South Island - urgent! Need ideas for central / east coast .... help!
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South Island - urgent! Need ideas for central / east coast .... help!
Hi everyone
We are currently in beautiful Queenstown and our plan was to go to the glaciers / trans alpine express over the next few days. Unfortunately Haast Pass is closed so we need plan B. we have a car and need to be in Christchurch Wednesdsy night to fly out Thurs morning. So we have 3 days to fill. Any ideas? We have been in Queenstown for a week so ready to move on.
We are currently in beautiful Queenstown and our plan was to go to the glaciers / trans alpine express over the next few days. Unfortunately Haast Pass is closed so we need plan B. we have a car and need to be in Christchurch Wednesdsy night to fly out Thurs morning. So we have 3 days to fill. Any ideas? We have been in Queenstown for a week so ready to move on.
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This worries me a little [and if it doesn't open soon, it'll start worrying me a lot] as our route round the SI takes us down the West coast, through the Haast pass, and on to Wanaka.
I suppose that I will have to start thinking about plan B and checking when the cancelation periods for the accommodation that we've booked run out.
I suppose that I will have to start thinking about plan B and checking when the cancelation periods for the accommodation that we've booked run out.
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annhig -
Don't worry just yet. Haast Pass was closed two days after we'd driven through, near the time a young Canadian couple was washed off the road by a landslide. Like Milford Road, it can be a hazardous area, it gets quite a lot of rain, and closures do happen, but not routinely.
You have lots of time before you go, so don't worry. It doesn't hurt to have a Plan B though.
This is a prime example of why folks need to be flexible when they travel to NZ.
We had to make a few on the fly changes to our itinerary too, but things have a way of working out.
Don't worry just yet. Haast Pass was closed two days after we'd driven through, near the time a young Canadian couple was washed off the road by a landslide. Like Milford Road, it can be a hazardous area, it gets quite a lot of rain, and closures do happen, but not routinely.
You have lots of time before you go, so don't worry. It doesn't hurt to have a Plan B though.
This is a prime example of why folks need to be flexible when they travel to NZ.
We had to make a few on the fly changes to our itinerary too, but things have a way of working out.
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Hi again.... home safe! We ended up driving to Wanaka as there was hope the pass would reopen. It didn't, so we went to Mt Cook, did the glacier boat tour then to Chridtchurch for a day before flying home. Only pain was trans alpine wouldn't refund per purchased tickets even though we couldn't get to Greymouth.
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