Today was our last day in New Zealand. We had a flight to catch that night, so we spent the day exploring the beautiful city of Christchurch. We checked out of our hotel in the morning, and went to the…
New Zealand trip: Day 10: Franz Josef to Christchurch via Arthur’s pass!
We left Franz Josef in the morning, and started our drive north towards the town of Hokitika. Hokitika is a small town on the west coast, and is a good place to stop for lunch and see some attractions. We…
New Zealand trip: Day 9: Franz Josef and Fox Glacier!
The plan for the day was to visit the two glaciers on the west coast of South Island, Franz Josef glacier and Fox glacier. We started off after breakfast at our hotel and headed to Fox glacier first. Fox glacier…
New Zealand: Day 8: Wanaka to Franz Josef
We started off from Wanaka in the morning, and drove west, into Mount Aspiring National park, on our way to Franz Josef. On the way, we first stopped at the blue pools of Haast Pass. There was a short 30…
New Zealand: Day 7: Wanaka & Mount Cook National Park
Our plan for the day was to pick up a rental car and drive to Mount Cook National park. Unfortunately, we could not rent a car from Queenstown, and drop it off in Wanaka, our stop for the night. So,…
New Zealand: Day 6: Glenorchy & Bungee jumping in Queenstown
Glenorchy is a tiny hamlet around 30 minutes from Queenstown, and well worth a day trip or more. It is most visited for its Lord of the Rings sites. We started our drive from Queenstown along the road to Glenorchy,…
New Zealand: Day 5: Milford Sound
We started from Queenstown towards Milford Sound at around 8 in the morning. Milford sound is a fjord that is some 5 hours from Queenstown. Because we did not want to switch hotels, we attempted to do it as a…
New Zealand: Day 4: Rotorua to Queenstown, South Island
We were scheduled to fly from Rotorua in the morning to Queenstown in south island, via Christchurch. Unfortunately, due to heavy fog, our morning flight from Rotorua was cancelled. We were able to rebook ourselves to an evening flight from…
New Zealand: Day 3: Huka Falls and Lake Taupo, around Rotorua
We started off this day by driving to Waiotapu, a thermal park half an hour from Rotorua. Rotorua is well known for its geothermal attractions, and Waiotapu is one such park. We made it there in time to see the…
New Zealand: Day 2: Auckland to Rotorua, visiting Waitamo and Hobbiton
We started off the day by picking up our pre-booked rental car from Thrifty in downtown Auckland. This took about an hour, but eventually, we were on our way south of Auckland. The driving in New Zealand is on the…