SOUTH ISLAND New Zealand - EPIC Road Trip

Here's what it's like to road trip the South Island of New Zealand!
No locked in plans, we wanted to make it up as we go and just live for the moment.
Just 3 weeks to try tick off as much as possible. My Instagram - @schmidtdogg_

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Lake Tekapo
00:49 Lake Pukaki
02:35 Mount Cook/Aoraki National Park
03:42 Hooker Valley Trail
05:02 Red Tarns Track
05:58 East Coast Detour
06:58 Te Anau to Cascade Creek Camp
07:45 Lake Marian Track
09:01 Milford Sound
10:38 Queenstown
12:29 Ben Lomond Track
13:09 Bunjy Jumping
13:26 Wanaka and Roy's Peak
14:30 West Coast

Here’s a list of all the places we went..

Lake Tekapo
Lake Pukaki
Mount Cook/Aoraki National Park - Hooker Valley Trail, Red Tarns Track
Omarama - Clay Cliffs
Duntroon - Elephant Rocks
Oamaru
Dunedin
Te Anau
Milford Sound - Fiordland National Park, Cascade Creek Campground, Lake Marian
Queenstown - Glenorchy Animal Farm, Ben Lomond Track
Wanaka - Roy’s Peak
Fox Glacier
Hokitika Gorge
Arthur’s Pass National Park

[jackschmidt]

Details for those wondering.. We did this trip in late November - early December. It was about 3 weeks all up, which was just enough time to do everything and not be too rushed. I would say 1 month would be the ultimate amount of time but that's a more difficult time frame for most people plus more expense. So 3 weeks is that sweet spot. I also think spring - start of summer is the best time to road trip the south island. There's still plenty of snowcapped mountains but everything is lush and the lupins are flowering, it truly was magical. Anytime from spring to autumn would be incredible though, you won't be disappointed! 🙌 List of all the places we went in the description.

[mini-z_me]

This is hands-down the best NZ video on Youtube I have seen. The visuals, the story telling, the pacing, the whole thing is just wonderful! Well done!!

[pierevojzola]

Hi, this brought back a lot of memories. Forty years ago my wife and I plus our son’s dog went on a years trip around the South Island, we only stopped off at two camping grounds! I fished every shore, lake, river and stream we could find and hunted in any bush that had deer, pigs and rabbits. I talked to every fisherman and hunter I came across for info and for spots to camp free. I found the farmers were the most helpful with permission to camp on their land. As an ex serviceman of 20 years I had plenty of contacts to call on and the people of the South Island were tremendously helpful and friendly. After this trip we ended up buying a deer farm in Rotorua, overlooking the lakes and volcanoes. Great times and memories. The hardest is the first step, for an ex Para, that was an easy decision. You will be back, this place is Paradise! Cheers mate. Harera

[ivylee]

Literally got goose bumps watching how beautiful the views are!

[kiranpannu]

Stumbled here….been watching utube videos to plan a South Island trip……I was not sure but this video is just perfection ………well captured.OMG you have just nailed it.❤

[gitajohnson]

Great video! The cinematography, the photos you captured, the simplicity of the vlog...really great quality. I'll be there soon, so I'm looking forward to checking some of these spots out. Thanks!

[rpljtvx]

Beautiful cinematography, and the ideal chilled way to explore the South Island. Absolutely stunning. If you're prepared to get outdoors and really experience the journey, that's the perfect way to do it.

[jkturtle]

Very underrated channel man. Production quality on point. Did this exact same trip with the wifey few years ago. Watching your vid just brought back those memories.

[kangzhazha]

Just returned from our south island road trip, we went to almost the same spots and campsites! Your video bings back so much memories so vividly, and I really miss NZ😢Thanks for the video❣

[paullong]

Thank you for this great video.!!God bless

[teedimi]

love the camera work you guys managed to capture some absolutely beautiful scenes

[chrisburns]

can we just take a second to acknowledge how solid of a rock skip that was. min 12:12

[davidburchettephotography]

Cinematography and stills were very good. Well put together as well. Enjoyed it! Thanks.

[rmburn]

I was there in the early 90s for 10 days and it was life changing. I would love to go back.

[followyourdreams]

Love your video of my favourite place on Earth. Can’t wait to go back. Great work!

[meref]

You are an awesome couple. True blue down to earth lovable Aussies. I hope NZ was everything you expected and more 👍🙏❤️

[gailashby]

heading there in October and have booked the very same van! Your video showed us the places we are wanting to go. Live in the Tropical North as well!

[subodhadhikari]

really worth watching your nice work done ...
keep exploring, keep us showing beautiful places like really enjoyed

[exploreearth]

Wonderfully taken video and ofcourse wonderful spots

[motorroamingaround]

Brilliant video guys. We toured around the South Island in a camper van also about 5 years ago and went to many of the places in your video. This brought back great memories for us. You have great video editing skills also. The footage was amazing. Thanks for sharing.