New Zealand South Island in 10 days: lakes, fiords & glaciers
Trip · NZ
10 days · 31 stops · 2201 km · Walk + Car
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A ten-day loop of the South Island by car from Christchurch: the turquoise lakes of Tekapo and Pukaki, Aoraki/Mount Cook, Wānaka and Queenstown, a day to Milford Sound, the Haast Pass, the West Coast glaciers and the crossing of Arthur's Pass back to Christchurch. Drive on the left, allow extra time
Day by day
Day 13 stops · 3 h 1 min · 2.4 km
- Walk 22 min · 1.7 km
- Walk 9 min · 690 m
Day 23 stops · 3 h 37 min · 75 km
Getting there: Car 3 h 6 min · 226 km
- Car 34 min · 9.7 km
- Car 1 h 13 min · 66 km
Day 33 stops · 7 h 26 min · 224 km
Getting there: Car 39 min · 45 km
- Car 16 min · 9.9 km
- Car 2 h 55 min · 214 km
Day 43 stops · 7 h 42 min · 61 km
Getting there: Car 8 min · 5.0 km
- Car 32 min · 30 km
- Car 40 min · 31 km
Day 53 stops · 4 h 46 min · 49 km
Getting there: Car 29 min · 21 km
- Walk 15 min · 1.3 km
- Car 1 h 16 min · 47 km
Day 64 stops · 8 h 10 min · 180 km
Getting there: Car 4 h 17 min · 273 km
- Car 55 min · 43 km
- Car 26 min · 18 km
- Car 2 h 14 min · 119 km
Day 73 stops · 2 h 55 min · 70 km
Getting there: Car 4 h 17 min · 296 km
- Car 19 min · 20 km
- Car 46 min · 49 km
Day 83 stops · 4 h 16 min · 32 km
Getting there: Car 1 h 54 min · 126 km
- Car 9 min · 5.4 km
- Car 37 min · 26 km
Day 93 stops · 4 h 33 min · 127 km
Getting there: Car 2 h 6 min · 138 km
- Car 1 h 18 min · 83 km
- Car 45 min · 44 km
Day 103 stops · 4 h 38 min · 143 km
Getting there: Car 1 h 33 min · 109 km
- Car 34 min · 39 km
- Car 1 h 34 min · 104 km