Day 1 · Date to confirm
Picton
Stay overnight in
Picton
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Interislander or fly in; Queen Charlotte Drive.
Sample itinerary · 10 days
Top of the South and the West Coast
Marlborough wine, Abel Tasman, then the wild West Coast down to the glaciers and over Haast Pass.
As produced by the Acrossnz AI itinerary builder
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Where you spend your days
- 1. Picton1 day
- 2. Blenheim1 day
- 3. Nelson1 day
- 4. Abel Tasman2 days
- 5. Punakaiki1 day
- 6. Hokitika1 day
- 7. Franz Josef1 day
- 8. Wānaka1 day
- 9. Queenstown1 day
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Day 2 · Date to confirm
Blenheim
Stay overnight in
Blenheim
Drive
Picton → Blenheim
Plan for the day
Marlborough cellar doors by bike.
Day 3 · Date to confirm
Nelson
Stay overnight in
Nelson
Drive
Blenheim → Nelson
Plan for the day
Drive to Nelson, evening in town.
Day 4 · Date to confirm
Abel Tasman
Stay overnight in
Abel Tasman
Drive
Nelson → Abel Tasman
Plan for the day
Water taxi in, walk a coastal section out.
Day 5 · Date to confirm
Abel Tasman
Stay overnight in
Abel Tasman
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Kayak day or a slow beach day.
Day 6 · Date to confirm
Punakaiki
Stay overnight in
Punakaiki
Drive
Abel Tasman → Punakaiki
Plan for the day
Buller Gorge to the coast, Pancake Rocks at high tide.
Day 7 · Date to confirm
Hokitika
Stay overnight in
Hokitika
Drive
Punakaiki → Hokitika
Plan for the day
Hokitika Gorge and the beach at sunset.
Day 8 · Date to confirm
Franz Josef
Stay overnight in
Franz Josef
Drive
Hokitika → Franz Josef
Plan for the day
Glacier valley walk; heli flight if clear.
Day 9 · Date to confirm
Wānaka
Stay overnight in
Wānaka
Drive
Franz Josef → Wānaka
Plan for the day
Haast Pass with stops at the Blue Pools.
Day 10 · Date to confirm
Queenstown
Stay overnight in
Queenstown
Drive
Wānaka → Queenstown
Plan for the day
Short drive to the airport.