ah , means alot of travelling then?
sounds fun and expensive as well

i went north & south nz for 10 days.. total cost including flight, motel, car rental, petrol, entrance fee, etc (except shopping & food) is RM4.3k only. Our cost saving due to
-AA flight sale
-travel in groups of 6. So, everything is divided by 6.
-most of the time, we cook..
-we skip expensive entertaintment (bungee, luge ride, muzium, etc) mostly because our itinerary is too pack already. We opt for scenery spots only. But we did pay for hobbiton.

I listed down our actual budget in my blog if u want to see for ur reference
http://dodoisidodoi.blogspot.com/2018/10/as-salam.html

How long are you planning to be there? As some forumers have shared, you can go budget on your accommodation, transportation and activities to make your RM8K count. During my trip there, I spent on average RM650 per person per day all in. We went budget on accommodation and transportation but we also visited a lot of places and had the occasional nice meal instead of eating cheap all the time. Bottom line is, travel within your means and do what makes you happy on your trip.

Roughly 7-9 days.
I only keen on scenery and sight seeing.
Not yet start looking out for the spots since all last minute.

Wow thats alot of traveling. So many kilometers. Guess i really need to get a car over there.

Sorry for bumping an old thread but it this true u need a visa to transit Australia before entering Auckland?

Hi guy, what's the average cost per meal in NZ?

20nzd upwards for a decent meal mang

If in remote regions like queenstown and milford, lagi expensive

Cheaper if u cook most of the time, then splash occasionally on restaurants

This post has been edited by gaeria84: Nov 16 2022, 02:32 PM

Anyone travelling to NZ soon? I'm going down from 31st Dec until 19th Jan.

Plan to spend 2 weeks at South Island and the remaining days at North Island (about 4/5 days)

5 yrs ago price... 40-50 per person normal cafe.. cook:makan ratio 70:30 la.. find those hotel/motel got kitchen one la.. if share kitchen also shiok...

if u go dunedin try this chinese restaurant... the duck is so good


Golden Harvest Restaurant
+64 3 477 8888
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KwNUtjA67dqFdfFb7

Aite! Thank you!

got my flight to NZ Christchurch from March 20 until April 27 2023, will have a car and drive around south island, also do some hiking day trip. suprisely there's very little info on youtube. seem like NZ less popular place to visit.

I wonder if there's any discount app or sites we can use during our visit to purchase attractions and restaurant food, example https://www.bookme.co.nz/ or Klook.

This post has been edited by David900924: Nov 22 2022, 11:24 AM

www . cheapies . nz

Can keep an eye on this website. Sometimes got petrol discount at Gull for 10c, or sometimes 12c 20c off per litre. Normally before a public holiday eg Easter Monday April 10.. so maybe Thurs or Fri the week before start advertise.

Not all petrol stations will have discount..if got Gull petrol station one road, the other side of road got BP or Mobile, some tend to price match.

Did anyone drive RV in NZ before? Can a Malaysia usual car license (class D) drive RV there?

can drive using malaysian license. Makes sure you get the insurance cover etc... as RV tends to get broken into.

Also some carparks hard to park, I think Countdown Supermarket best for RV, their carparks longer.

This means no need for IDP. just use malaysian license right ?

can drive for maximum 12months if you have full license..not P or restricted license. After 11.5months, go out NZ, come back again and it resets

Great ! thank you

Refer to this

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getti...it-without-visa

heading to NZ in the coming Nov but still clueless about few things. Hope forumer can help me here..

1. Visa. I will be transiting at Aus via AA and board Jetstar from Melbourne to QN. Since it's different airline, meaning i need to check out and move the luggage during transit. Do i need a transit visa for this?

2. Car rental. I been browsing and Discover Cars always prompt out. Their price is really good for a 7 seater compared to others. Did any of your tried using the website and face any issues? Thanks.