13 Sept 2010

Rough itinerary


North Island
7 Nov: Arrival to Auckland at noon
8 Nov: Half day pelagic on Hauraki Gulf
9-11 Nov: National Park (Tongariro/Taup)
12 Nov: Wellington (Flight to Chathams)

Chathams
12-17 Nov: Chatham Islands (incl a full day on Pitt Island)

South Island
18 Nov:  Ferry crossing Wellington-Picton and train to Kaikoura.
18-21 Nov: Kaikoura (2 pelagic trips with Albatross Encounters)
21-22 Nov: Christchurch and surroundings such as Lake Ellesmere and Oamaru
23-25 Nov: Otago Peninsula (Taiaroa head and surroundings)
26-29 Nov: Kepler Track (four days trekking and three nights in huts)
30 Nov - 1 Dec: Invercargill and Southland estuaries

Stewart Island
2-6 Dec: Stewart Island (incl a few pelagics and visits to nearby islands)
7 Dec: Flight from Invercargill to Auckland

North Island
11 Dec: Flight back home to Sweden