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Holiday 202612NzLakeTekapo

• PLAN Auckland to Lake Tekapo - Lupins
• EV 350-380km with hills.
  • charge at 20-30%, not run low, in South Island.

DOWN - East Coast via Wellington

• Day 1 - Auckland → Wellington - 640km
  • Auckland 7:00am → Hamilton Supercharger quick top-up
  • → Taupo Supercharger (beside fire station Lake Terrace) 25-30 min
  • → Mangaweka / Palmerston North Supercharger 20 min
  • Arrive Wellington ∼5:30-6:30pm
  • Charge overnight in Wellington (Johnsonville Rd Supercharger)
• Day 2 - Extra day Wellington* - you asked for this
• Day 3 - Ferry + Picton → Christchurch
  • - Ferry check-in *60 mins before* required, 90 mins in summer peak
  • - *Recommended sailing: 08:45am Wellington → 12:15pm Picton* - it's the main daytime sailing. Sailing itself 3.5 hours. Disembark ∼12:45pm.
  • - Alternative if you want sleep in: 1:00pm → 4:30pm
  • - Drive: Picton → Blenheim Supercharger → Kaikoura Supercharger → Christchurch Supercharger
  • - *Arrive Christchurch ∼6-7pm.* 574km Picton to Tekapo total, but you stop here
• Day 4 - Christchurch → Lake Tekapo*
  • - 3 hrs drive, via Timaru Supercharger, Omarama Supercharger
  • - Arrive midday for lupin fields - peak light is late afternoon
• BACK - West Coast loop

  • West Coast has *no Tesla Superchargers*, only Destination + ChargeNet, so plan slower:

• Day 5 - Tekapo → Franz Josef*
  • - Tekapo → Omarama → Wanaka → Haast Pass → Franz Josef. ∼6-6.5 hrs driving + 2 charges

    • - Charge at Omarama, Wanaka ChargeNet, then Franz Josef ChargeNet at 63 Cron St and Tesla Destination at 3 Wallace St

• Day 6 - Franz Josef → Greymouth → Westport*
  • - Franz → Hokitika 1hr 45m → Greymouth 30min → Punakaiki Pancake Rocks → Westport
  • - This is the Great Coast Road - 100km of the best coastal driving in NZ. Don't rush it, allow full day.
• Day 7 - Westport → Picton*

- Westport → Nelson Supercharger 3hr 13min → Blenheim → Picton. Long day ∼6 hrs

• Day 8 - Ferry + Drive to Taupo*
  • - *Picton → Wellington sailings: 07:30am → 11:00am, 11:00am → 02:15pm, 02:15pm → 05:45pm*
  • - Take 07:30am sailing, check-in 06:30am, off by 11:30am in Wellington
  • - Wellington → Taupo (Palmerston North Supercharger) aa46
• Day 9 - Taupo → Auckland*

- ∼3.5 hrs

• Total: 9 days with your Wellington day + 2 full days around Tekapo. If you cut a night, you can do it in 7 by merging Day 6+7.*

For EV, download PlugShare + ChargeNet app - you'll need them on the West Coast.