South Island Self-Drive 2026: 12-Day Route Christchurch to Queenstown
This 12 Day New Zealand South Island self-drive travel itinerary provides the perfect between iconic sights and Southern hiking trails and South Island scenic sites. ๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ% ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ - https://geni.us/TempSouth12Days ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐ฅ๐ฉ'๐: https://geni.us/CamperSpecial ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: https://geni.us/RentalCarOptions โก๏ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ โฌ ๏ธ โบ NZ Trip Set-up Playlist - https://geni.us/NZTripSetup โบ NZ Itinerary Samples Playlist - https://geni.us/NZTravelPlans โบ NZ Road Trips Playlist - https://geni.us/NZRoadTrips โบ NZ Visit Places Playlist - https://geni.us/NZVisitPlaces โบ NZ Must Do Playlist - https://geni.us/NZMustDo ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ Rental Cars: https://geni.us/RentalCarOptions ๐ Camper & RV's: https://geni.us/CamperSpecial ๐๏ธ Auckland Hotels: https://geni.us/AucklandHotels โ๏ธ Flights: https://geni.us/FlightBooking ๐ด Travel Packages: https://geni.us/TravelOnlinePackages ๐ฐ Save with Wise.com: https://geni.us/WiseCard ๐ฑMobile Phone eSIM Data: https://geni.us/SailySim ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ & ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ โบ Google Map: https://geni.us/Google12DaysSouth โบ TranzAlpine Train: https://geni.us/TranzAlpineNZ โบ White Heron Tour: https://geni.us/WhiteHeronTour โบ Okarito Kayaking: https://geni.us/OkaritoKayaks โบ Franz Josef Heli-hiking: https://geni.us/FranzHeliHiking โบ Wanaka Mou Waho Island: https://geni.us/WanakaMouWaho โบ Wanaka River Safari: https://geni.us/WanakaRiverSafari โบ Te Anau Caves Tour: https://geni.us/TeAnauCaves โบ Trips & Tramps: https://geni.us/TripsTrampsMilfordWalk โบ Milford Sound Overnighter Cruise: https://geni.us/MilfordOvernighter โบ Dart River Safari: https://geni.us/DartRiverJet When available, we use affiliate links and may earn a commission without you paying any more. Thanks very much for supporting the VJ channel! โฑ๏ธโฑ๏ธ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆโฑ๏ธโฑ๏ธ 00:00 Introduction South Island in 12 Days 01:27 Travel Christchurch to Punakaiki 06:44 Travel Punakaiki to Franz Josef 10:28 Travel Franz Josef to Wanaka 15:45 Travel Wanaka to Te Anau 18:50 Milford Sound Day Trip 20:39 Milford Sound Overnight Cruise 21:21 Travel Te Anau to Queenstown 22:36 Queenstown Things to do ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ โบ https://www.instagram.com/virtualjourneysnz/ โบ https://www.facebook.com/virtualjourneysnz/ โบ https://www.tiktok.com/@virtualjourneysnz ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ - https://geni.us/virtualjourneys #newzealand #southisland #travelguide #travelitinerary