tulipkiss
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Hello all, appreciate comments and advice on the itinerary below for a campervan trip.
Going in Nov. Daylight is about 630am-830pm.
Day 1 Touch down 2pm. Collect campervan. Grocery shopping. Camp at Amberley Beach.
Day 2 Hanmer Springs. Paparoa National Park (optional). Pancake Rocks. Camp at Punakaiki beach.
Day 3 Arthur's Pass / Lake Pearson / Kura Tawhiti. Lake Kaniere / Hokitika Gorge. Camp at Hokitika.
Day 4 Fox heli hike (backup plan: FJG glacier walk). Camp at Fox / FJG.
Day 5 Buffer for Fox heli hike (backup plan: FJG glacier walk). Go to Aoraki Mount Cook village via Wanaka / Haast Pass. Stargazing tour. Camp Mount Cook area.
Day 6 Hooker Valley track. Go to Lake Tekapo. Camp at Lake Tekapo area.
Day 7 Go to Queenstown Airport to exchange campervan for car. Bob's cove track. Gondola. Luge. Sunset? More stargazing? Accom at Queenstown.
Day 8 Queenstown ziptrek. Go to Wanaka. Accom at Wanaka.
Day 9 Roy's Peak hike 2am-9am. Rest. Go to CHC with rest stops along the way. Accom at CHC.
Day 10 Go to CHC airport 7am.
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There's a 'detour' on Day 7 back to QTN because we want to go back to that area to hike Roy's Peak. The Roy's Peak track is only opened on Day 9 onwards.
Slight detour on Day 3 to AP as well... not sure if it's worth it?
We will change to a car on Day 7 so that we can then return the car at the CHC airport at early hours before flight (can't return a campervan before 8am).
Going in Nov. Daylight is about 630am-830pm.
Day 1 Touch down 2pm. Collect campervan. Grocery shopping. Camp at Amberley Beach.
Day 2 Hanmer Springs. Paparoa National Park (optional). Pancake Rocks. Camp at Punakaiki beach.
Day 3 Arthur's Pass / Lake Pearson / Kura Tawhiti. Lake Kaniere / Hokitika Gorge. Camp at Hokitika.
Day 4 Fox heli hike (backup plan: FJG glacier walk). Camp at Fox / FJG.
Day 5 Buffer for Fox heli hike (backup plan: FJG glacier walk). Go to Aoraki Mount Cook village via Wanaka / Haast Pass. Stargazing tour. Camp Mount Cook area.
Day 6 Hooker Valley track. Go to Lake Tekapo. Camp at Lake Tekapo area.
Day 7 Go to Queenstown Airport to exchange campervan for car. Bob's cove track. Gondola. Luge. Sunset? More stargazing? Accom at Queenstown.
Day 8 Queenstown ziptrek. Go to Wanaka. Accom at Wanaka.
Day 9 Roy's Peak hike 2am-9am. Rest. Go to CHC with rest stops along the way. Accom at CHC.
Day 10 Go to CHC airport 7am.
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There's a 'detour' on Day 7 back to QTN because we want to go back to that area to hike Roy's Peak. The Roy's Peak track is only opened on Day 9 onwards.
Slight detour on Day 3 to AP as well... not sure if it's worth it?
We will change to a car on Day 7 so that we can then return the car at the CHC airport at early hours before flight (can't return a campervan before 8am).
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