New Zealand is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, from pristine beaches to snowy capped mountains it has it all. With more sheep than people New Zealand is the perfect place to get away and explore the incredible countryside and marvel at the wide array of nature.
Probably the best way to travel would be to hire a camper van. We didn’t go for this as we thought it would be cheaper to rent a car and stay in hostels. The advantage of having you own transport is you can rally get of the beaten track and see some really great places. It also means you can stop when you like and get that photo of the beautiful scenery whenever you want.
We stayed in all sorts of places form cheap dorm rooms in hostels to bedrooms in ancient hotels. Its all about finding the cheapest place for the night.
New Zealand is cheaper than Australia, but when you compare it to Southeast Asia its pretty expensive. To try and cut down on the costs we stayed in the cheapest Hostels we could find and cooked all our meals ourselves. This does mean however that often you’ll be staying at the non party orientated hostels as the real popular ones charge alot more.
Check out highlights and Things to do in New Zealand below
Penguin Place in Dunedin New Zealand is a conservation reserve dedicated to helping the endangered yellow eyed penguins. Located a short drive…
From the Black Ball Hilton we headed down the beautifully scenic west coast towards the Franz Joseph and Fox Glaciers, not…
The Homer Tunnel pierces through the Homer Saddle on the road that links Milford Sound to Te Anau and Queenstown. The tunnel…
We didn’t go for any of the Lord of the Rings tours, instead, quite randomly on the way somewhere else decided to take our little rental car off on a little adventure in search of Edora from the Lord of the Rings, known as Mt. Somers to the locals.
90 mile beach is located on the western coast of the far North Island of New Zealand, 90 Mile Beach is…
Able Tasman is world famous for its coastal tracks that pass though rain forests, over granite cliffs and along golden…
Driving in to Kaikora from Bleinhem there’s a lookout point over a colony of seals at Ohau point. Whilst we…
Sheep on the road, New Zealand, originally uploaded by benedict.adam.
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Declared the eighth Wonder of the World by Rudyard Kipling Milford Sounds is New Zealand’s most famous tourist destination, and…
The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the average wingspan being 3.1 metres. We saw this…
The Moeraki Boulders are huge spherical boulders lying scattered along a stretch of Koekohe Beach between Palmeston and Hampden. They…
The Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki, are a unique natural attraction on New Zealand’s South Island West Coast. They are formed from…
Lake Tekapo Youth Hostel is surprisingly, located right in front of Lake Tekapo in the centre of New Zealand’s South…