Friday, June 23, 2017

Our Trip to NZ


Alright, so with the tickets booked its now time to plan the trip.  Thanks to my sister's help, here is the first cut -

Dec 23rd - Day 1 Auckland Arrival 1545
Chill in the city eat some local food

Dec 24th Day 2 Auckland to Waitomo (Tour or Bus or Drive)
Waitomo Caves - Glow worm
Hobitton
Night stay Waitomo

Dec 26th Day 3 Waitomo (bus/car) to Hamilton Airport Flyto Christchurch
Christchurch Check in , explore
Dec 27th Day 4 Christchurch
Gondola ride
Cathedral Square

Dec 28th Day 5 ChristChurch to Dunedin 361km - Pick up a car for the round trip to be returned at christchurch on Jan 5th
Enroute check out -
Omamaru - Penguins and Lunch
Moerari Boulders
Reach Dunedin by evening/night
Dec 29th Day 6 Dunedin
Tunnel Beach
Baldwin street
Dunedin market place

Dec 30th Day 7 Dunedin to Invercargil via Slopepoint
Waikawa Niagara falls cafe for grub - From there Slope point is 25kms.. with gravel roads.
Via Bluff to invercargill
Night at Invercargill

Jan 31st Day 8 Invercargill to Te Anau Lake 158kms
Glow worm caves

Jan 1st Day 9 Te Anau - Milford sound -
Lake Cruise
Night at Milford (is this even possible, if not milford after the cruise the nearest town for stay)
Jan 2nd Day 10 Milford - Queenstown
Half day and night at Queenstown
Queenstown Garden
St peters Church

Jan 3rd Day 11 Queenstown - Arrowtown
Chill in arrow town

Jan 4th Day 12 - ArrowTown - Lake Tekapo
Stay Lake Tekapo

Jan 5th Day 13 - Tekapo to Christchurch

Jan 6th Day 14 - Christchurch - AUCK

Jan 7th - 0900 Return flight AUCK