** All accommodations ideally have a setup of 2-3 bedrooms with one bathroom only.

25th November
Land at Midnight. Check in to 77 Hasley Street (Rony to collect keys before in the day)
 Buy Simcards
77 Hasley Street
BOOKING.COM

26th Full Day Relax, Lotus Supermarket for Indian Groceries in evening
27th Waiheke Island (Ferry Ride) or Mount Eden, Mission Bay, etc local Farmers Market
28th Piha & Muriwai Beach (45 mins drive), (Enzyme Spa)
29th BLACK FRIDAY
(Leave Early morning) Hobbiton, Rotorua (Geothermal fields, hot springs, luge, Gondola, canopy
tours) – Taupo (Spend night – Book a Bach- Omori); Rotorua Lunch Restaurants – STEAM Indian
Restaurant, Chimney Indian Restaurant

Activities:
1. Hobbiton ($84 / ticket, Guided Walking Tour Mandatory, Park Car here for Free)

a. https://www.hobbitontours.com/en/our-tours/hobbiton-movie-set-tour/
2. Rotorua – Redwoods Treewalk ($23 / ticket)
3. Hot Spring Footbath – Free – Kuirau Park

30th Taupo Lake, Golf, Other nearby areas to go (Spend night at Taupo); Restaurant – Master of India
Activities:
1. Huka Falls
2. Maori Rock Carvings ($40 / ticket, 2 hour boat ride)
3. Craters of the Moon (Geothermal)
4. Tawhai Falls (4km walk return) – 1 hour drive from Taupo
5. Wairakei Terraces - Thermal Hot Pools

Auckland Jain Food Restaurants:

1. Sarvaana Bhavan
2. Saattveek
3. Shivani
4. Govinda’s
5. Indigo
(Dec 1)
Leave from Taupo to Auckland
On the way touch Waikato Museum and Hamilton Gardens
17 Wakefield Street Apartment
AIRBNB BOOKING - 17 Wakefield Street
Local City Roaming around – Skycity Casino, Theatre Performances?, Shopping

(Dec 2)
Local sightseeing in Auckland, Mission Bay, One Tree Hill, Mount Eden.

(Dec 3)
Morning flight - Leave from Auckland to Wellington.

 
Pick car from Wellington Airport (Omega – 10.30am) - City Sight Seeing (Mount Victoria) and Te
Papa through the day
Evening in Downtown / Dinner / Overnight Stay
BOOKING.COM - Capital View Motor Inn
Activities:
1. Mount Victoria
2. Zealandia ($21 / ticket)
3. Te Papa ($20 / ticket)
4. Wellington Cable Car ($9 / ticket)
5. Wellington Zoo
6. Cuba Street
7. Oriental Bay

Indian Groceries:

Restaurants:
 1. Bikaner
2. Status (Jain)
3. Great India
Dec 4
Early morning (8 am) Ferry to Picton – 2 hrs

 
Picton to Nelson drive – lunch – 2 hrs (More Scenic Route)
Nelson Restaurants:
1. Taaj Indian Restaurant & Café (1st Dec, Ankush, 093770209)
2. Mango Indian Restaurant
3. The Indian Cafe
Nelson to Westport drive – 3 hrs

(OR GO TO WESTPORT STRAIGHT with lunch stop at Blenheim) (2+2 = 4 hrs)

Blenheim Restaurants (Open from evenings, check):
1. Raizada Indian Restaurant
2. Village India

Activities:
1. https://www.westcoast.co.nz/news/what-do-and-around-westport/
2. Walk around / Dinner /  Overnight Hotel

Stay:
AIRBNB -

Westport Restaurants:
3. The Copper Pot (4th Dec morning, Santhosh, 037896255)
4. The Naan
Dec 5
Leave latest by 7.30/8am
Westport to Franz Josef drive 3:45 hrs; lunch break + sight seeing; on the way to Haast
Westport to Punakaika (45 mins) – Pancake Rocks & Blowholes
Chopper to Top of Glacier from Fox Glacier Point (https://www.glacierhelicopters.co.nz/franz-josef-
glacier) ($270 / person; Heli rides every half an hour)
Franz Josef Restaurants:
1. Priya Indian Restaurant
2. King Tiger Eastern Eating House (Jain Food Available, Just Walk in) (Pack Dinner from here
please)

 Knights Point Lookout (On the way to Haast) – Cover it next day if required as it is just 25
mins from Haast back up.

Look around/ Dinner / Overnight Hotel

Option 1 - 
Option 2 -
Option 3 - (At Haast; 2 hrs drive further); Cheaper by $100 from previous
Option 4 - (At Haast)
BOOKING.COM - HAAST

Haast Restaurants (Non-Indian):

1. Antler Bar
Dec 6
Haast to Wanaka - 2 hours
Lunch at Wanaka
Dinner / Overnight Hotel (Wanaka)

Activities:
2. Jackson Bay (Need to return to Haast to carry on to Wanaka)
3. Haast Pass (On the way)
4. Thunder Creek Falls (Near Haast Pass; 5 mins walk)
5. Haast Blue Pools (Near Haast Pass)
6. Makarora Valley (On the way)
7. Lake Hawea and The Neck Point (North of Wanaka)

Stay:
BOOKING.COM - WANAKA

Wanaka Restaurants:
1. Bombay Palace (Jain Food Available, Just Walk in)
2. The Spice Room
3. Sagun Indian & Nepalese Restaurant
Dec 7
Wanaka to Queenstown (2 hrs)

Ricky Skydive Booking at 9am. Report by 8.30am

Activities:
1. The Wanaka Tree
2. Wanaka Puzzle World (https://www.puzzlingworld.co.nz/prices)
3. National Transport & Toy Museum
4. Drive to Cardrona peak 30 mins (on the way to Queenstown)
5. Gondola (in Queenstown)
Cardrona to Queenstown drive 1 hr

Restaurants:
1. Bombay Palace (Queenstown & Frankston – Jain Food)
2. The Taj Indian Kitchen
3. The Spice Room (Jain)
4. Boliwood Restaurant & Bar (Jain)

Indian Groceries:

Stay:
BOOKING.COM
Element Escapes Apartment

Dec 8
Queenstown
11am – Lake Cruise Booking (5 pax; Already Paid) – Bookme.co.nz

Activities:
1. Glenorchy; Glenorchy Lagoon Walkway (Nz’s most beautiful bench); after lunch
2. Paradise Valley
3. Arrowtown (for Lunch and shopping)
4. Gondola & Luge
5. Peninsular Track & Jardine Park (Kelvin Heights)

Stay:
BOOKING.COM
Dec 9
Queenstown to Tekapo drive 4 hrs 
Leave in the morning

Activities:
1. Cromwell (on the way)
2. Lindis Pass (on the way)
3. Twizel (on the way)
4. Can take slight detour to go towards Lake Pukaki & Mount Cook Lookout points and turn
back towards Tekapo.
5. Lake Tekapo (in Tekapo)
6. Church and Galaxy viewing (in Tekapo)
7. OBSERVATORY (in Tekapo)

Dinner & Hotel (Tekapo)

Stay:
BOOKING.COM

Dec 10
Tekapo to Christchurch drive 3 hrs

Activities:
1. Hagley park & Botanic Gardens (in Christchurch)
2. Brockworth Street Art Gallery

Restaurants:
1. Maharaja Indian Restaurant (Call in Morning, Gagan)
2. Mumbaiwala
3. Himalayas Indian
4. Coriander’s

Stay:
BOOKING.COM

Dec 11
Drop off Car near Airport (Omega – 9am)
Fly back to Auckland

Pick Up Car from Auckland Airport (Apex 12.30pm)

BOOKING.COM – Waldorf St. Martins

11, 12, 13, 14 – Stay in Auckland and local Sight Seeing.

Activities:
1. Meet Sanjay Uncle
2. Meet Sameer Uncle
3. Albert Park, Museum
4. Factory Outlet, Queen Street Shopping, Sylvia Park
5. Shopping –
a. T2 Tea
b. Lush
c. All Birds
d. Hallensteins Brothers
e. Gucci
f. Mecca
g. Sephora
h. DFS

Car Rental – Apex

(Dec 15)
Flight back to India (1.15am)
Drop off Vehicle at Apex (11am)

(Aurora Australis) – Stewart Island

https://www.backpackerguide.nz/best-times-locations-see-southern-lights-new-zealand/