Let's see how the plans look like:
Plan 1
12.10 Christchurch
13.10 Christchurch -> Lake Tekapo (3h 21m) -> Mt Cook (YHA) (1h29m)
14.10 Mt Cook -> Cromwell (3h) -> Queenstown (1hr)
15.10 Queenstown -> Fiordland National Park (Milford Sound) –Take bus
16.10 Queenstown -> Fiordland National Park (Doubtful Sound) – Take bus
17.10 Queenstown -> Te Anau -> Queenstown – Take bus
18.10 Queenstwon -> Wanaka -> Haast -> Franz Joseph - bus
19.10 Franz Joseph
20.10 Franz Joseph -> Arthur pass
21.10 Arthur pass -> Hanmer Spring -> Kaikoura
22.10 Kaikoura
23.10 Kaikoura -> Picton -> Wellington
Plan 2
12.10 Christchurch
13.10 Christchurch -> Arthur Pass (2hr)-> Greymouth (1hr 23m)
14.10 Greymouth -> Franz Joseph Glacier (2hr 36m)
15.10 Franz Joseph -> Haast -> Wanaka -> Queenstown (relax time 6 hrs)
16.10 Queenstown -> Fiordland National Park (Milford Sound) –Take bus
17.10 Queenstown -> Fiordland National Park (Doubtful Sound) – Take bus
18.10 Queenstown -> Te Anau -> Queenstown – Take bus
19.10 Queenstown -> Mt Cook (3hr 48m)
20.10 Mt Cook -> Lake Tekapo (1h 29m) -> Christchurch (3h 21m)
21.10 Christchurch -> Hamner Spring (2h 7m) entrance $14
22.10 Hamner Spring -> Kaikoura (1h 57m) whale watch $145
23.10 Kaikora -> Picton (2.5h) -> Wellington
