Thursday, 6 February 2025

New Zealand Travel

We visited New Zealand between 20/11/24 to 13/12/2024.

We started in Queenstown and then drove and flew to Auckland. 

En route we stayed in Queenstown, Wanaka, Tekapo, Arthur’s Pass, Punakaiki, St Arnaud, Nelson, Picton, Rotorua, Taupo, Whakapapa and Hamilton.


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To Start - Doha Airport 

Part 1 - Queenstown

Part 2 - Wanaka, Crown Ridge Road,and Jet Boat

Part 3 - Haast Valley

Part 4 - Onward to Tekapo

Part 5 - Mount Cook Helicopter Flight

Part 6 - Mount Cook and Hooker Valley Track

Part 7 - Tekapo to Arthurs Pass

Part 8 - Arthurs Pass to St Arnaud

Part 9 - Nelson, Abel Tasman, Queen Charlotte Drive, Picton

Part 10 - Wellington

Part 11- Hobbiton

Part 12 - Rotorua

Part 13 - Taupo

Part 14 - Tongariro National Park and Whakapapa

Part 15 - Homeward Bound.








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