What are the not-to-be-missed routes for self-driving in South Island, New Zealand?

There are two main self-driving routes in South Island of New Zealand, clockwise and counterclockwise, depending on whether you want to go to the east coast or the west coast. The more conventional way is to walk clockwise, starting and ending in Christchurch.

Route reference:

1, Christchurch-Timaru-Dunedin-Inver cargill-Queenstown-Wanaka-Mount Cook-Tekapo-Christchurch. (clockwise)

The advantage of this way is that the scenery is more and more beautiful, and finally there will be no such serious aesthetic fatigue. If you see the most beautiful scenery in New Zealand from the beginning, you will lose interest in anything you see later.

This route basically includes all the natural scenery, cultural scenery and wildlife viewing routes in New Zealand.

2. If you take Fox Glacier, you can walk counterclockwise.

The route is: Christchurch-Castle Hill-Fox Glacier-Wanaka-Queenstown-Cook Hill-Tekapo-Christchurch.

This line is the west coast, so you can't see any wild animals, but it will pass through Fox Glacier. If the weather is fine, you can see the glacier, or you can fly directly to the glacier by helicopter. The advantage of this route is that it contains the main natural scenery.

If you go to the South Island of New Zealand in winter, you can experience skiing. Ski resorts in New Zealand are mainly located in Christchurch, Queenstown and Wanaka. There are many small and medium-sized ski resorts around Christchurch. What could be more wonderful than this?

Christchurch and Queenstown are both good places to buy tourist specialties. These two places have large markets and fierce competition, so the prices are more affordable. But sometimes you can buy better products at the roadside farm you meet by car. I bought wool, opossum fur products, honey, salmon, lavender essential oil and so on. On the farm. These are produced on the farm, so the price is very favorable.