When our daughter, Vicky, decided to spend 7 months in New Zealand, we began thinking about what a wonderful opportunity it would be for us to visit her in the fall!
We will leave from Grand Rapids, fly to Chicago and then Los Angeles where we will board Qantus Airlines for a 13 hour flight to arrive two days later in Auckland, New Zealand.
We will follow a very loose itinerary and see as much of the country as possible. We want to leave ourselves open to experiences recommended by other travelers and local New Zealanders. Our general itinerary will be as follows:
1 - Arrive in Auckland. Travel by bus around the North Island seeing volcanos, sulfer springs and more to Wellington.
2 - Take the ferry from the North Island to the South Island (Wellington to Picton).
3 - Take a bus to Christchurch.
4 - Ride the TransAlpine Train from Christchurch across New Zealand to Greymouth. Travel by bus to Queenstown
5 - Arrive in Queenstown to spend 5 days with Vicky. We will visit Mt. Milford Sound, watch Vicky bungy jump and see the sights around Queenstown.
- Fly from Queenstown to Auckland.
- Leave New Zealand :(
We will leave from Grand Rapids, fly to Chicago and then Los Angeles where we will board Qantus Airlines for a 13 hour flight to arrive two days later in Auckland, New Zealand.
We will follow a very loose itinerary and see as much of the country as possible. We want to leave ourselves open to experiences recommended by other travelers and local New Zealanders. Our general itinerary will be as follows:
1 - Arrive in Auckland. Travel by bus around the North Island seeing volcanos, sulfer springs and more to Wellington.
2 - Take the ferry from the North Island to the South Island (Wellington to Picton).
3 - Take a bus to Christchurch.
4 - Ride the TransAlpine Train from Christchurch across New Zealand to Greymouth. Travel by bus to Queenstown
5 - Arrive in Queenstown to spend 5 days with Vicky. We will visit Mt. Milford Sound, watch Vicky bungy jump and see the sights around Queenstown.
- Fly from Queenstown to Auckland.
- Leave New Zealand :(