Driving From Christchurch to Dunedin to Curio Bay

Day 10 of our trip saw us driving from Christchurch to Dunedin to Curio Bay where spent two nights. We drove the entire trip down the East coast of the South Island in our new rental car. This rental we actually arranged through Transfercar. We had the little Mazda Demio for 8 days and paid a total of $135, plus we were given 1 free tank of gas, which saved us about $60. The car was a big change from the BMW X3 that we had on the North Island, but it was a neat experience using Transfercar, and we saved a bunch of money, which is always good!

transfercar rental car ace rental car christchurch — Our Transfercar rental from Ace Rental Cars in Christchurch

victorian style church oamaru church — The town of Oamaru has some pretty cool old Victorian style buildings

steampunk headquarters oamaru new zealand — Oamaru also has a large ‘steampunk’ building/exhibition.

driving in new zealand — We drove behind this house for 10-15 minutes. It didn’t seem too out of the ordinary for driving in New Zealand

Driving From Christchurch to Dunedin to Curio Bay stopping to see the Moeraki boulders — Another roadside attraction in New Zealand while Driving from Christchurch to Dunedin to Curio Bay – the Moeraki boulders. Pretty cool boulder field on the beach of large round boulders

dunedin train station dunedin rail station — The Dunedin train station/rail station is a pretty cool building

the southern scenic route signpost — The Southern Scenic Route was a pretty nice drive – very twisty and curvy, but nice

While we were in Dunedin we stopped at Ocho – a chocolate store. They will soon be moving to a much larger location where they will be giving tours. If you’re in Dunedin I would highly recommend it!