Day 1 · Date to confirm
Napier
Stay overnight in
Napier
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Fly in, Art Deco town walk.
Sample itinerary · 10 days
Wine, food and coast
Hawke's Bay, Martinborough, Marlborough and Central Otago — the country's best wine regions.
As produced by the Acrossnz AI itinerary builder
Day by day
Trip map
Where you spend your days
- 1. Napier1 day
- 2. Hawke's Bay1 day
- 3. Martinborough2 days
- 4. Wellington1 day
- 5. Blenheim1 day
- 6. Marlborough Sounds1 day
- 7. Queenstown2 days
- 8. Gibbston / Bannockburn1 day
Not pinned on the map yet: Gibbston / Bannockburn.
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Day 2 · Date to confirm
Hawke's Bay
Stay overnight in
Hawke's Bay
Drive
Napier → Hawke's Bay
Plan for the day
Winery cycling day.
Day 3 · Date to confirm
Martinborough
Stay overnight in
Martinborough
Drive
Hawke's Bay → Martinborough
Plan for the day
Drive south through Wairarapa.
Day 4 · Date to confirm
Martinborough
Stay overnight in
Martinborough
Drive
No long drive — staying put
Plan for the day
Cellar doors on foot, stay the night.
Day 5 · Date to confirm
Wellington
Stay overnight in
Wellington
Drive
Martinborough → Wellington
Plan for the day
Food scene and coffee.
Day 6 · Date to confirm
Blenheim
Stay overnight in
Blenheim
Drive
Wellington → Blenheim
Plan for the day
Short flight or ferry, sauvignon country.
Day 7 · Date to confirm
Marlborough Sounds
Stay overnight in
Marlborough Sounds
Drive
Blenheim → Marlborough Sounds
Plan for the day
Mail boat or green-lipped mussel cruise.
Day 8 · Date to confirm
Queenstown
Stay overnight in
Queenstown
Drive
Marlborough Sounds → Queenstown
Plan for the day
Fly south.
Day 9 · Date to confirm
Gibbston / Bannockburn
Stay overnight in
Gibbston / Bannockburn
Drive
Queenstown → Gibbston / Bannockburn
Plan for the day
Central Otago pinot day.
Day 10 · Date to confirm
Queenstown
Stay overnight in
Queenstown
Drive
Gibbston / Bannockburn → Queenstown
Plan for the day
Fly out.
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