Trip Plans
Itineraries
Day-by-day trip plans built and tested by our family. Use them as a starting point and adjust for yours.
16 days Ages 8-12
16 Days: South Island to Coromandel
Our actual family trip: Queenstown, Mt Cook, Wanaka, and finishing on the Coromandel Peninsula. Two islands, two rental cars, three kids.
- ✓Fly-Cruise-Fly Milford Sound day trip from Queenstown
- ✓Stargazing at Aoraki/Mt Cook Dark Sky Reserve
- ✓Hooker Valley Trail with views of the glacier
14 days Ages 5-12
Two Weeks on the South Island
The classic South Island loop, Christchurch to Queenstown via the West Coast, paced for families with kids aged 5-12.
- ✓Franz Josef Glacier heli-hike
- ✓Milford Sound day cruise
- ✓Punting on the Avon in Christchurch