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Queenstown, New Zealand
Chats at tats
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Collect campers and head for Lake Tekapo
3 hour drive
Activity - church of good Shepard and pedestrian bridge crossing over Scott pond
Visit Mount John Observatory
Soak in the hot springs in eve and chill the beans ($39) check on Bookme for discount
Jack Rabbit for food/drinks and views
Campsite Mackenzie Waitaki freedom camping
Leave 27th 4 hours to Akaroa
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Akaroa, New Zealand
Leave lake tekapu and drive 4 hours to Akaroa
En route here stop in Burkes Pass for a quirky village stop and antique shops
Also stop in Fairlie bake house for best pie in NZ
Lighthouse or penguin tour in akaroa
Campsite - charging campsite first night and move to freedom camping the next
Leave early for Mount Cook - en route stop in Lake Pukaki (4hr 20mins) viewpoint and marker bay track
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Aoraki / Mount Cook, New Zealand
Leave early for Mount Cook - en route stop in Lake Pukaki (4hr 20mins) viewpoint and do marker bay track (20 min walk)
Arrive at mount cook and do Hooker Valley Track that eve (3hour round trip). Bring togs for Glacier swim
Campsite: DOC campsite Whitehorse
Morning hike up to Mueller Hut (3-4hr up) and lavender fields
bring lighter, cans and packed lunch up
That eve Chamois bar and grill for drinks
Sunrise in Tasman Glacier (40 min return walk)
Drive to wanaka (2.5 hours)
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Wānaka, New Zealand
Arrive and see the wanaka tree
Glendhu Bay lovely beach for a swim/picnic
Chill eve option cinema paradiso for outdoor cinema
Or
Secret Sauna ❤️🔥
Day 2:
Get a pastry from Pembroke Patisserie 🐷
Hike Ithmus Peak (2.5hours to top) 30 min drive on road D37 from wanaka, starts near lake hawea
Or
Rocky Mountain and Diamond lake are easier options
Swim at Glendhu Bay
Food/drinks:
Big Fig for dins
Kai Whakapai for happy hour drinks
Ground Up/Rhyme X Reason brewery
Scroggin - cafe/bakery
Stoker room for food/drinks
Paloma Taquira go for happy hour margs and palomas
Campsite: Albert town cheap campsite $7 pp
Or glendhu bay campsite
Wastebusters is a random charity shop
Leave Wanaka - drive to Arrowtown 1hr and send a postcard from old mining town
Italia Mia paninis for takeaway for the drive back to QT
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Queenstown, New Zealand
Return camper and check in to Accom (Haka House)
Activities:
Onsen pools
Dinner and dranks for final night all together 🥲
- Taco medic
- Sun deck bar
Becs and Leah leave on 3rd ❤️🩹
Rest of us drive to Milford Sound on 3rd - en route stop in Te Anau 2 hour drive away stop in Sandfly cafe
1hr 40 onto Milford sound
Boat cruise through the fjord land
Mitre Peak Cruises (Look on bookme for discount/ book with southern discoveries to include underwater observatory)
NB you’ll get wet so bring spare clothes
4th (15:05 flight back to Syd for som and sow)
Ben lomand hike in morning
Food/drinks:
Fergburger