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Hi everyone,

My partner, our 10-month-old baby and I will be travelling around New Zealand during November and December for what will be a once-in-a-lifetime trip for us.

We’ve put together the itinerary below and would really appreciate any thoughts or feedback on the route itself. Does it flow well? Are we spending too long or too little anywhere? Is there anywhere you’d recommend swapping, adding, or removing?

As we’re travelling with our little one, we’ve planned with some parameters in mind:

• Staying at least 2-3 nights in most places.
• Keeping the majority of driving days to around 2-4 hours where possible.
• We’ll drive during the baby’s nap times and break up longer drives with lunch stops & any stops when necessary.

North Island (6–20 November)

• Auckland (3 nights)
• Coromandel (3 nights)
• Rotorua (4 nights)
• Taupō (2 nights)
• Wellington (2 nights)

South Island (20 November–15 December)

• Picton / Marlborough Sounds (2 nights)
• Abel Tasman (4 nights)
• Punakaiki (1 night)
• Franz Josef (2 nights)
• Wānaka (4 nights)
• Te Anau (2 nights)
• Queenstown (4 nights)
• Aoraki / Mount Cook (2 nights)
• Lake Tekapo (1 night)
• Christchurch (2 nights)

We’d really value any thoughts on the overall route and pacing from those who know New Zealand well.

Thanks so much in advance!

We are a couple who will be travelling from the UK to New Zealand (with a stopover in Singapore)… We will be travelling with our 10 month old baby - what are your thoughts on this travel route? Do you have any tips? Any must-see sights? We are travelling from early November to mid-December.

The route we are currently planning on is here:

Dates	Stay
2–5 Nov	Singapore
6–9 Nov	Auckland
9–12 Nov	Coromandel Peninsula
12–16 Nov	Rotorua
16–18 Nov	Taupō
18–20 Nov	Wellington
20–22 Nov	Picton
22–26 Nov	Marahau
26–27 Nov	Punakaiki
27–29 Nov	Franz Josef
29 Nov–3 Dec	Wānaka
3–5 Dec	Te Anau
5–9 Dec	Queenstown
9–11 Dec	Aoraki / Mount Cook
11–12 Dec	Lake Tekapo
12–14 Dec	Christchurch
15–19 Dec	Singapore

Thanks in advance!