Christchurch
Christchurch
This 14 Day South Island Tour presents the best motorcycling roads the South Island has to offer. Your trip starts with a day trip to the French settlement of Akaroa to get you ready for New Zealand’s riding conditions and roads.
Taking the east coast of the South Island along the marvellous roads through Kaikoura ranges, through the tight windy roads of Queen Charlotte Sound, the sweeping hills of the Nelson ranges, the rollercoaster roads of the West Coast, and magnificent Milford and Catlins’ scenic routes.
Surely, the trip will give you every type of sealed road imaginable, from tight twisty bends to long sweeping corners and everything in between with some of the most spectacular scenery to be found anywhere in the world.
At a glance
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3425 km


Note: The waypoints do not reflect the single itinerary steps.
Day 1 : Christchurch to Akaroa
1h 58min
via Lyttleton Harbour, SH 74
77 km
Day 2 : Akaroa to Kaikoura
3h 54min
via SH 75 & 1
264 km
Day 3 : Kaikoura to Nelson
3h 31min
via Queen Charlotte Drive, SH 1 & 6
243 km
Day 4 : Nelson to Hokitika
4h 17min
via Greymouth, SH 6, 69 & 7
325 km
Day 5 : Hokitika to Queenstown
3h 32min
via Franz Josef Glacier, SH 6
279 km
Day 6 : Queenstown to Te Anau
4h 45min
via Devils Staircase, SH 6 & 94
366 km
Day 7 : Te Anau to Invercargill
2h 20min
via Longwood Forest, SH 99
187 km
Day 8 : Invercargill to Raes Junction
3h 21min
via Catlins Forest, SH 8
244 km
Day 9 : Raes Junction to Dunedin
1h 29min
via Balclutha
117 km
Day 10 : Dunedin to Wanaka
3h 31min
via Palmerston, SH 1, 85, 8 & 6
295 km
Day 11 : Wanaka to Mt Cook
2h 20min
via Twizel, SH 8A & 8
199 km
Day 12 : Mt Cook to Christchurch
4h 19min
via Mt Somers, SH 8, 79 & 72
353 km
