Is it better to drive clockwise or counterclockwise in South Island, New Zealand?

Now many people like to go to go on road trip abroad, and many friends don't know what the habits of go on road trip abroad are, so this small series will tell you whether it is better to drive clockwise or counterclockwise in the South Island of New Zealand.

Is it better to travel around the island from Christchurch clockwise or counterclockwise (without going to Kaikula and Greymouth)? If you travel counterclockwise, go to Tikapu first, and then to Queenstown of Wanaka ... I feel that I went to the most beautiful place from the beginning, and it is easy to feel aesthetic fatigue later; If it is changed to clockwise, it will be more and more exciting to go along the east coast to umaru and Dunedin, and then to Queenstown, Wanaka, Fox and Tikapu in the north. Moreover, turning right on the east coast is also convenient to see the sea view and stop along the road.

The east coast is relatively better than the west coast.

Generally speaking, in recent years, the west is in a state of decline, especially after the mine stopped production, so people are sparsely populated, so individuals prefer the east.

Let's talk about the scenery in the driving direction first. In fact, driving clockwise or counterclockwise is on both sides of the expressway, and the distance difference is only a few meters. From the perspective of natural landscape, there can be no qualitative difference between the scenery seen in a few meters. Do you think there will be a major difference in the feeling of looking at the same scenic spot from two directions?

As for the parking you mentioned, you see that New Zealand has a vast territory and few cars, so the roads are narrow, so it is two-way and two-lane, so it is impossible to park casually. Generally, there will be some rest parking lots along the way, but no one can count which side has more parking lots (but personally think it should be the side near the sea), so it is not what you think, so you can stop if you want. So, I think it doesn't matter which direction we take.

Secondly, I think the more critical consideration is to get to Lake.

Tekapo's moon phase that day. One of the main tasks of this place is to watch the stars at night, but the star watching is greatly influenced by the moon. If you go on a full moon night, the effect of going will be discounted and uneconomical. So you have to arrange a staggered full moon night by the lake.

Tekapo, let's arrange it clockwise or counterclockwise. Of course, the weather will also affect the stargazing effect, but it is unpredictable. Depending on luck, the moon phase can be calculated. As I said above, clockwise or counterclockwise has little effect on the scenery of the east coast. You created Lake for an insignificant event.

Tekapo can't look at the stars, so he doesn't consider the point? In fact, there is no difference between clockwise and counterclockwise, if the date of stargazing is.

From Wanaka to Fox.

There is no shortcut to Tikapu in the future, and you need to take a big detour. We met several Shanghai girls in Tikapu before. They think Tikapu is close to the glacier and all the accommodation is booked. I was dumbfounded when I got there.