New Zealand itineraries for honeymoons, families and road trips
Sample routes designed by Michael Nees. Each one shows where you sleep, how many nights, and what to do each day. Use one as it is, or as a starting point.
New Zealand honeymoon itineraries
Slower pace, smaller stays with character, and time to actually enjoy each place.
14-day New Zealand honeymoon
Auckland → Hahei → Rotorua → Kaikoura → Greymouth …
PDF planner for 14-day New Zealand honeymoon (opens in a new tab)New Zealand family holiday itineraries
Shorter drives, more nights in one place, and things kids actually enjoy.
10-day New Zealand family holiday
Auckland → Rotorua → Abel Tasman → Punakaiki → Fox Glacier …
PDF planner for 10-day New Zealand family holiday (opens in a new tab)12-day South Island family holiday
Christchurch → Lake Tekapo → Queenstown → Fox Glacier → Punakaiki …
PDF planner for 12-day South Island family holiday (opens in a new tab)12-day New Zealand with kids
Auckland → Rotorua → Arrowtown → Abel Tasman
PDF planner for 12-day New Zealand with kids (opens in a new tab)14-day New Zealand family itinerary
Auckland → Hahei → Rotorua → Queenstown → Fox Glacier …
PDF planner for 14-day New Zealand family itinerary (opens in a new tab)New Zealand lifestyle & nature itineraries
Walks, food, wine, golf and quieter corners, at an easy pace.
12-day North & South Island highlights
Auckland → Rotorua → Te Anau → Queenstown → Franz Josef …
PDF planner for 12-day North & South Island highlights (opens in a new tab)12-day North Island hidden treasures
Auckland → The Coromandel → Rotorua → Tongariro → New Plymouth …
PDF planner for 12-day North Island hidden treasures (opens in a new tab)18-day North & South Island itinerary
Auckland → Hahei → Rotorua → Lake Pukaki → Otago Peninsula …
PDF planner for 18-day North & South Island itinerary (opens in a new tab)South Island road trip itineraries
Self-drive loops of the South Island, starting and finishing in Christchurch.
10-day South Island road trip
Christchurch → Kaikoura → Abel Tasman → Greymouth → Fox Glacier …
PDF planner for 10-day South Island road trip (opens in a new tab)12-day South Island road trip
Christchurch → Twizel → Dunedin → Te Anau → Queenstown …
PDF planner for 12-day South Island road trip (opens in a new tab)18-day South Island road trip
Christchurch → Lake Tekapo → Otago Peninsula → Te Anau → Wanaka …
PDF planner for 18-day South Island road trip (opens in a new tab)Australia + New Zealand itineraries
Two countries in one trip, with the flights between them worked out.
2 weeks in Australia & New Zealand
Sydney → Port Douglas → Queenstown → Fox Glacier → Greymouth …
PDF planner for 2 weeks in Australia & New Zealand (opens in a new tab)16 days in Australia & New Zealand
Sydney → Port Douglas → Adelaide → Kangaroo Island → Auckland …
PDF planner for 16 days in Australia & New Zealand (opens in a new tab)3 weeks in Australia & New Zealand
Sydney → Port Douglas → Uluru → Adelaide → Kangaroo Island …
PDF planner for 3 weeks in Australia & New Zealand (opens in a new tab)25 days in Australia, New Zealand & Fiji
Sydney → Blue Mountains → Port Douglas → Uluru → Adelaide …
PDF planner for 25 days in Australia, New Zealand & Fiji (opens in a new tab)Ready-made PDF planners
Printable templates with a video walk-through. Fill in your own dates.
- North Island · 10 daysPDF for North Island · 10 daysVideo for North Island · 10 days on YouTube
- South Island · 10 daysPDF for South Island · 10 daysVideo for South Island · 10 days on YouTube
- North & South Island · 10 daysPDF for North & South Island · 10 daysVideo for North & South Island · 10 days on YouTube
- North & South Island · 14 daysPDF for North & South Island · 14 daysVideo for North & South Island · 14 days on YouTube
- North & South Island · 21 daysPDF for North & South Island · 21 daysVideo for North & South Island · 21 days on YouTube
- Motorhome · 3 weeksPDF for Motorhome · 3 weeksVideo for Motorhome · 3 weeks on YouTube
