We'll be staying the first night in the city of Christchurch at the YMCA Hostel. You'll be so jet-lagged you probably won't have much motivation to explore...
Here's a local map:
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The Waimakariri
Your first stop...
Blog for IGES Field Trip to New Zealand. Part of GG21920 - Physical Geography Field Work Institute of Geography & Earth Science, Aberystwyth University
Welcome to the IGES New Zealand Trip Blog
This Blog is nothing more than a summary of our intinerary (at right), with links to the places we're going, where we'll stay, and maps. It is intended to help students get a feel for the landscape and where we'll be working ahead of time.
Your first stop...
Overview of Destinations
Head here for a live map with push pins at our primary destinations.
Accomodation
Trip Itinerary
- Thur. 27 March Depart UK
- Fri. 28 March [en route]
- Sat. 29 March Arr. Christchurch: overnight YMCA
- Sun. 30 March Christchurch – Waimakariri; overnight Cass Field station?
- Mon. 31 March Waimakariri; overnight Cass Field station?
- Tue. 1 April Waimakariri – Franz Josef Glacier; overnight Top Ten Holiday Park (Travel day)
- Wed. 2 April Franz Josef Glacier; overnight Top Ten Holiday Park
- Thur. 3 April Franz Josef Glacier; overnight Top Ten Holiday Park
- Fri. 4 April Franz Josef Glacier – Mt Cook/Aoraki; overnight Hermitage Chalets (Travel day)
- Sat. 5 April Mt Cook/Aoraki; overnight Hermitage Chalets
- Sun. 6 April Mt Cook/Aoraki; overnight Hermitage Chalets
- Mon. 7 April Mt Cook/Aoraki; overnight Hermitage Chalets
- Tue. 8 April Mt Cook – Christchurch – Hamilton – Whakapapa; overnight Skotel (Travel day)
- Wed. 9 April Whakapapa; overnight Skotel
- Thur. 10 April Whakapapa; overnight Skotel
- Fri. 11 April Whakapapa; overnight Skotel
- Sat. 12 April Whakapapa – thermal area - Auckland (day) – flight late evening
- Sun. 13 April Arrive UK
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