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South Island Wilds
A 10-day South Island loop that keeps the pace relaxed, scenic, and very “pull over, wow, take a photo” friendly.
Route: Christchurch Airport → Geraldine → Lake Tekapo → Lake Pukaki → Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park → Hooker Valley Track → Tasman Glacier → Omarama → Wānaka → Roys Peak → That Wānaka Tree → Mount Iron → Crown Range Road → Arrowtown → Te Anau → Eglinton Valley → Mirror Lakes → Milford Sound / Piopiotahi → Kingston → Queenstown → Lake Hāwea → Blue Pools → Franz Josef Glacier → Hokitika Gorge → Punakaiki → Arthur's Pass → Christchurch
Primary area: South Island
South Island Great Walks Nov-Apr (booking opens May). Jun-Aug ski season Queenstown.
10days
30stops
2162drive km
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1
Christchurch to Lake Tekapo
3 stops · 2h 56m · 223km
2
Tekapo to Mount Cook
3 stops · 1h 24m · 108km
3
Mount Cook to Wānaka
3 stops · 2h 56m · 227km
4
Wānaka Lakes & Peaks
3 stops · 20m · 16km
5
Wānaka to Te Anau
3 stops · 3h 10m · 235km
6
Milford Sound Day
3 stops · 1h 51m · 125km
7
Te Anau to Queenstown
3 stops · 3h 58m · 289km
8
Queenstown to Franz Josef
3 stops · 5h 3m · 351km
9
Glaciers to Punakaiki
3 stops · 3h 57m · 285km
10
Punakaiki to Christchurch
3 stops · 4h 32m · 304km