Planning a 16 day vacation touring the south island in April of 2008. Is this a good time to travel to New Zealand? Starting with 7 days in Queenstown, what would be the best day trips to make around Queenstown? Any special tours. Then planning a car tour up north. Maybe over to Haast for 1 night. Up to the Greymouth area. Eventually up to the Nelson area. Abel Tasmen is a must for us. 2 or 3 days there? Open to suggestions. Thinking of either flying back home out of Christchurch or Wellington? Possible wine country drive. Marborough sound trip? So many possibilities but would like to narrow it down to the best highlights, but have it be a relaxing pace and not extremely pricey. Open to a day or night here or there along the way. Not sure when we will be back so just want to make the most of our time there.
Help!
2007-03-16 07:52:44 · 6 answers · asked by Nature girl 1 in Travel ➔ New Zealand ➔ Queenstown
From Queenstown, visit Glenorchy and do the Dart River Safari trip, plus definitely include Wanaka. Mt Cook is a must if you like mountains, plus make time for a stop at one of the glaciers on the west coast. If you fly out of Christchurch, try and fit in Kaikoura, but otherwise the Marlborough Sounds are beautiful, so a boat trip and possibly a walk on part of the Queen Charlotte Track would be a good option.
2007-03-17 09:26:04 · answer #1 · answered by Phil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It relies upon on what number situations you prefer to offer up and do issues. Remembering that each and every vacationer interest takes a minimum of a pair of hours and extra probable 0.5 an afternoon or an entire day. I drove from Wellington around the ferry down the west coast (stopped to attempt gold panning) and persisted right down to Greymouth before returning back to the Arthurs bypass and finished in Christchurch at approximately 10pm. It replaced right into a special occasion and it replaced into summer season. won't have been as elementary to bypass the bypass in the iciness. That holiday took in a pair of 0.5 of the south island, yet we ignored numerous the best issues. i might think of in 9 days you ought to do it justice, yet in basic terms keep in mind that for the time of the iciness, some roads could be impassible. The south island is captivating in the summertime, with the Nelson/Marlborough area being so warm and beachy and the various sounds down south are captivating in the summertime, as the two highlights. EDIT: have in basic terms observed you say April. nicely by then autumn is unquestionably underway and snow is often attainable at decrease altitudes. it might additionally be too chilly to do plenty swimming. an wonderful time of three hundred and sixty 5 days, the place the North Island might in all probability be nicer. yet then the South Island consistently has impressive environment, noticeably the Canterbury plains at that factor of three hundred and sixty 5 days.
2016-10-02 05:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nelson is a great choice after Queenstown. Abel Tasman is in my opinion alot nicer than the Marlborough sounds . 2-3 days down there, walk one way and take a Aqua taxi back, then you see things from both sides of the track! .. or if you are into the water sea kakaying in the Abel Tasman.
2007-03-16 13:01:32 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ Mysterious ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My simple answer I have is for one to have focus, be inspired to achieve something at least in life. Journey/travelling I say is good but the best things one should know is arrival is the best. Dont travel because you want to travel but have focus.
2007-03-22 02:55:57 · answer #4 · answered by efoklem 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you considered milford sound?, it might be quite cold.
stewart Island has great wildlife watching.
go to www.aatravel .co.nz
or destination nz.com
2007-03-18 15:58:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a trip to Australia instead....it seems that a good portion of New Zealanders are already here anyway!!
2007-03-17 18:25:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋