Home › Countries › New Zealand › South Island: Fjords, Mountains & Adventure South Island: Fjords, Mountains & Adventure — 10 days Queenstown, Milford Sound and the great southern outdoors. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Christchurch; Christchurch → Lake Tekapo; Mount Cook → Queenstown; Queenstown.
Day-by-day itinerary Day 1 — Arrival in Christchurch 08:00 — Arrival in Christchurch 11:00 — Hotel check-in — Christchurch 14:00 — Christchurch Botanic Gardens — Christchurch 19:30 — Dinner in town — Christchurch Day 2 — Christchurch → Lake Tekapo 09:00 — Drive to Lake Tekapo — Christchurch → Tekapo 13:00 — Church of the Good Shepherd — Lac Tekapo 16:00 — Hotel check-in — Lac Tekapo Out to the observatory — Lac Tekapo → Tekapo 21:00 — Mount John Observatory — Tekapo Day 3 — Mount Cook → Queenstown 08:00 — Drive to Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park — Tekapo → Mont Cook 09:30 — Hooker Valley hike — Aoraki / Mont Cook 13:00 — Lunch in the park 14:30 — Drive to Queenstown — Mont Cook → Queenstown 19:00 — Hotel check-in — Queenstown Day 4 — Queenstown 09:30 — Skyline Gondola — Queenstown Walk to the gondola — Queenstown → Queenstown 13:00 — Bungy jump at Kawarau Bridge — Kawarau Gorge Drive to Kawarau — Queenstown → Kawarau Gorge 19:30 — Dinner in Queenstown — Queenstown Day 5 — Milford Sound 07:00 — Drive to Milford Sound via Te Anau — Queenstown → Milford Sound 12:00 — Cruise on the Milford Sound fjord — Milford Sound 15:00 — Back towards Queenstown 20:00 — Back to the hotel in Queenstown Day 6 — Queenstown → Wanaka 09:00 — Drive to Wanaka — Queenstown → Wanaka 11:00 — Roys Peak hike — Wanaka 14:00 — Lunch in Wanaka 15:30 — Drive to Franz Josef — Wanaka → Franz Josef 20:00 — Hotel check-in — Franz Josef Day 7 — Franz Josef Glacier 09:00 — Heli-hike on the glacier — Franz Josef 13:30 — Lunch in Franz Josef 15:30 — Glacier valley walk — Franz Josef Day 8 — Drive to Christchurch 08:00 — Drive over Arthur's Pass — Franz Josef → Christchurch 13:00 — Scenic stop at Arthur's Pass — Arthur's Pass Drive to Christchurch — Arthur's Pass → Christchurch 18:00 — Hotel check-in — Christchurch Day 9 — Banks Peninsula 09:00 — Drive to Akaroa — Christchurch → Akaroa 11:00 — Hector's dolphin watching — Akaroa 14:00 — Lunch in Akaroa 16:00 — Back to Christchurch Day 10 — Departure 09:00 — Last shopping in the city centre — Christchurch 12:00 — Shuttle to the airport 15:00 — Flight home