We are all arriving a few days apart, so we are structuring the trip as an invididual section at the beginning, and will meet up in Christchurch on November 16th or 17th and travel around the south island together.
Krisanne has a pretty good itinerary of things to do on the south island. For now, I'm going to try to nail down what I will do in the few days before meeting up in Christchurch.
Roughly, I will:
1) Spend a day in Auckland.
2) Spend two days in the Lake Taupo area. Nearby attractions include:
- Mt Ngauruhoe, otherwise seen as "Mt. Doom" in the Lord of the Rings
- Pohutu Geyser
- White Island - active volcano!
- Waitomo Caves - glow worms and blackwater rafting
I probably can't do all of the above, so I'll just try to visit Waitomo Caves and Mt. Ngauruhoe. White Island is actually north of Rotorua and might be too far to squeeze in.
3) Spend two days in Wellington, visiting some friends.
4) Then, go to Christchurch for the south island portion of the trip.
Obviously, there is more planning to be done!
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