South Island of New Zealand, a 2,350km self-drive trip

Christchurch

Christchurch is the biggest city of South Island. It was also the entry and exit point of our trip, since its international airport has direct flights to and from Australia.

We arrived at the motel at around 4:30pm and did nothing really significant the rest of the day (dinner, walking around the city centre). The sun set at around 9pm during our entire trip.

We continued to walk around the city on the next day. Having collected the rental car that afternoon, we departed for West Coast early the next morning.

The reflection of the historical Arts Centre through the modern Arts Gallery (left).

Some of the houses in Christchurch were quite interesting. This was a hairdresser's place (left).

Punting on River Avon, which runs through the city.

Christchurch Cathedral at the Cathedral Square, the centre of the city.