... After a hectic crossing of about 3 hours, disembarkation in Picton where we collect a car (rental cars do not take in Férry). Direction the east coast, to see the whales (Kaikoura 2 nights) then a little bit of our place: Akaroa. Direction Oamaru with a stop at Christchurch then, Invercargill with there also a stop at Dunedin. Go up north by Te Anau to go Milford Sound, Queenstown, Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier, Greymouth and Picton for a new quieter crossing ...

A third stay will be made from 12/27/2019 until 01/14/2020 only on the South Island. During this ultimate 18 day trip we will visit Christchurch, Akaroa, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin and a stop to see Moeraki Boulders, Te Anau with visit to Doubful Sound and Milford Sound, Queenstown, Wanaka, Lake Tekapo, Arthur Pass, Greymouth and not far away Pankake Rock, Kaiteriteri and surroundings, Nelson, Havelock, Picton, blenheim, Kaikoura.