Start : February 17th in Auckland
End : March 4th in Christchurch
All costs (visa, hostels, car, petrol and food) : maximum 1500 NZD, it depends how many we will be in the car (max 4).
This is all my plan, you can see all the hikes on Alltrails app and all the accommodation on Booking :
17/02 (Monday): 🛬 Auckland (5:25pm)
🏙️ Quick visit Auckland
🛌 Queen Street Backpackers (12am)
18/02: Auckland > Waimangu > Waiotapu (🚘 330km / 4h30)
🚶Blue Spring (3,7km) - stop
🚶Waimangu Thermal Valey Loop (4,7km)
🚶Waiotapu Thermal Park Loop (2,6km)
🚶(Kairau Park Loop 1,6km)
(Ruapekapeka Maori English war)
🛌 Rotorua Downtown Backpackers (10pm)
19/02: Waiotapu > Tongariro (🚘180km / 2h30)
🚶Huka Falls Loop (0,6km) - stop
🚶Tama Lakes Loop (21,4km)
🛌 Golden Fern Backpackers (7pm)
20/02: Tongariro > Cape Kidnappers (🚘210km / 2h40)
🚶Rangokako Giant Circuit (5km)
🛌 The Rotten Apple Backpackers (12pm - 6pm)
21/02: Cape Kidnappers > Wellington (🚘330km / 4h)
🚶 Manawatu Gorge to Tom's Lookout Loop (4km) - stop
🏙️ Visit Wellington
🛌 Nomads Capital Backpackers
22/02: Wellington > Picton (🛳️ 3h) > Nelson (🚘140km / 2h)
🛌 The Prince Albert Backpackers & bar (9pm)
23/02: Nelson > Abel Tasman (🚘70km / 1h20)
🚶 Cleopatra's Pool via Coastal Track (27km)
🛌 Adventure Inn Marahau (10:30pm)
24/02 (Monday): Abel Tasman > Lake Rotoiti > Inangahua (🚘250km > 3h40)
🚶Mount Robert Loop (8km)
🛌 Berlins Cafe, Bar and Backpack (10pm)
25/02: Inangahua > Franz Joseph Glacier (🚘300km / 3h40)
🚶King Park Walkway (2km) or Kowhai Bush Walk (1km) - stop
🚶Alex Knob and Christmas Lookout (15,3km)
🛌 Glow Worm Accommodation (9pm)
26/02 : Franz Joseph Glacier > Haast (🚘150km / 2h)
🚶Fox Glacier, Flute Falls nad Chalet Lookout track (9km)
🛌 Wilderness Backpackers (9pm)
27/02 : Haast > Wanaka (🚘150km / 2h30)
🚶Roys Peak Track (15,6km)
🛌 Base Wanaka (10pm +)
28/02 : Wanaka > Queenstown (🚘70km / 1h)
🚶Ben Lomond Track (13km)
(Skydiving ?)
🛌 JUCY Snooze Queenstown (11:30pm)
29/02 : Queenstown
🚌 Milford Sound (150 NZD)
🛌 JUCY Snooze Queenstown
01/03 : Queenstown > Aoraki/Mount Cook (🚘270km / 3h20)
🚶Hooker Valley Track (10,5km)
🛌 Mt Cook Lodge and Motel (6pm)
02/03 : Aoraki/Mount Cook > Tekapo (🚘110km / 1h20)
🚶Sealy Tarns Track (4,5km)
🚶White Bluffs of Tekapo Walk (5,3km)
🛌 Lakefront Lodge Backpackers (8pm)
03/03 : Tekapo > Christchuch (🚘230km / 3h)
🏙️ Visit Christchurch
🛌 YMCA Christchurch
04/03 : 🛫 Christchurch (6:45pm)
Skydiving ?
(Connect with Ahmet to see this)