Explore New Zealand: 12-Day Tour Costs & Comprehensive Travel Guide

💰Expenses: Total 48,285, per person 24,142
Visa: 3,704
SIM Card: 145
Round-trip Airfare: 11,274 (Beijing to Auckland and back)
Domestic Flights in New Zealand: 4,762 (Auckland✈️Queenstown 2,960 + Christchurch✈️Auckland 1,802)
Accommodation: 11,200
Food: Approximately 8,000
Klook Tickets & Activities (including glacier): 5,000
Taxi & Car Rental (including fuel): 4,200

🐮 Personal Tips:
1⃣️ The most boring attractions: Christchurch, Auckland Duty-Free Shop (not much good stuff)
2⃣️ Most worth visiting: Wanaka, Queenstown, Glacier Hiking, Auckland Devonport City Walk
3⃣️ Saving money: Apex car rental is cheap + free parking
Use DIDI international version, it’s cheaper than Uber
4⃣️ Traveling from the north to the south of New Zealand, there is a large temperature difference between day and night, with many natural landscapes.

It is recommended to focus on keeping warm and bring a windbreaker.
5⃣️ Best places to eat: Mt Cook Alpine Salmon (delight for salmon lovers); Empire Chicken (Christchurch, ate there for two consecutive days)
Places to avoid for food: Jervois Steak House in Queenstown

🌴 Detailed Itinerary:
Day 1+Day 2 Beijing✈️Auckland | Devonport Sunset (great for photos!)
Day 3 Auckland✈️Queenstown | Ramen Ramen + Skyline Gondola + Luge + Ferg Burger (internet-famous burger)
Day 4 Queenstown | Deer Park
Day 5 Queenstown🚗Arrowtown🚗Wanaka
Day 6 Wanaka
Day 7 Wanaka🚗Mt Cook Glacier Hike 🚗Tekapo (allocated 2 days for glacier weather, successfully hiked on the first day, so the rest of the trip was more relaxed)
Day 8 Oamaru🚗Christchurch
Day 9 Christchurch | City Walk (loved the sunshine and parks in Christchurch)
Day 10 Christchurch | City Walk
Day 11 Christchurch✈️Auckland | University of Auckland
Day 12 Auckland✈️Beijing

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