Day5
8:00 9:55 15:00
Day6
6:00 8:30 12:00 13:00 14:00
18:00
Day7
7:00 8:00 12:00 13:00 14:30
Day8
6:30 9:00
12:30 13:30 16:00
Day9
4.45 6.45 8:10 9:30 11:30 14:00 17:00
Day10
8:00 8:30-11:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 13:00-15:00 15:00 18:30
Day11
7:00 8:00 16:00
Arrive at the airport SYD-AKL (Qantas QF143) [3.05hr] 787 AKL ---Rent a van with 7 seats--= Overnight : AKL, City Lodge Accommodation 150 Vincent St., AKL Central (+6493796183) Triple 1 (3) / Family room 1 (4) AKL-Matamata (2hr30min, 161km) Breakfast on the way Matamata Hobbiton (79 NZD) Hour : 9.00-17:00 Lunch Matamata-Rotorua (1hr, 68km) Thermal / Wai-O-Tapu (32.5 NZD) 201 Waiotapu Loop Road, RD 3, Rotorua 3073, NZ Hour : April-October: 8:30am-5:00pm (last admission 3:45 pm) Village Experience = Overnight : Rotorua, Astray Motel and Backpackers Double Studio 1 (2) / Twin Studio 1 (2) / One-bed family apt. 1 (3) 1202 Pakuatua St. (+64 7 348 1200) Rotorua-Taupo (1hr, 86 km) Lake Taupo Sightseeing / Huka Falls Lunch Taupo-Tongariro (1hr30min, 103 km) Tongariro National Park, Manawatu = Overnight : Tongario, Plateau Lodge Double or Twin with shared bathroom 1 (2) / Two-Bedroom Apt. 1 (5) 17 Carroll St. (+64 7 892 2993) Tongariro-Waitomo (2hr, 164 km) GLOWWORM CAVE + RUAKURI CAVE + ARANUI CAVE (3.5hr, 95 NZD) GLOWWORM CAVE + RUAKURI CAVE (2.45hr, 87 NZD) GLOWWORM CAVE + ARANUI CAVE (1.5hr, 72 NZD) Hour : 9.00am Lunch Waitomo - AKL (2hr20min, 195km) Auckland - Auckland Harbour Bridge / Waitemata Harbour / SkyCity Auckland / One Tree Hill = Overnight : AKL, Best Western President Hotel Triple 2 (6) Arrive at the airport AKL-CHC (JetStar JQ225) [1.25hr] A320 CHC Rent a campervan with 6 seats CHC - Arthur's Pass (2hr, 145 km) Arthur's Pass Arthur's Pass - Westland National Park (3hr, 238 km) Westland National Park = Overnight : Franz Glacier Franz Josef Glacier Franz Josef in the morning, the walk is currently 3km each way and takes approximately 90 minutes return Lunch Franz Josef Glacier - Fox Glacier (30min, 27 km) Fox Glacier Fox Glacier walk is shorter around 40mins return but the trail is harder. Fox Glacier has toilets at the carpark but Franz Josef doesn't. Fox Glacier - Lake Wanaka (3hr30min, 288 km) - Pass Haast Town Lake Wanaka = Overnight : Lake Wanaka Lake Wanaka - Queenstown (1hr, 70 km) Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu Lake Wanaka - Milford Sound (4hr, 288 km)