New Zealand Adventure Trip

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Start time: 6:30 PM, Friday, 11^th Nov, 2011

End time: 2:00 PM, Saturday, 26^th Nov, 2011

Duration: 15 days, 15 nights

Total travel: 3000+ Kms (Campervan)

Trip Type: Road Trip

Total expense: Around 3.5 lacs including travel tickets

What went great:

- Post-marriage vacation

- Adventurous road trip

- Sky dive

- Bungy Jump

- Shot-over jet

- Wine tasting

- Cruise

- Campervan with all facilities

- Small tour of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) during transit

- Parul :)

Pain points:

-      Accident on 1^st day

-      Cold weather

- Less evening life/activity

Weather: Cold, Rainy, Sunny, Windy

Vehicle: Campervan

*The timings are local region timings (with time difference)

Day 1: 11^th Nov - The Departure

New Delhi Airport (India) -> Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

11 PM: Departure from New Delhi International Airport

Day 2: 12^th Nov – Twin Towers

KL Arrival, Twin Towers (Petronas), KL tower visit

5 AM: Arrival at KL

10:30 AM: Breakfast

2:30 PM: Twin Towers (Petronas)

5:00 PM: KL Tower

7:00 PM: Small zoo

Day 3: 13^th Nov – In the Air

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -> Christchurch (New Zealand)

8:40 AM: Departure from KL Airport

11:55 PM: Arrival at Christchurch, Hotel checkin

Limo airport pick-up

Day 4: 14^th Nov – Our Campervan

Christchurch -> Ashburton -> Geraldine -> Lake Tekapo

11 AM: Campervan pickup

1:00 PM: Grocery Shopping & lunch

4:00 PM: Ashburton

And the accident happened!

6:00 PM: Geraldine

 7:30 PM: Lake Tekapo

Day 5: 15^th Nov - Tekapo

Lake Tekapo -> Tekapo Observatory -> Lake Pukaki -> Twizel -> Omarama -> Lindis -> Taras -> Lake Dunstan -> Cromwell -> Arrow Junction -> Hayes -> Frankton -> Lake Wakatipu -> Kingston

11:00 AM: Lake Tekapo Observatory

1:00 PM: Lake Pukaki

3:30 PM: Lindis valley

4:00 PM: Taras

4:30 PM: Lake Dunstan, Crowell

6:30 PM: Frankton

11:30 PM: Kingston

Day 6: 16^th Nov – The cruise

Kinsgston -> Athol -> Mossburn -> Te Anau -> Milford sound

10 AM: Breakfast @ Kingston

12:40 PM: Eglinton river, Mossburn

1:10 PM: Reached Te Anau

3:00 PM: Reached Milford sound

And we missed the cruise

4:00 PM: Milford cruise

6:00 PM: Start from Milford sound

9:00 PM: Te Anau

11:00 PM: Lake Wakatipu (Freedom camping)

Day 7: 17^th Nov – Shotover Jet

Lake Wakatipu -> Frankton -> Queenstown

9 AM: Breakfast and start

10:00 AM: Queenstown

2:00 PM: Shotover jet

Day 8: 18^th Nov – Bungy Jump

Queenstown -> Gondola

2:30 AM: Gondola

4:30 PM: Indian lunch

 5:00 PM: Shopping & Garden walk

3:00 PM: Bungy!

Day 9: 19^th Nov – Sky Dive

Queenstown -> Arthur point -> Arrowtown -> Lake Wanaka -> Makarora -> Fox Glacier

8:30 AM: Sky Dive

10:30 AM: Breakfast

 1:30 PM: Arthur point

 2:00 PM: Arrowtown

6:00 PM: Lake Wanaka

  7:00 PM: Makarora

12:30 AM: Fox Glacier

No Hotels..grrr

Day 10: 20^th Nov – Rainy Day

Fox Glaxier -> Whataroa -> Greymouth -> Reefton -> Murchison -> Lake Rotoroa

12 PM: Breakfast and start

Nothing except Rain..and the police caught..Grr

Day 11: 21^st Nov - WoW

Lake Rotoroa -> Richmond -> Nelson -> Kalkumera Bay -> Havelock -> Blenheim

1:30 PM: Brunch and start

3:30 PM:  Nelson, Visit to Wow (World of Wearables), Nelson town

6:00 PM: Start from Nelson

12:00 AM: Bleinheim

Day 12: 22^nd Nov – Wine Tasting

Bleinheim -> St Annes Lagoon -> Christchurch

11:00 AM: Breakfast, Feeding the Eddie

3:00 PM: Makana Chocolate Factory

3:30 PM: Wine tasting at Bleinheim

5:30 Pm: Start from Bleinheim

11:30 PM: Christchurch

Day 13: 23^rd Nov – Desi Dinner

Christchurch city walk

3:00 PM: Campervan return :(

5:00 PM: Mall

7:00 PM: Dinnet at Sandeep’s abode