Go for a ROAM around the beautiful central South Island lakes
The ROAM Loop takes in the best of the central South Island, starting and finishing in seaside city Timaru. It’s a favourite road trip for locals, and is popular with visitors to the region and vehicle club members who are touring from around New Zealand.
It’s around 350 kilometres and takes approximately six hours to complete, however, we’re sure you’re going to want to stop, stay and play along the way.
ROAM around the beautiful central South Island lakes, ticking off bucket list items like visiting Aoraki/Mount Cook, or Ōmarama’s Clay Cliffs.
You’ll also discover fascinating things you may not have heard of, like Ted’s Bottle at Waihao Downs, or ancient Māori rock art in Timaru.
This road trip conveniently loops back to where you started. Start and finish with an urban break in seaside city Timaru.
The ROAM Loop App can help you navigate this stunning drive
You don’t need the app to drive the loop, however it’s full of things to do and places to visit.
You can download the app to your phone, or simply open the desktop version which opens up in a web browser. You can use the web version to plan your trip from home.
Download the app to your phone from the App Store or Google Play.
Open the web version of the app from any device.
