You are trying for too much in 8 days (10 days less days in aircraft - airport)
http://www.newzealand.com/travel/des...e_map_home.cfm
Originally Posted by
chowder
Day 4. See Wanaka. Drive to Queenstown.
Day 5. See Queenstown. Drive to Te Anau
Wanaka and Queenstown are not far apart. Why go to both ?
Originally Posted by
chowder
Day 7. See Stewart Island. Drive to Queenstown..
Far too much for 1 day. I would forget about going to Stewart Island
Originally Posted by
chowder
Realizing that this is fairly ambitious, and that driving 1-4 hours/day is not for everyone,
Driving times on NZ roads are slow. You will spend a lot more than 4 hours driving in many of your days