Travel ideas for the South Island of New Zealand
The Marlborough Sounds is a beautiful part of New Zealand that I had never properly explored before so when friends invited us to spend a few days on their boat in the Marlborough Sounds during our trip to New Zealand we jumped at the chance! Looking at a Marlborough Sounds […]
Here is my ultimate one-month New Zealand trip itinerary. I have included a mix of the main attractions and places that will not appear on a travel agent’s New Zealand itinerary! A few tips for planning your New Zealand trip itinerary Overall, when planning your New Zealand vacation, aim to […]
Here is my recommended New Zealand South Island itinerary if you only have two weeks for your New Zealand vacation. If you only have two weeks my advice is to concentrate on the spectacular scenery of the South Island. With two weeks you can see a little more and spend less […]
This is a New Zealand itinerary for travellers who are pressed for time and only have a week (8 days) to experience New Zealand, in which case you should focus on the spectacular scenery of the South Island. It is for tourists who want to see beautiful landscapes, as well […]
I am frequently asked to recommend New Zealand travel itineraries for family and friends so I thought I would share some of these with the rest of you! This itinerary is focused around ‘New Zealand with kids’ – for families travelling to New Zealand for one month. This is what I […]
Before I hiked the Milford Track we were staying in Queenstown and I wanted to do a big day walk as a last preparation/test before heading off to Fiordland. I found the perfect day hike in the Moonlight Track. The start of the Moonlight Track is at the Skyline so […]
The ranger’s warnings from the night before proved prescient and at 6am she was knocking on the bunkroom doors telling us to pack up and get moving. Day Four of the Milford Track takes you from Dumpling Hut to Sandfly Point. At 18 kilometres it is the longest day by distance but […]
Welcome back to my day-by-day account of hiking the Milford Track in New Zealand‘s amazing Fiordland National Park. Day Three of the Milford Track takes you from Mintaro Hut to Dumpling Hut, covering 14 kilometres and taking between six and seven hours. In the morning a few Kea parrots turned […]
Continuing my day-by-day account of tramping the Milford Track in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park… Day two covers 16.5 kilometres from Clinton Hut to Mintaro Hut and takes about six hours. In the morning it was a misty start, with a slight drizzle hanging around since the early hours. We […]