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)South Island road trip itineraries
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.
3 routes
Self-drive loops of the South Island, starting and finishing in Christchurch.
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)Ready-made PDF planners
Printable templates with a video walk-through. Fill in your own dates.
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