🚗 Save this for your next adventure! I’ve done this exact road trip three times, and it’s perfect for 2-3 days or longer if you want more time to soak in each area. 🏞️ Stop 1: Takapō (Tekapo) - Church of the Good Shepherd - Lake Tekapo 🚣 Stop 2: Lake Pukaki - Peter’s Lookout - Pukaki Foreshore ⛰️ Stop 3: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park - Hooker Valley Track - Tasman Lake Track 🪨 Stop 4: Ōmarama - Hot Tubs Ōmarama - Ōmarama Clay Cliffs 🌈 Stop 5: Wānaka - Roy’s Peak - #thatwanakatree 🏙️ Stop 6: Queenstown - Shotover River - Queenstown Hill For more epic travel inspiration, follow @naturewithliam 🌿✈️ #connecttonature #travelnz #newzealandtravel #bucketlisttravel #adventuretravel
Place
The Church of the Good Shepherd
Church
4.6
Small, picturesque stone church overlooking Lake Tekap & holding interdenominational services.
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Landmark
Attraction
Peter's Lookout
Natural feature
4.7
Lake Tekapo
Natural feature
4.8
Lake Pukaki
Natural feature
4.9
Clay Cliffs
Landmark
4.5
Roys Peak
Natural feature
4.8
A 5,177-foot peak overlooking the lake covered with tussock grassland.
That Wānaka tree
Attraction
4.5
A solitary, crooked crack willow tree sits alone on Lake Wanaka, backdropped by the Southern Alps.
Queenstown Hill
Natural feature
4.6
Popular, scenic mountain for hiking, plus a 500-metre climb through pine forest to the summit.