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Auckland → Queenstown

21 days · 65 stops · 3520 km · ≈ 51h57 driving

Featured in New Zealand in three weeks, from Auckland to Queenstown

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The route — Auckland → Queenstown

Day 1 Auckland 3 stops · 7 km · ≈ 22 min

Sky Tower — © Orderinchaos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

01 Heritage

Sky Tower

Auckland · 0 km · 2 min

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira — © Daan Hoffmann / Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira · CC BY 2.0 · View source

02 Museum

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Auckland · 3 km · 10 min

Maungawhau / Mount Eden — © Etherbug, Alan Collins · CC BY 3.0 · View source

03 Garden · Family

Maungawhau / Mount Eden

Auckland · 4 km · 10 min

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Day 2 Thames-Coromandel → Hahei Beach 3 stops · 212 km · ≈ 3h02

Kauaeranga Valley — © Photos_by_Angela · CC BY-SA 2.0 · View source

04 Mountain

Kauaeranga Valley

Thames-Coromandel · 123 km · 1h42

Hot Water Beach — © W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

05 Beach · Family

Hot Water Beach

Thames-Coromandel District · 81 km · 1h11

Hahei Beach — © Entropy1963 · Public domain · View source

06 Beach · Family

Hahei Beach

8 km · 9 min

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Day 3 Cathedral Cove → Matamata Piako 3 stops · 194 km · ≈ 2h53

Cathedral Cove — © Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

07 Coast

Cathedral Cove

6 km · 10 min

Karangahake Gorge — © QFSE Media · CC BY 3.0 nz · View source

08 Gorge

Karangahake Gorge

Hauraki · 102 km · 1h22

Hobbiton Movie Set — © Jackie.lck (photos · photo sets) · CC BY 2.0 · View source

09 Experiences

Hobbiton Movie Set

Matamata Piako · 86 km · 1h21

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Day 4 Rotorua Lakes 4 stops · 99 km · ≈ 1h46

New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute — © Bob Linsdell · CC BY 3.0 · View source

10 Heritage

New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute

Rotorua Lakes · 82 km · 1h19

Redwoods Forest — © Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia · Public domain · View source

11 Forest

Redwoods Forest

Rotorua Lakes · 5 km · 11 min

Tikitapu / Blue Lake — © Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

12 Lake

Tikitapu / Blue Lake

Rotorua Lakes · 9 km · 12 min

Te Wairoa — © JShook at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 · View source

13 Village

Te Wairoa

Rotorua Lakes · 3 km · 4 min

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Day 5 Rotorua Lakes → Taupō 4 stops · 116 km · ≈ 1h39

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland — © W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

14 Nature

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland

Rotorua Lakes · 42 km · 41 min

Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley — © W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

15 Mountain

Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley

Rotorua Lakes · 10 km · 9 min

Huka Falls — © Avenue · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

16 Waterfall

Huka Falls

Taupō · 56 km · 41 min

Aratiatia Rapids — © Pseudopanax at en.wikipedia · Public domain · View source

17 Nature

Aratiatia Rapids

Taupō · 8 km · 8 min

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Day 6 Taupō → Ruapehu 3 stops · 108 km · ≈ 1h24

Lake Rotopounamu — © Mike Dickison · CC BY 4.0 · View source

18 Lake

Lake Rotopounamu

Taupō · 72 km · 59 min

Tawhai Falls — © Nick Bramhall · CC BY-SA 2.0 · View source

19 Waterfall

Tawhai Falls

Ruapehu · 32 km · 22 min

Chateau Tongariro — © Andreas König · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

20 Heritage

Chateau Tongariro

Ruapehu · 4 km · 3 min

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Day 7 Ruapehu → Manawatū 4 stops · 186 km · ≈ 2h26

Taranaki Falls — © Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

21 Waterfall

Taranaki Falls

Ruapehu · 1 km · 3 min

22 Viewpoint

Waikato Falls Viewpoint

Taupō · 51 km · 43 min

National Army Museum — © see File:NZ-Waiouru-Museum.jpg - en:user:Stagking - cropped by Pdfpdf · Public domain · View source

23 Museum

National Army Museum

Ruapehu · 52 km · 41 min

Stormy Point Lookout — © Geoff McKay · CC BY 2.0 · View source

24 Viewpoint

Stormy Point Lookout

Manawatū · 82 km · 59 min

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Day 8 Wellington 3 stops · 198 km · ≈ 2h37

Wellington Cable Car — © Brett Taylor from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 · View source

25 Monument

Wellington Cable Car

Wellington · 192 km · 2h23

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa — © Phillip Capper · CC BY 2.0 · View source

26 Museum

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Wellington · 3 km · 7 min

Mount Victoria — © Pseudopanax at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

27 Mountain

Mount Victoria

Wellington · 3 km · 7 min

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Day 9 Marlborough → Nelson 4 stops · 216 km · ≈ 7h09

Edwin Fox — © Nickm57 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

28 Heritage

Edwin Fox

Marlborough · 106 km · 5h13

29 Viewpoint

Mahaki Paoa Lookout

Marlborough · 31 km · 39 min

30 Nature park

Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve

Marlborough · 24 km · 22 min

Christ Church Cathedral — © Stug.stug at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

31 Church

Christ Church Cathedral

Nelson · 55 km · 55 min

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Day 10 Kaiteriteri Beach → Marahau 2 stops · 69 km · ≈ 1h17

32 Beach · Family

Kaiteriteri Beach

63 km · 1h04

Tokangawhā / Split Apple Rock — © Rosino · CC BY-SA 2.0 · View source

33 Nature

Tokangawhā / Split Apple Rock

Marahau · 6 km · 13 min

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Day 11 Tasman → Buller 3 stops · 250 km · ≈ 3h14

Hope Saddle — © Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

34 Mountain

Hope Saddle

Tasman · 95 km · 1h19

Buller Gorge — © Mattinbgn · CC BY 3.0 · View source

35 Gorge

Buller Gorge

Buller · 73 km · 54 min

Cape Foulwind — © Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany · CC BY 3.0 · View source

36 Coast

Cape Foulwind

Buller · 82 km · 1h01

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Day 12 Buller District → Hokitika Beach 3 stops · 217 km · ≈ 2h55

Pancake Rocks — © W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

37 Mountain

Pancake Rocks

Buller District · 67 km · 52 min

Hokitika Gorge — © Stewart Nimmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

38 Gorge

Hokitika Gorge

Westland · 115 km · 1h33

Hokitika Beach — © Mike Dickison · CC BY 4.0 · View source

39 Beach · Family

Hokitika Beach

35 km · 30 min

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Day 13 Westland 3 stops · 140 km · ≈ 1h46

Lake Mapourika — © Richard Palmer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

40 Lake

Lake Mapourika

Westland · 126 km · 1h29

Franz Josef Wildlife Center — © Mike Dickison · CC BY 4.0 · View source

41 Zoo · Family

Franz Josef Wildlife Center

Westland · 10 km · 9 min

Peters Pool — © Mike Dickison · CC BY 4.0 · View source

42 Lake

Peters Pool

Westland · 4 km · 8 min

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Day 14 Westland 3 stops · 143 km · ≈ 1h48

43 Viewpoint

Fox Glacier South Side Viewpoint

Westland · 28 km · 24 min

Lake Matheson — © Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia · Public domain · View source

44 Lake

Lake Matheson

Westland · 7 km · 8 min

45 Beach · Family

Ship Creek Beach

Westland · 108 km · 1h16

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Day 15 Westland → Queenstown-Lakes 4 stops · 160 km · ≈ 1h56

Thunder Creek Falls — © ogwen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

46 Waterfall

Thunder Creek Falls

Westland · 67 km · 45 min

Fantail Falls — © William M. Connolley at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

47 Waterfall

Fantail Falls

Westland · 6 km · 4 min

Haast Pass / Tioripatea — © Dschwen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

48 Mountain

Haast Pass / Tioripatea

Westland · 4 km · 3 min

That Wānaka Tree — © Michelle Maria · CC BY 3.0 · View source

49 Nature

That Wānaka Tree

Queenstown-Lakes · 83 km · 1h04

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Day 16 Waitaki → Mackenzie 3 stops · 206 km · ≈ 2h37

Lindis Pass — © William M. Connolley · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

50 Mountain

Lindis Pass

Waitaki · 82 km · 1h02

Church of the Good Shepherd — © Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

51 Church

Church of the Good Shepherd

Mackenzie · 120 km · 1h25

Mount John University Observatory — © Mark Oliver Dittrich. Released into public domain on his behalf. · Public domain · View source

52 Museum

Mount John University Observatory

Mackenzie · 4 km · 10 min

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Day 17 Mackenzie 3 stops · 120 km · ≈ 1h37

53 Viewpoint

Tapataia Mahaka / Peter's Lookout

Mackenzie · 63 km · 48 min

Blue Lakes — © Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

54 Lake

Blue Lakes

Mackenzie · 49 km · 38 min

Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park — CC BY-SA 2.5 · View source

55 Nature park

Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

Mackenzie · 8 km · 11 min

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Day 18 Queenstown-Lakes 2 stops · 262 km · ≈ 3h15

Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge — © Steve & Jem Copley · CC BY-SA 2.0 · View source

56 Monument

Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge

Queenstown-Lakes · 239 km · 2h46

Queenstown Gardens — © fr:Utilisateur:FRED The original uploader was FRED at French Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

57 Garden · Family

Queenstown Gardens

Queenstown-Lakes · 23 km · 29 min

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Day 19 Southland 2 stops · 247 km · ≈ 2h57

Mirror Lakes — © Motorau & Pauline · Public domain · View source

58 Lake

Mirror Lakes

Southland · 227 km · 2h44

Lake Gunn — © Andy king50 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

59 Lake

Lake Gunn

Southland · 20 km · 13 min

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Day 20 Southland 4 stops · 161 km · ≈ 2h24

Homer Tunnel — © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

60 Heritage

Homer Tunnel

Southland · 23 km · 17 min

The Chasm — © Willtron · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View source

61 Waterfall

The Chasm

Southland · 8 km · 13 min

Hineteawa / Bowen Falls — © Jenny from Taipei · CC BY 2.0 · View source

62 Waterfall

Hineteawa / Bowen Falls

Southland · 10 km · 13 min

63 Lake

Bluegum Point

Southland · 120 km · 1h41

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Day 21 Queenstown-Lakes → Queenstown 2 stops · 209 km · ≈ 2h53

Lake Hayes — © RayAYang · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

64 Lake

Lake Hayes

Queenstown-Lakes · 181 km · 2h22

Arrowtown Chinese Settlement Historic Reserve — © Beast from the Bush at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · View source

65 Nature park

Arrowtown Chinese Settlement Historic Reserve

Queenstown-Lakes · 7 km · 12 min

Arrival in Queenstown · 21 km · 19 min

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