SECTION FOUR
Use the following skeleton itinerary suggestions to compare to the one you have designed, or use them as a starting point to design an itinerary. Visit the Driving Route section of www.newzealand.com for other self-drive itinerary suggestions.
| Itinerary One |
| Day 1 |
Christchurch to Kaikoura |
| Day 2 |
Kaikoura to Hanmer Springs |
| Day 3 |
Hanmer Springs to Greymouth via Lewis Pass |
| Day 4 |
Greymouth to Franz Josef or Fox Glacier |
| Day 5 |
Glacier Experience |
| Day 6 |
Franz Josef or Fox Glacier to Wanaka via Haast Pass |
| Day 7 |
Wanaka to Queenstown |
| Day 8 |
Queenstown |
| Day 9 |
Queenstown to Mt Cook Village |
| Day 10 |
Mt Cook village to Christchurch |
| Itinerary Two |
| Day 1 |
Christchurch |
| Day 2 |
Christchurch to Timaru |
| Day 3 |
Timaru to Dunedin |
| Day 4 |
Dunedin |
| Day 5 |
Dunedin to Queenstown |
| Day 6 |
Queenstown |
| Day 7 |
Queenstown to Mount Cook or Twizel |
| Day 8 |
Mt Cook National Park |
| Day 9 |
Mt Cook Village - Methven |
| Day 10 |
Timaru to Christchurch |
| Itinerary Three |
| Day 1 |
Christchurch |
| Day 2 |
Christchurch to Greymouth via TranzAlpine (Collect a rental in Greymouth) |
| Day 3 |
Greymouth to Franz Josef or Fox Glacier |
| Day 4 |
Glacier Experience |
| Day 5 |
Franz Josef or Fox Glacier to Queenstown via Haast Pass |
| Day 6 |
Queenstown |
| Day 7 |
Queenstown to Lake Tekapo |
| Day 8 |
Lake Tekapo to Methven |
| Day 9 |
Methven to Akaroa |
| Day 10 |
Akaroa to Christchurch |
| Itinerary based in Christchurch |
| Day 1 |
Christchurch |
| Day 2 |
Akaroa Day Trip |
| Day 3 |
Christchruch to Hanmer Springs |
| Day 4 |
Hanmer Springs to Kaikoura |
| Day 5 |
Kaikoura to Christchurch |
| Day 6 |
Christchurch |
| Day 7 |
Christchurch to Mount Cook Village/ Twizel |
| Day 8 |
Mount Cook/ Mackenzie Country |
| Day 9 |
Mount Cook Region to Timaru |
| Day 10 |
Timaru to Christchurch |