Day 1 · Date to confirm
Auckland
Stay overnight in
Auckland
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Arrive.
Sample itinerary · 16 days
Active New Zealand
Tongariro, Abel Tasman, the glaciers and Fiordland, with weather buffer days built in.
As produced by the Acrossnz AI itinerary builder
Day by day
Trip map
Where you spend your days
- 1. Auckland1 day
- 2. Rotorua1 day
- 3. National Park1 day
- 4. Tongariro2 days
- 5. Wellington1 day
- 6. Nelson1 day
- 7. Abel Tasman2 days
- 8. Punakaiki1 day
- 9. Franz Josef1 day
- 10. Wānaka2 days
- 11. Queenstown2 days
- 12. Milford Sound1 day
This is how your trip looks in the builder. In your own itinerary every box is editable, and you can add, remove or reorder days.
Day 2 · Date to confirm
Rotorua
Stay overnight in
Rotorua
Drive
Auckland → Rotorua
Plan for the day
Mountain biking in the Redwoods.
Day 3 · Date to confirm
National Park
Stay overnight in
National Park
Drive
Rotorua → National Park
Plan for the day
Drive to Tongariro.
Day 4 · Date to confirm
Tongariro
Stay overnight in
Tongariro
Drive
National Park → Tongariro
Plan for the day
Alpine Crossing.
Day 5 · Date to confirm
Tongariro
Stay overnight in
Tongariro
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Buffer day for weather.
Day 6 · Date to confirm
Wellington
Stay overnight in
Wellington
Drive
Tongariro → Wellington
Plan for the day
Drive south.
Day 7 · Date to confirm
Nelson
Stay overnight in
Nelson
Drive
Wellington → Nelson
Plan for the day
Ferry and drive.
Day 8 · Date to confirm
Abel Tasman
Stay overnight in
Abel Tasman
Drive
Nelson → Abel Tasman
Plan for the day
Two-day coastal walk, day one.
Day 9 · Date to confirm
Abel Tasman
Stay overnight in
Abel Tasman
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Walk out.
Day 10 · Date to confirm
Punakaiki
Stay overnight in
Punakaiki
Drive
Abel Tasman → Punakaiki
Plan for the day
West Coast drive.
Day 11 · Date to confirm
Franz Josef
Stay overnight in
Franz Josef
Drive
Punakaiki → Franz Josef
Plan for the day
Glacier heli-hike.
Day 12 · Date to confirm
Wānaka
Stay overnight in
Wānaka
Drive
Franz Josef → Wānaka
Plan for the day
Haast Pass.
Day 13 · Date to confirm
Wānaka
Stay overnight in
Wānaka
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Roys Peak sunrise.
Day 14 · Date to confirm
Queenstown
Stay overnight in
Queenstown
Drive
Wānaka → Queenstown
Plan for the day
Bungy or jet boat.
Day 15 · Date to confirm
Milford Sound
Stay overnight in
Milford Sound
Drive
Queenstown → Milford Sound
Plan for the day
Kayak the sound.
Day 16 · Date to confirm
Queenstown
Stay overnight in
Queenstown
Drive
Milford Sound → Queenstown
Plan for the day
Fly out.
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