Day 1 · Date to confirm
Auckland
Stay overnight in
Auckland
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Collect the van, stock up.
Sample itinerary · 21 days
End-to-end by campervan
Top to bottom with real campervan drive times and the ferry booked ahead.
As produced by the Acrossnz AI itinerary builder
Day by day
Trip map
Where you spend your days
- 1. Auckland1 day
- 2. Coromandel1 day
- 3. Hahei1 day
- 4. Rotorua2 days
- 5. Taupō1 day
- 6. Tongariro1 day
- 7. Wellington1 day
- 8. Picton1 day
- 9. Kaikōura2 days
- 10. Christchurch1 day
- 11. Lake Tekapo1 day
- 12. Aoraki / Mount Cook1 day
- 13. Ōamaru1 day
- 14. Dunedin1 day
- 15. Catlins1 day
- 16. Te Anau1 day
- 17. Milford Sound1 day
- 18. Queenstown2 days
Not pinned on the map yet: Kaikōura, Ōamaru.
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
Coromandel
Stay overnight in
Coromandel
Drive
Auckland → Coromandel
Plan for the day
Thames coast.
Day 3 · Date to confirm
Hahei
Stay overnight in
Hahei
Drive
Coromandel → Hahei
Plan for the day
Cathedral Cove.
Day 4 · Date to confirm
Rotorua
Stay overnight in
Rotorua
Drive
Hahei → Rotorua
Plan for the day
Drive inland.
Day 5 · Date to confirm
Rotorua
Stay overnight in
Rotorua
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Geothermal day.
Day 6 · Date to confirm
Taupō
Stay overnight in
Taupō
Drive
Rotorua → Taupō
Plan for the day
Lakeside freedom camp.
Day 7 · Date to confirm
Tongariro
Stay overnight in
Tongariro
Drive
Taupō → Tongariro
Plan for the day
Crossing or short walks.
Day 8 · Date to confirm
Wellington
Stay overnight in
Wellington
Drive
Tongariro → Wellington
Plan for the day
Long drive day.
Day 9 · Date to confirm
Picton
Stay overnight in
Picton
Drive
Wellington → Picton
Plan for the day
Ferry (van booked).
Day 10 · Date to confirm
Kaikōura
Stay overnight in
Kaikōura
Drive
Picton → Kaikōura
Plan for the day
Coast road.
Day 11 · Date to confirm
Kaikōura
Stay overnight in
Kaikōura
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Whales and seals.
Day 12 · Date to confirm
Christchurch
Stay overnight in
Christchurch
Drive
Kaikōura → Christchurch
Plan for the day
Restock.
Day 13 · Date to confirm
Lake Tekapo
Stay overnight in
Lake Tekapo
Drive
Christchurch → Lake Tekapo
Plan for the day
Stargazing.
Day 14 · Date to confirm
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Stay overnight in
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Drive
Lake Tekapo → Aoraki / Mount Cook
Plan for the day
Hooker Valley.
Day 15 · Date to confirm
Ōamaru
Stay overnight in
Ōamaru
Drive
Aoraki / Mount Cook → Ōamaru
Plan for the day
Penguins at dusk.
Day 16 · Date to confirm
Dunedin
Stay overnight in
Dunedin
Drive
Ōamaru → Dunedin
Plan for the day
Otago Peninsula wildlife.
Day 17 · Date to confirm
Catlins
Stay overnight in
Catlins
Drive
Dunedin → Catlins
Plan for the day
Nugget Point and waterfalls.
Day 18 · Date to confirm
Te Anau
Stay overnight in
Te Anau
Drive
Catlins → Te Anau
Plan for the day
Via Invercargill.
Day 19 · Date to confirm
Milford Sound
Stay overnight in
Milford Sound
Drive
Te Anau → Milford Sound
Plan for the day
Cruise.
Day 20 · Date to confirm
Queenstown
Stay overnight in
Queenstown
Drive
Milford Sound → Queenstown
Plan for the day
Return drive.
Day 21 · Date to confirm
Queenstown
Stay overnight in
Queenstown
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Drop the van, fly out.
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