Nelson è una città sulla costa settentrionale dell'Isola del Sud conosciuta per il suo clima soleggiato, è situata tra le colline e la costa del Tasman Bay. É anche un punto di partenza ideale per esplorare la regione vinicola circostante e il Parco Nazionale Abel Tasman.
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Day 2 — Nelson → Greymouth
Greymouth e Hokitika sono i centri della giada del Paese. Visitate un laboratorio e osservate gli intagliatori di giada mentre lavorano.
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Day 3 — Greymouth → Franz Josef
originally named Victoria, after Queen Victoria of England, geologist Julius Von Haast, renamed it, Franz Josef, after the current Emperor of his homeland, Austria. The Glacier is pale blue/green ice that has retreated and advanced many times over the years. A walk from the carpark to the Glacier terminal will give you some impressive views and an idea of the immense size of the Glacier itself. The township of Franz Josef is a small town based around the tourist and supply trade.
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Day 4 — Franz Josef → Queenstown
Queenstown is the South Island's most popular resort, set alongside the shores of Lake Wakatipu, under the gaze of the Remarkables Ranges. See the contrast of smooth glacier rounded hills, and jagged mountain summits that reach high above the ancient ice floor. The town is renowned for its jet boating, bungy-jumping, skiing and awe-inspiring scenery. Local story has it, that the gold prospectors of the 19th century pronounced the town as "fit for any Queen", and so she was called Queenstown.
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Day 6 — Queenstown → Twizel
Twizel è circondata da paesaggi mozzafiato, tra cui montagne, laghi e fiumi. È una base ideale per esplorare il Parco Nazionale del Monte Cook.
<b>Isola del Sud 1</b> - da Picton a Christchurch - — NAAR
