NZ Road Trip – Day 24, 25 & 26 Picton – Matamata – Auckland Tuesday 17th – Thursday 19th March 2026 And just like that, we were leaving the South Island, back on the Ferry and heading North to Auckland, where our journey had begun. But there was, of course, one last place that had…
Kaikōura – Where Mountains Meet the Ocean
NZ Road Trip South Island – Day 23 Kaikoura – Picton Monday 16th March 2026 We spent the day in Kaikōura, and I absolutely loved this coastal spot. There’s something special about it – mountains meeting the ocean, wildlife everywhere and that laid-back seaside feel. We’d come here for one main reason – whale watching….
Glaciers, Rainforest Hikes & a Sky Full of Stars
NZ Road Trip – South Island – 21 & 22 Hasst – Fox Glacier – Franz Josef – Reefton – Kaikoura Saturday 14th – Sunday 15th March 2026 Next, we headed into glacier country on the rugged West Coast of the South Island. This is a place where rainforest, mountains and ice collide. I’ve always…
Gold Rush Towns, Bra Fences & the Road to Glacier Country
NZ Road Trip – South Island Day 19 & 20 Milford Sound – Arrowtown – Cardrona – Wanaka – Haast Thursday 12th – Friday 13th March 2026 After leaving Milford Sound, we made our way to the beautiful little town of Arrowtown and honestly, it felt like stepping onto a movie set. The main street…
Milford Sound
NZ Road Trip – South Island – Day 18 Milford Sound Wednesday 11th March 2026 Wanting to make the most of our time in Fiordland National Park, we had stayed in a campsite about an hour’s drive from the boat terminal. So it meant not too early a start, but by this point, we were…
From Queenstown Buzz to the Silence of Doubtful Sound
NZ Road Trip – South Island – Day 16 & 17 Queenstown – Te Anau – Doubtful Sound Monday 9th – Tuesday 10th March 2025 From the energy of Queenstown, we headed deeper into the south of the island towards Te Anau. The drive itself was beautiful, the landscapes slowly changing as we travelled further…
Queenstown
NZ Road Trip – South Island – Day 14 & 15 Queenstown Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March 2026 From Cromwell our next stop was the adventure capital itself – Queenstown. And what do you do when you first set foot in Queenstown? Naturally… you head straight for Ben Lomond. We’d been wanting to hike…
Giants, Glamping & Big Views: Aoraki to Wānaka
NZ Road Trip – South Island – Day 11, 12 & 13 Aoraki – Wanaka – Cromwell Wednesday 4th – Friday 6th March Leaving Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park was genuinely hard, nature here speaks for itself and its where I feel most comfortable. It had been such an incredible few days surrounded by these giant…
Aoraki
NZ Road Trip – South Island – Day 9, 10 & 11 Aoraki Monday 2nd – Wednesday 4th March 2026 Day One We woke up at Aoraki/Mount Cook surrounded by giants. In the dark the night before, we’d had no idea what was looming above us. But in the morning light, the mountains revealed themselves,…
Christchurch to Aoraki – And Then… Wow
NZ Road Trip – South Island -Day 8 Christchurch – Aoraki Sunday 1st March 2026 Before leaving Christchurch, we had to say goodbye to Sonic. He had powered us from the North Island to the South Island up and over Arthur’s Pass (just), tackled the mountain bends like a champ and then promptly retired here…
