11 days in Queenstown from Adelaide: the whole trip, every cost counted
A real trip planned by Trip720 for 2 adults leaving Adelaide on 10 February 2027: Queenstown (6 nights), Dunedin (4 nights), with flights, stays, transfers, food, activities and the visa.
Whole trip, home to home
A$8,969
for 2 adults
Priced on 2026-11-06; flight prices are estimates from recent fares. Your own dates, home town and budget change the plan and the total.
Day 1 · Travel day: Adelaide → Queenstown 10 February 2027
- 06:40Set up your eSIM before you leave
- 07:10Leave home for Adelaide airport
- 10:00Adelaide (ADL) → Queenstown (ZQN), 1 stop
- 12:30Meal on board
- 18:45Land at Queenstown airport (ZQN)
- 19:30Queenstown airport → accommodation
- 19:50Check in · Nomads Queenstown Backpackers
- 19:50Dinner near your stay
- 20:05Getting around Queenstown
- 20:05Rest after the long flight
Day 2 · Queenstown 11 February 2027
- 08:00Breakfast near your stay
- 09:10To Glenorchy & Paradise Half-Day Scenic Tour from Queenstown
- 09:30Glenorchy & Paradise Half-Day Scenic Tour from Queenstownabout 4.5 h · From A$156 per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 4.9★ (516 reviews)
- 14:15Lunch at a casual café near Glenorchy & Paradise Half-Day Scenic Tour from Queenstown
- 15:15Day out: William Gilbert Rees
- 19:00Back to your stay
- 19:30Dinner near your stay
Day 3 · Queenstown 12 February 2027
- 08:00Breakfast near your stay
- 09:00Day trip to Wanaka: That Wānaka Tree
- 12:30Lunch during Day trip to Wanaka: That Wānaka Tree
- 19:30Dinner near your stay
Day 4 · Queenstown 13 February 2027
- 07:25Breakfast near your stay
- 08:10To Arrowtown to Queenstown Full-Day Bike Adventure
- 08:30Arrowtown to Queenstown Full-Day Bike Adventureabout 8 h · From A$86 per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 4.7★ (100 reviews)
- 12:30Lunch during Arrowtown to Queenstown Full-Day Bike Adventure
- 16:30Free afternoon in Queenstown
- 18:15Back to your stay
- 19:30Dinner near your stay
Day 5 · Queenstown 14 February 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00To Skyline Gondola and Bob's Peak
- 09:10Free time: Skyline Gondola and Bob's Peak
- 10:00Getting around Queenstown
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 13:30To Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge
- 14:25Free time: Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge
- 16:55To Gibbston Valley wineries
- 17:15Free time: Gibbston Valley wineries
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 6 · Queenstown 15 February 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:10To TSS Earnslaw Lake Wakatipu Steamship Cruise from Queenstown
- 09:30TSS Earnslaw Lake Wakatipu Steamship Cruise from Queenstownabout 1.5 h · From A$106 per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 4.5★ (363 reviews)
- 11:00Free morning in Queenstown
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near TSS Earnslaw Lake Wakatipu Steamship Cruise from Queenstown
- 18:15Back to your stay
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 7 · Queenstown → Dunedin 16 February 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 08:55Check out · Nomads Queenstown Backpackers
- 09:15To the station in Queenstown
- 10:00Train or bus Queenstown → Dunedin
- 12:30Lunch on board
- 13:55From the station to your stay
- 14:15Arrive at Dunedin Retreat Cabin
- 14:30Rest after the journey
- 16:15To Dunedin Railway Station
- 16:45Free time: Dunedin Railway Station
- 19:30Dinner near your stay
Day 8 · Dunedin 17 February 2027
- 08:00Breakfast near your stay
- 09:00To Olveston Historic Home
- 09:35Visit: Olveston Historic Home
- 10:00Getting around Dunedin
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 13:30To Dunedin Botanic Garden
- 13:55Free time: Dunedin Botanic Garden
- 16:25To Baldwin Street
- 16:50Free time: Baldwin Street
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 9 · Dunedin 18 February 2027
- 08:00Breakfast near your stay
- 09:05To Speight's Brewery Tour & Guided Tasting
- 09:30Speight's Brewery Tour & Guided Tastingabout 1.3 h · From A$37 per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 4.9★ (718 reviews)
- 10:45To Puketahi
- 10:50Free time: Puketahi
- 12:30Lunch: part of Speight's Brewery Tour & Guided Tasting
- 14:05To Larnach Castle and Gardens Admission Ticket
- 14:30Larnach Castle and Gardens Admission Ticketabout 4 h · From A$41 per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · 4.4★ (340 reviews)
- 18:35Back to your stay
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 10 · Dunedin 19 February 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00To Tuhura Otago Museum
- 09:35Visit: Tuhura Otago Museum
- 10:00Getting around Dunedin
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 13:30To Otago Provincial Memorial
- 14:10Free time: Otago Provincial Memorial
- 16:40To Orokonui Ecosanctuary
- 17:25Free time: Orokonui Ecosanctuary
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 11 · Home again 20 February 2027
- 07:05Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 07:30Check out · Dunedin Retreat Cabin
- 07:50Accommodation → Dunedin airport
- 10:10Domestic flight Dunedin (DUD) → Queenstown (ZQN)
- 11:40Change planes at Queenstown (ZQN)
- 12:30Lunch at the airport
- 13:40Queenstown (ZQN) → Adelaide (ADL), 1 stop
- 16:05Land at Adelaide airport (ADL)
- 16:25Adelaide airport → home
- 16:45Home again
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