Road trip from Christchurch to Picton through Greymouth and west coast

Trip Completed

Queenstown, Nouvelle-Zélande

Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

From Dec 13, 2018 to Dec 20, 2018

Trip Details

Hi everybody !

I'd like to visit the north of the South island but without driver licence and all alone, that's not really funny. Then i'm looking for one or more interested travelmate(s) :)

I've already done a precise itinerary because i was supposed to travel with a girl from the group who was interested but she finally had a problem with her driver licence, so impossible to rent a car.

14/12 : Christchurch => Greymouth by Tranzalpine (8h15 => 13h05) / Rental car => Cobden cave  => Lake Brunner by Moana (35min from Greymouth) 2 short walks of 15min (Velenski walk) and 30min (Rakaitane walk) => Night in Greymouth.

15/12 : Greymouth => Hokitika (35min) gorge walk and Mahinuapa lake walkway => Punakaika (1h10) with Pancakes Rocks (short walk 20min) and Punakaiki Cavern and 2 short walks into the city 15min (Truman Track) and 15min (Pororari Walk).

16/12 : Punaikaki => Cape Foulwind & Tauranga Bay to see the seals (50min) => Oparara Valley (2h10) with 2 shorts walks of 35min (Oparara arch) and 45min (Moira Gate Walk) => Westport (2h10).

17/12 : Westport => Puponga (4h45) through Motueka with a lot of view stops along the road.

18/12 : Puponga => Picton (4h15) along the coast and by Queen Charlotte Drive.

I'd like to take the ferry to Wellington the day after. The itinerary can obviously be modified according to what you planned to visit. It would be easier for if the date of departure stay the same but if needed, i can arrive in Picton maximum on the 20th of december.