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ITINERARY

Duration: 21 days

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Journey through Middle Earth

Outline Itinerary [2/3] >>
Day 10:	Collingwood Explore the nearby Abel Tasman National Park or perhaps journey out to Farewell Spit.
Day 11:	Collingwood-Hokitika (382 km) Head off to Hokitika on the West Coast following a choice of route. Travelling via Westport is a little longer, but you can visit the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks en route. Overnight at Kapitea Ridge.
Day 12:	Hokitika-Fox Glacier (208 km) Continue south to Fox Glacier for one night at Te Weheka Inn. Optional tours of the glacier are available.
Day 13:	Fox Glacier-Wanaka (287 km) Drive Haast Pass to lakeside Wanaka, with views towards the Alps that were used as a backdrop in the first film. Overnight at Wanaka Springs Lodge.
Day 14:	Wanaka-Te Anau (273 km) Drive to Queenstown following the Crown Range. At the bottom of the range cross the Kawarau River, which doubled as the Anduin River. Continue to Te Anau, stopping en route to visit the serene Mavora Lakes before reaching Fangorn Forest. Overnight at Fiordland Lodge Log Cabins.
Day 15:	Te Anau-Manapouri-Doubtful Sound (15 km) Journey the short distance to Manapouri and take a boat across Lake Manapouri passing alpine scenery used in the trilogy. Disembark and travel by coach over Wilmot Pass before boarding the vessel for your overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound. Dinner is included on board. Note: cruise does not operate Mid May - 31 Aug when an extra night is spent in Te Anau with a full day Doubtful Sound cruise.
Day 16:	Doubtful Sound-Manapouri-Queenstown (185 km) After breakfast on board and a short time to explore, return to Deep Cove and disembark. Return to Manapouri Wharf and continue to Queenstown for three nights at Brown’s Boutique Hotel.
Day 17:	Queenstown Take a full day 4WD Safari of the Rings Tour into the heart of New Zealand's high country - the embodiment of the Tolkien’s middle earth and the base of filming for the many scenes in the films.

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