Itinerary Jan to March 2025

The table below shows our itinerary for traveling around Hong Kong and New Zealand. Just click on the relevant line for further details.

The maps below the table below provide a rough guide to the routes we took in New Zealand.

Our itinerary from Jan 28th to March 6th 2025
Hong Kong – 28th Jan
Weds 29th Jan - Big Buddha and New Years Day Parade
Thurs 30th Jan - Bus tour around the island and Fireworks over Victoria Bay
Fri 31st Jan - 10,000 Buddhas and flight
Sat 1st Feb - Arrival in Christchurch
Sun 2nd Feb - Relax and explore Christchurch
Mon 3rd Feb - Gondola ride and Christchurch
Tues - 4th Feb - Pick up motor home, travel Arthur's Pass and arrive Moana.
Weds - 5th Feb - Swim and then free camping at Punakaiki
Thurs - 6th Feb - Punakaiki to Lake Mapourika
Fri - 7th Feb - Lake Mapourika to Wanaka
Sat - 8th Feb - Wanaka to Queenstown
Sun - 9th Feb - Queenstown to Te Anua
Mon - 10th Feb - Te Anua gloworm caves and bird sanctuary
Tues - 11th Feb - Te Anua seaplane and leave for Milford Sound.
Weds - 12th Feb Milford Sound.
Thurs - 13th Feb - Manapouri to Lake Dunston
Fri-14th Feb - Lake Dunston to Mount Cook
Sat 15th Feb - Mount Cook to Geraldine
Sun 16th Feb - Geraldine to Banks Peninsula
Banks Peninsula -17th Feb
Christchurch -18th Feb
Roturua -19th FebRoturua -19th Feb
Kuirau Park thermal Springs -20th Feb
Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland -21st Feb
Coromandel Peninsula – 22nd Feb
Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach – 23rd Feb
Mangawai Heads – 24th Feb
Russell and KeriKeri – 25th Feb
Te Ngaere Bay and Rainbow Warrior monument at Matauri Bay – 26th Feb
Rainbow Falls and Fairy Pools – 27th Feb
Waitangi Treaty Grounds and Museum – 28th Feb
Hokianga Harbour, Rawena and spherical boulders at Koutu. Whaipoua forest and Donelly Cross. – 1st March
Tane Mahuta tree, Kauri walk through the Kauri Forest to see Te Matua Ngahere – 2nd March
Trounson Kauri Forest, Kai Iwi Lakes Reserve -3rd March
Kauri Museum at Matakohe -4th March
Aukland and Waiheke Island -5th March