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Hello Everyone,
I am planning a solo road trip across the New Zealand South Island in the end of may (starting 18th May) before flying to Australia. After some time researching and viewing old posts, I have created an itinerary that I would appreciate any feedback/advice on. I plan to fly into christchurch and rent a car for the duration of the trip. I would like to see as many scenic POIs as I possibly can. I will have been in Nelson a month prior on an educational project, so would be accustomed to the timezone. The itinerary is as follows:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3 and 4 (have seen previous advice to leave 2 days here in case heli tour is cancelled):
Day 5:
Day 6:
Day 7:
Day 8:
Day 9:
Day 10:
Day 11:
Day 12:
Day 13:
I would appreciate any advice regarding my trips feasibility and if I should cut out certain POIs/activities especially given that the days are quite short (sunset around 5pm). Likewise I additionally wanted to know if I could combine certain days to overall improve efficiency and make the most of each day (is it really a necessity to have 2 days in FJ? How likely is the heli tour to be cancelled as otherwise day 2 in FJ would be quite slow..)
How is the weather like in late may on the South island?
I will also post this in r/newzealand for increased coverage, so apologies if you come across this as repost.
Thanks.
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I am planning a solo road trip across the New Zealand South Island in the end of may (starting 18th May) before flying to Australia. After some time researching and viewing old posts, I have created an itinerary that I would appreciate any feedback/advice on. I plan to fly into christchurch and rent a car for the duration of the trip. I would like to see as many scenic POIs as I possibly can. I will have been in Nelson a month prior on an educational project, so would be accustomed to the timezone. The itinerary is as follows:
Day 1:
- Land in Christchurch in the morning and pick up car rental
- Hike Sugarloaf Scenic reserve- Specifically Mitchells Track
- Explore Christchurch
- Drive to Hokitika Via Arthurs Pass in Afternoon to stay the night in Hokitika
Day 2:
- Drive to Hokitika Gorge
- Drive to Franz Joseph to stay the night
Day 3 and 4 (have seen previous advice to leave 2 days here in case heli tour is cancelled):
- Franz Joseph Heli-hike tour
- Drive and see nearby Lake Matheson
- Minnehaha Nature walk at day (and night to view glow worms)
- Stay another night in Franz Joseph
Day 5:
- All Day drive to Wanaka with stops at Thunder creek and Blue pools.
- Stay night in Wanaka
Day 6:
- Wanaka Waterfall Climb Tour
- See Wanaka Tree
- Stay night in Wanaka
Day 7:
- Hike Roy's Peak
- Drive to Queenstown via Kawarau Gorge
- Stay night in Queenstown.
Day 8:
- Queenstown Activities- Shotover/Dart jet + Luge
- Explore Queenstown
Day 9:
- Coach daytrip to Milford Sound
Day 10:
- Hike Ben Lomond
- Visit Lake Wakatipu
- Drive and stay night in Mount cook
Day 11:
- Hooker Valley Track
- Visit Tasman Glacier Lake
Day 12:
- Drive to Lake Tekapo (stop at Lake Pukaki en route)
- See Lake Tekapo
- Stargazing at night or combo stargazing and hot-pool at night
Day 13:
- Drive back to christchurch to return car and fly out to Australia
I would appreciate any advice regarding my trips feasibility and if I should cut out certain POIs/activities especially given that the days are quite short (sunset around 5pm). Likewise I additionally wanted to know if I could combine certain days to overall improve efficiency and make the most of each day (is it really a necessity to have 2 days in FJ? How likely is the heli tour to be cancelled as otherwise day 2 in FJ would be quite slow..)
How is the weather like in late may on the South island?
I will also post this in r/newzealand for increased coverage, so apologies if you come across this as repost.
Thanks.
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