SECTION FOUR
Use the following skeleton itinerary suggestions to compare 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 | Wellington to Picton (via ferry) |
| Day 2 | Picton to Marlborough Sounds (overnight in Sounds) |
| Day 3 | Picton to Blenheim |
| Day 4 | Blenheim to Nelson |
| Day 5 | Abel Tasman National Park (overnight in Nelson) |
| Day 6 | Nelson |
| Day 7 | Nelson to Greymouth |
| Itinerary Two |
| Day 1 | Wellington to Picton (via ferry). Overnight Blenheim |
| Day 2 | Blenheim |
| Day 3 | Blenheim to Nelson |
| Day 4 | Nelson |
| Day 5 | Nelson (trip to Golden Bay or Abel Tasman National Park) |
| Day 6 | Nelson to St Arnaud (Nelson Lakes National Park) |
| Day 7 | St Arnaud to Greymouth |
| Itinerary Three |
| Day 1 | Wellington to Picton (via ferry). Overnight Marlborough Sounds |
| Day 2 | Marlborough Sounds. Overnight Picton |
| Day 3 | Picton to Nelson via Queen Charlotte Drive. Overnight Nelson |
| Day 4 | Nelson to Abel Tasman National Park |
| Day 5 | Abel Tasman National Park |
| Day 6 | Abel Tasman National Park to Blenheim |
| Day 7 | Blenheim to Christchurch (via Kaikoura) |
| Connector - Suitable for travellers wanting to get through Marlborough and Nelson regions enroute to the West Coast |
| Day 1 | Wellington to Picton (via ferry). Overnight Blenheim |
| Day 2 | Blenheim to Nelson. Overnight Nelson |
| Day 3 | Nelson to St Arnaud (Nelson Lakes National Park) |
| Day 4 | St Arnaud to Greymouth |
| Day 5 | Greymouth to the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers |
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