11 days in Christchurch, Queenstown & Auckland Itinerary

Christchurch is known for parks, museums, and sightseeing. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: walk around Christchurch Botanic Gardens, explore the world behind art at Christchurch Art Gallery (Te Puna o Waiwhetu), examine the collection at Quake City, and admire nature's wide array of creatures at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve.

For maps, reviews, other places to visit, and other tourist information, use the Christchurch day trip app.

New Delhi, India to Christchurch is an approximately 22-hour flight. Due to the time zone difference, you'll lose 6.5 hours traveling from New Delhi to Christchurch. Expect much colder temperatures when traveling from New Delhi in May; daily highs in Christchurch reach 17°C and lows reach 5°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 14th (Sun) so you can catch the flight to Queenstown.

Change things up with these side-trips from Queenstown: Te Anau (The Chasm Walk & Milford Sound). Next up on the itinerary: relax and rejuvenate at some of the best spas, admire the natural beauty at Queenstown Gardens, push the limits with an extreme tour, and have some family-friendly fun at Skyline Queenstown.

For photos, more things to do, ratings, and tourist information, read our Queenstown trip itinerary builder site.

You can fly from Christchurch to Queenstown in 2.5 hours. Other options are to drive; or take a bus. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 17th (Wed) early enough to fly to Auckland.

Kick off your visit on the 18th (Thu): brush up on your military savvy at Auckland Museum, test your team's savvy at popular escape rooms, and then get impressive views of Mount Eden. On your second day here, get to know the resident critters at Auckland Zoo, stop by Pauanesia, and then enjoy breathtaking views from Sky Tower.

To find maps, photos, more things to do, and other tourist information, use the Auckland sightseeing tool.

Getting from Queenstown to Auckland by flight takes about 3.5 hours. Other options: do a combination of car and ferry. In May in Auckland, expect temperatures between 18°C during the day and 18°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 20th (Sat) early enough to fly back home.