Saturday 15 December 2018

New Zealand: Baby-friendly itinerary & budget

We are a family of 3 with a toddler. When I planned the itinerary and budget initially, I googled and read others' travelog and customized it to our need. 


Wanaka Lavendar Farm
So, why I defined it as baby-friendly? 
  • Less packed schedule. Kami tak target untuk kejar banyak tempat dan aktiviti dalam 9 hari. NZ is a big country and going from one place to another takes so much time and energy.
  • En suite room or room with private toilet
  • Non extreme activities
This is suggested itinerary. We didn't get to cover everything that we plan but I hope it can give you a rough idea of how it is. We spent 2 days in North Island, 7 days in South Island. Tempat paling cantik pastinya South Island. 

FULL ITINERARY

1st day 
- Depart from KLIA2 at 11pm, transit at Goldcoast

2nd day 
- Arrive at Auckland airport at 5pm
- Pick up car
- Buy simcard at The Warehouse & grocery shopping at New World (near airport)
- Dinner/Takeaway @ Grill & Shakes 
- Light sightseeing around Auckland
- Check in AirBnb

3rd day
- Cook for breakfast
- Check out AirBnb 
- Drop off car
- Depart to Christchurch at 11am
- Arrive at Christchurch at 12pm, pick up car
- Check in AirBnb, cook, eat
- Visit Botanical garden or Orana Wildlife Park
- Shopping & sightseeing around Christchurch
- Takeaway 
- Rest

4th day
- Check out AirBnb
- Grocery shopping 
- Visit Lake Tekapo, Church of Good Shepherd
- Arrive in Mount Cook, check in Alpine Mt Cook lodge
- Enjoy the view around Mount Cook
- Star gazing in front of lodge
- Cook, sleep

5th day
- Check out Mt Cook lodge
- Breakfast at Hooker Valley, trek a little bit only
- Visit Lake Pukaki
- Lunch at High Country Salmon, Twizel and feed Salmon
- Depart to Wanaka
- Check in AirBnb
- Walk along Wanaka Lake, "That Wanaka Tree"
- Take away dinner at Erik's Fish and Chips
- Sightseeing + flexible activity
- Cook, rest and sleep

6th day
- Check out AirBnb
- Visit Wanaka Lavendar Farm
- Visit Puzzling World 
- Have packed lunch
- Jones' fruit stall
- Grocery shopping at Queenstown
- Depart to Te Anau
- Check in AirBnb
- Cook, dinner, laundry, rest

7th day
- Breakfast at AirBnb
- Head to Milford Sound 
- Take Milford sound cruise
- Have packed lunch
- Sightseeing around 
- Head back to Te Anau
- Drop by Monkey Creek & Mirror Lake
- Arrive at same AirBnb
- Cook, dinner, rest

8th day
- Breakfast at AirBnb
- Head to Queenstown
- Walk around the town
- Shopping at DF souvenir
- Lunch at Fergsburger, snacks at CookieTime
- Check in AirBnb
- Take a drive up to the Remarkables for Queenstown view
- Walk along Lake Wakatipu
- Back to AirBnb, dinner, rest

9th day
- Breakfast at AirBnb
- Head to Queenstown airport
- Return car near ariport
- Flight to Auckland at 10.30am
- Arrive at Auckland airport. Pick up car. 
- Have packed lunch or lunch at Flame Gourmet Pizza & Burger
- Shopping at Dressmart
- Snacking at Snacks & Scoops
- Sightseeing
- Check in AirBnb
- Cook, rest

10th day
- Breakfast at AirBnb, final packing
- Visit SkyCity Auckland 
- Final shopping
- Sightseeing around Auckland city
- Lunch
- Drop off car @ airport
- Chilling at airport while waiting for flight @ 6.30pm
- Au revoir!

11th day
- Arrive at KLIA2 @ 3am

BUDGET

1) Flight 
- Air Asia Premium Flex               Rm 5444
- Air New Zealand (Domestic)      Rm 1160

2) Car rental
- North Island                             Rm 125
- South Island                             Rm 766

3) Accomodation
- North Island                             Rm 249
- South Island                             Rm 1638

4) Activity
- Wanaka Lavendar Farm            Rm 12
- Milford Sound                          Rm 306

5) Petrol                                    Rm 800

6) Food                                     Rm 1000
       
TOTAL = Rm 11,500

I will explain and describe further in the next post insyaAllah 😊

Till then.

xx

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