Sample itinerary · 7 days

Southern Lakes and Fiordland

Queenstown, two nights in Wānaka and two nights in Te Anau, with time to slow down by the lakes.

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Where you spend your days

3Queenstown2Wānaka2Te Anau
  1. 1. Queenstown3 days
  2. 2. Wānaka2 days
  3. 3. Te Anau2 days

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Day 1 · Date to confirm

Queenstown

Stay overnight in

Queenstown

Drive

No long drive — staying put

Plan for the day

Arrive, Queenstown Gardens and the gondola at sunset.

Day 2 · Date to confirm

Wānaka

Stay overnight in

Wānaka

Drive

Queenstown → Wānaka

Plan for the day

Over the Crown Range to Wānaka; lakeside walk and the famous tree.

Day 3 · Date to confirm

Wānaka

Stay overnight in

Wānaka

Drive

No long drive — staying put

Plan for the day

Roys Peak or Rocky Mountain track, then a slow afternoon by the lake.

Day 4 · Date to confirm

Te Anau

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Te Anau

Drive

Wānaka → Te Anau

Plan for the day

Drive to Te Anau via Cromwell; evening by the lakefront.

Day 5 · Date to confirm

Te Anau

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Te Anau

Drive

No long drive — staying put

Plan for the day

Glowworm caves and a section of the Kepler Track.

Day 6 · Date to confirm

Queenstown

Stay overnight in

Queenstown

Drive

Te Anau → Queenstown

Plan for the day

Back via Kingston; free evening.

Day 7 · Date to confirm

Queenstown

Stay overnight in

Queenstown

Drive

No long drive — staying put

Plan for the day

Arrowtown in the morning, then fly out.