It’s a popular spot so if you’re hoping to beat the crowds get here for sunrise. Visit out of peak season — it’s less expensive, for example, to rent a campervan in winter than it is in summer season. If you’re traveling by campervan use the app Rankers Campers NZ which has an offline map and navigator to search out nearby facilities/campsites. Your tour begins with an interactive exhibition earlier than you stroll by way of the gates of Zealandia predator-exclusion fence into the sanctuary. Your guide will then lead you on a torch-light stroll by way of the native New Zealand bush. Wellington residence to New Zealand’s centre of government has a largely cosmopolitan really feel.

So if you’re not keen to drive, and if there are good flight time options to go back to your destination, then going again to Queenstown is the proper choice. Head out on the Glacier Explorers Tour to see how glaciers terminate into lakes and consider the towering ice cliffs and floating icebergs round gorgeous Tasman Glacier. Take a 4×4 tour around the glacier, and make plenty of photo-worthy stops. Take the scenic drive Anau via Twizel, Omarama, and Lindi Pass. Head from the Mackenzie Basin to Central Otago, and stop in Bendigo Reserve.

Steak, venison, mince & cheese, and lamb, potatoes, and peas pies. Time to take pleasure in and absorb every place and to do only the actions you want to do. The advised allowance for non-included meals is $40.00 — $60.00 CAD per day .

This nationwide park is located in the southwest of the South Island and houses some of the most famous sights of New Zealand. Fiordland National Park is part of Te Wahipounamuand is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The majority of beautiful New Zealand panorama and photos you see in travel magazines are positioned in the South Island. And I swear, there is a lot to see right here – 10 days was barely sufficient to scratch the surface of South Island.

And we’d strongly suggest that you simply choose to spend your 2 weeks in New Zealand on the South Island. I wanted to ask what’s the standard of roads like in New zealand? I’ve tried to find out from many sources but no one appears to know, or speak about it. You can see extra in-depth posts on my blog about where to skydive in New Zealand, visiting Hobbiton, hiking Tongariro Alpine Crossing, glamping in Waitomo, and visiting Onsen Hot Pools. Around 10 PM head to the Church of the Good Shepherd to see the incredible night sky.

It has spacious dorms and low-cost en-suite non-public rooms and it’s received a fantastic location, giving you quick access to major attractions round Auckland. Not solely are hostels best for those on a decent budget, they’re additionally nice for assembly other travellers – you would possibly even meet new mates to journey with! Plus hostels normally come stacked full with perks that can help you save cash similar to free meals, fun occasions, and communal kitchens.

Day 6 & 7 Itinerary

Perhaps if we have been into purchasing we’d have loved it more. In winter, it’s finest to visit on a weekend if attainable, as not all wineries are open during the week, particularly in Te Awanga. Instead, we drove to Huka Falls and did a short walk alongside the river, after which drove to Spa Park. Huka Falls is a large and thunderous mass of water that erupts right into a shiny blue river. We arrived at opening at 9am and had the place to ourselves.

Relax and luxuriate in being surrounded by rolling farmland so far as the attention can see, dotted with lovely homestead cottages and providing plenty of pure creeks and walking tracks to explore. Though one might simply spend several days exploring Auckland and the encompassing sites , so many more wonders await! Heading out of Auckland, there isn’t any higher place to set your sights on than the wild and magical Coromandel Peninsula.