What New Zealand places to visit should be on your bucket list? Thinking about visiting Aotearoa / New Zealand and wondering what you should see here? We put our experience to work for you to come up with a bucket list of New Zealand places to visit. These are destinations you simply can’t miss —…

Spend some time travelling around “the Coromandel” You may have already seen “The Coromandel” — its Cathedral Cove is a movie and social media star. But you should consider adding some time there to your New Zealand self-drive itinerary. Coromandel is simply beautiful with its mix of stunning beaches, virgin native forest and quirky seaside…

New Zealand is the place to be – don’t get left behind! As Spring arrives in New Zealand, we look forward to the beginning of the summer touring season. If the rate of sales that we’ve seen is anything to go by, it’s going to be a bumper season! We have never seen such a…

Get out on the beautiful waters of the South Island with these cruises and boat trips Being a long, narrow country, you are never far from the coast in New Zealand. Combine coastal waters with the numerous rivers that link mountains and sea and you’ll find many opportunities for on-water experiences. The South Island is…

Things to do on your 2023-24 Aotearoa New Zealand vacation tour Spring has sprung in Aotearoa New Zealand. Blossoms on the trees and sun on our backs has us thinking about things to do in New Zealand over the coming touring season. There is always lots to see and do but every new month offers…

What is different between Europe & New Zealand?  Aotearoa/New Zealand… A country that is on the bucket list of many travellers from all over the world. But if you’ve never been to this side of the world, let alone New Zealand itself, you may still be in for some surprises when you get here. There…

Christmas in New Zealand is a little different to the European experience Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on December 24 and 25. But the celebrations vary across the world’s many time and climate zones. New Zealand Christmas celebrations take place in summer and involve certain traditions and eating habits. From the point of view…

What should you know about New Zealand’s Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glaciers? The glacier country is a special area in the west coast region of New Zealand’s South Island. There’s just so much for you to see here. The most accessible rivers of ice in the world are here. These run from the rainforests…

The West Coast offers visitors a multitude of things to see and do New Zealand’s West Coast has it all and offers an abundance of things to see and do. One moment you could be on a tropical island. The next moment you are surrounded by snow-capped mountains. This strip of fascinating and contrasting landscapes…

Why visit Hawke’s Bay? New Zealand’s Te Matau-a-Māui/Hawke’s Bay is located in the east of the North Island. A Mediterranean climate, with average temperatures between 7 and 25 degrees Celsius all year round, and soils suited to horticulture, viticulture and agriculture make it a significant food producer and a great place to spend time. The…