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Loop from Christchurch

17 days · 55 stops · 3126 km · ≈ 43h31 driving

Featured in New Zealand’s South Island by van, from Kaikōura to Milford Sound

The route — Christchurch · loop

Day 1 Christchurch → Kaikōura 3 stops · 190 km · ≈ 2h45

Christchurch Botanic Gardens
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01 Garden  · Family

Christchurch Botanic Gardens

Christchurch  · 2 km · 6 min

Fyffe House
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02 Monument

Fyffe House

Kaikōura  · 187 km · 2h36

03 Viewpoint

Point Kean Viewpoint

Kaikōura  · 1 km · 3 min

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Day 2 Kaikōura → Hurunui 3 stops · 137 km · ≈ 1h53

04 Viewpoint

Kaikoura Lookout

Kaikōura  · 6 km · 15 min

05 Viewpoint

Waiau River Lookout

Hurunui  · 123 km · 1h30

06 Water park  · Family

Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa

Hurunui  · 8 km · 8 min

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Day 3 Hurunui → Buller District 3 stops · 252 km · ≈ 3h03

Lewis Pass
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07 Mountain

Lewis Pass

Hurunui  · 72 km · 53 min

School of Mines
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08 Museum

School of Mines

Buller  · 65 km · 47 min

Pancake Rocks
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09 Mountain

Pancake Rocks

Buller District  · 115 km · 1h23

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Day 4 Westland → Hokitika Beach 4 stops · 235 km · ≈ 2h47

10 Viewpoint

Ōtira Viaduct Lookout at Deaths Corner

Westland  · 133 km · 1h35

Arthur's Pass
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11 Mountain

Arthur's Pass

Westland  · 2 km · 2 min

Devils Punchbowl Falls
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12 Waterfall

Devils Punchbowl Falls

Selwyn  · 4 km · 3 min

Hokitika Beach
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13 Beach  · Family

Hokitika Beach

96 km · 1h07

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Day 5 Westland 2 stops · 200 km · ≈ 2h28

Hokitika Gorge
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14 Gorge

Hokitika Gorge

Westland  · 35 km · 30 min

Franz Josef Wildlife Center
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15 Zoo  · Family

Franz Josef Wildlife Center

Westland  · 165 km · 1h58

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Day 6 Westland 4 stops · 133 km · ≈ 1h46

Peters Pool
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16 Lake

Peters Pool

Westland  · 4 km · 8 min

Minnehaha
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17 Viewpoint

Minnehaha

Westland  · 26 km · 22 min

Lake Matheson
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18 Lake

Lake Matheson

Westland  · 5 km · 7 min

Knights Point
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19 Coast

Knights Point

Westland  · 98 km · 1h09

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Day 7 Westland → Queenstown-Lakes 4 stops · 170 km · ≈ 2h01

Thunder Creek Falls
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20 Waterfall

Thunder Creek Falls

Westland  · 77 km · 51 min

Haast Pass / Tioripatea
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21 Mountain

Haast Pass / Tioripatea

Westland  · 10 km · 7 min

22 Viewpoint

Lake Hawea Lookout

Queenstown-Lakes  · 44 km · 29 min

That Wānaka Tree
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23 Nature

That Wānaka Tree

Queenstown-Lakes  · 39 km · 34 min

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Day 8 Queenstown-Lakes 4 stops · 91 km · ≈ 1h31

24 Viewpoint

Crown Range Summit

Queenstown-Lakes  · 40 km · 34 min

Arrowtown Chinese Settlement Historic Reserve
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25 Nature park

Arrowtown Chinese Settlement Historic Reserve

Queenstown-Lakes  · 17 km · 16 min

Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge
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26 Monument

Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge

Queenstown-Lakes  · 11 km · 12 min

Queenstown Gardens
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27 Garden  · Family

Queenstown Gardens

Queenstown-Lakes  · 23 km · 29 min

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Day 9 Queenstown-Lakes → Southland 4 stops · 253 km · ≈ 3h01

Devil's Staircase Lookout
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28 Viewpoint

Devil's Staircase Lookout

Queenstown-Lakes  · 34 km · 32 min

Mirror Lakes
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29 Lake

Mirror Lakes

Southland  · 192 km · 2h12

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Day 10 Southland 4 stops · 174 km · ≈ 2h33

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Day 11 Southland → Curio Bay 2 stops · 246 km · ≈ 3h15

Waipapa / Slope Point
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36 Coast

Waipapa / Slope Point

Southland  · 230 km · 2h54

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Day 12 Clutha 3 stops · 123 km · ≈ 3h14

Purakaunui Falls
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39 Waterfall

Purakaunui Falls

Clutha  · 49 km · 1h20

Tokatā / Nugget Point
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40 Coast

Tokatā / Nugget Point

Clutha  · 37 km · 44 min

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Day 13 Dunedin 4 stops · 158 km · ≈ 2h44

Tunnel Beach
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41 Beach  · Family

Tunnel Beach

Dunedin  · 117 km · 1h42

The Octagon
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42 Monument

The Octagon

Dunedin  · 7 km · 13 min

Larnach Castle
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43 Castle

Larnach Castle

Dunedin  · 14 km · 20 min

Royal Albatross Centre
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44 Nature

Royal Albatross Centre

Dunedin  · 20 km · 29 min

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Day 14 Waitaki 3 stops · 146 km · ≈ 2h20

Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki
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45 Mountain

Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki

Waitaki  · 107 km · 1h41

Steampunk HQ
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46 Experiences

Steampunk HQ

Waitaki  · 38 km · 34 min

47 Nature

Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony

Waitaki  · 1 km · 5 min

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Day 15 Waitaki → Mackenzie 3 stops · 233 km · ≈ 3h06

Clay Cliffs
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48 Cliff

Clay Cliffs

Waitaki  · 133 km · 1h52

49 Viewpoint

Tapataia Mahaka / Peter's Lookout

Mackenzie  · 57 km · 45 min

Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
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50 Nature park

Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

Mackenzie  · 43 km · 29 min

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Day 16 Mackenzie 3 stops · 122 km · ≈ 1h43

Blue Lakes
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51 Lake

Blue Lakes

Mackenzie  · 8 km · 11 min

Church of the Good Shepherd
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52 Church

Church of the Good Shepherd

Mackenzie  · 110 km · 1h22

Mount John University Observatory
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53 Museum

Mount John University Observatory

Mackenzie  · 4 km · 10 min

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Day 17 Ashburton → Christchurch 2 stops · 263 km · ≈ 3h16

Rakaia Gorge
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54 Gorge

Rakaia Gorge

Ashburton  · 173 km · 2h10

Cardboard Cathedral
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55 Church

Cardboard Cathedral

Christchurch  · 90 km · 1h06

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