November 30 – December 21, 2018
It was my first time on the South Island and I had been itching to get there for a few years. My nearly three week trip wasn’t even close to enough time, and I can’t wait to go back. Having said that, I think my itinerary was fairly well balanced, and I’ve already had a friend who has copied part of it for their recent South Island vacation. I took the train from Christchurch to Kaikoura and on to Picton, and from there I picked up a car and hit the road. It was early December, and I was lucky that I only had to plan a couple of days in advance to get accommodation, so I tried to keep it a fairly flexible itinerary. I was able to add a little more detail on this one, so you can see most of the hikes and activities that I did while on the South Island as well!
| 30-Nov | Fly Philadelphia to Sydney |
| 1-Dec | Cross the Date Line |
| 2-Dec | Fly Sydney to Christchurch |
| 3-Dec | Christchurch |
| 4-Dec | Christchurch |
| 5-Dec | Christchurch to Kaikoura |
| 6-Dec | Kaikoura |
| 7-Dec | Kaikoura to Picton |
| 8-Dec | Picton |
| 9-Dec | Picton to Abel Tasman NP |
| 10-Dec | Abel Tasman NP |
| 11-Dec | Abel Tasman NP |
| 12-Dec | Abel Tasman NP to Punakaiki |
| 13-Dec | Punakaiki to Franz Josef |
| 14-Dec | Franz Josef |
| 15-Dec | Franz Josef to Wanaka |
| 16-Dec | Wanaka to Te Anau |
| 17-Dec | Te Anau |
| 18-Dec | Te Anau to Queenstown |
| 19-Dec | Queenstown |
| 20-Dec | Queenstown |
| 21-Dec | Fly Queenstown to Melbourne |
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