New Zealand
12 days: Rotorua, Queenstown, Milford Sound and Mount Cook
New Zealand: 12 days
New Zealand your way: geysers and Māori culture in Rotorua, then a flight to the South Island: Queenstown among the mountains, a cruise on Milford Sound, Lake Wanaka, and the turquoise lakes below Mount Cook with the Hooker Valley track. A rental car. Book everything yourself and keep this guide on your phone: it works offline.
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The route 11 nights in total
- Auckland1 night
Arrive - Rotorua2 nights
Geysers, geothermal parks, Māori culture - Queenstown3 nights
Mountains, Lake Wakatipu, Glenorchy - Te Anau1 night
Milford Sound - Wanaka2 nights
The lake, Roys Peak - Lake Tekapo2 nights
Mount Cook, Hooker Valley, stars
Fly into Auckland (usually via Asia). Rotorua is about 3 hours by car. Fly from Rotorua (or Auckland) to Queenstown. Te Anau is about 2 hours away, Milford Sound 2 hours from there, Te Anau to Wanaka about 3 hours, on to Tekapo 2.5 hours and Christchurch 3 hours. Fly home from Christchurch.
Places you will see
What’s in the guide
- The route day by day, with nights in each place
- When to go, month by month
- The best places and how much time they need
- Getting around, where to stay, money and food
- Manners, safety and a before-you-go checklist
- Official links and sources with the date they were checked
- A phone app: the plan for your travel dates, checklist and notes, offline too
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