Hauraki District Council, Ngatea Carpark Hauraki District Council, Ngatea Scenic drive road 309 37 Carpark Hauraki District Council, Ngatea - Auckland - i-site car park Whangarei Auckland city center i-site car park Whangarei 38 i-site car park Whangarei - Whangarei Falls - Paihia - Forest Pools campsite Dolphins cruise Forest Pools campsite 39 Forest Pools campsite - Karikari peninsula - Utea Park Beach Karikari peninsula Utea Park 40 Utea park (the first day we did not drive a single mile!) 90 mile beach Utea Park 41 Utea park - Whangarei Heads - Waipu Hotel Mount Manaia hike Waipu Hotel 42 Waipu Hotel - Mangawhai - Erin Pools Mangawhai Clifftop Walk Erin Pools 43 Erin Pools - Rental Car Village Auckland - Ibis Budget hotel Auckland Airport Ibis Budget hotel Auckland Airport.