Things to see and do in New Zealand

SHORT DAY TRIPS

- Short day trips from Christchurch

- Short day trips from Queenstown

- Official scenic highways and routes

SAMPLE ITINERARIES

- 3-Week solo travel itinerary

- 6-Day self-drive winter tour

- South Island 9-day itinerary

MUST-SEE LOCATIONS

- 10 Must-see must-do (South Island)

- 5 Must-do Queenstown lookouts

- 5 Best places for autumn colors

- Mount Cook and Lake Pukaki

BEST SCENIC DAY WALKS

- Queenstown Hill Time Walk

- Mount Roy Track in Wanaka

- Mt John Walkway in Tekapo

- Mt Victoria Lookout in Wellington

GOOD SHORT DAY WALKS

- Kea Point Track at Mount Cook NP

- Matai Falls in the Catlins

- Mount Kaukau in Wellington

OTHER DAY WALKS

- Lake Benmore Peninsula Track

- Bobs Cove Track (Queenstown)

- Lake Dispute Track (Queenstown)

- Diamond Lake (Wanaka)

LORD OF THE RINGS LOCATIONS

- Edoras (Hakatere)

- Isengard (Glenorchy)

BOTANIC GARDENS

- Christchurch Botanic Gardens

- Wellington Botanic Garden

OTHER LOCATIONS TO VISIT

- Benmore Dam

- Hawkdun Range (Central Otago)

- Hakatere Conservation Park

- Ahuriri Conservation Park

DAY WALKS AROUND WELLINGTON

- Brooklyn wind turbine

- Mount Victoria Lookout

- Mount Kaukau Lookout

- Korokoro Dam

- Pencarrow Lighthouse

- Colonial Knob

- Queen Elizabeth Park

- Best wind turbine walks

- Best city lookouts

LAKES, RIVERS, WATERFALLS

- Lake Tekapo

- Mount Cook and Lake Pukaki

- Lake Benmore

- Lake Wakatipu (Queenstown)

- Glendhu Bay (Wanaka)

- Matukituki River (Wanaka)

- Roaring Meg

- Blue Pools

- Fantail Falls

- Thunder Creek Falls

- Mangatini Falls (West Coast)