Having got used to doing at least once overseas trip per year, I kinda miss travelling, but these days I’m having difficulty getting excited enough about any overseas trips to spend all that money. So I planned out a couple of New Zealand trips. Both of which are for two people, so if you know somebody that would like to do them with me … :-).
Cycle the Otago Rail Trail
I’ve done this a few times with Intrepid as a 4 day trip, but thought it would be nice to do it as a 5 day trip with someone. Slower pace and a bit more freedom.
The trip could be extended with more time in Queenstown to do things from there like Milford Sound, adventure things etc.
South Island Road Trip
This one is a bit longer. The highlight that I planned it around was a 2 night cruise in Doubtful Sound. Two nights so you have a full day in Doubtful Sound. They only run the 2 night cruises during off-peak (winter), and I wouldn’t want to do the rest of the road trip during actual winter so there’s only a short window each year.
I come with a car (always useful for a road trip), a tiny tiny bit of local knowledge, and questionable car karaoke “singing” :-).
Click here for a PDF “presentation” of the trip.