You can try the Mt. Cook glacier which is just an hour drive from Tekapo. I think Mt. Cook is a must go place between CHC & Queenstown.

This website might save you some money in queenstown. Check up other group buying deals such as groupon, one day deal etc.You might want to have a look on the spaceship campervan rental which you can sleep in it to save you some accommodation cost. We used this rental during 9 days south island tour, very convenience and flexible. Only paid $35/day. Cheers

http://www.bookme.co.nz/bookings/queenstown/home

i m a malaysian and i'm aware that i do not need a visa to there whereby i'm given 90 days for fooling around there..

however i found out that New Zealand Immigration website states that

"""People from some countries don't need a visitor visa to enter New Zealand. However, they are still required to provide:travel tickets or evidence of onward travel arrangements, and evidence of funds for maintenance"""

i couldn't find any details on the above mentioned requirement for evidence on onward travel arrangements and evidence of funds...how much they want to see...nzd2k??zzz.....how to achieve their objective on my part??first time to europe country...

somebody pls enlighten me...plan for solo holiday to new zealand this coming July-12....

This post has been edited by Sky_Q: Feb 2 2012, 03:16 PM

Firstly, NZ is not a European country.

Whether you enter what country, it's best to prepare all your travel documents, the most important document is your flight itinerary and hotel bookings. Prepare any documents that will show WHAT you will be doing and WHERE you will be going and staying in the country. If you can show that you are there purely for holidays and have all the documents to prove it, there shouldn't be any problem at all with the immigration.

Of course you can't find any details about the evidence of onward travel arrangement and all that. I believe there's no need for any extra details as it's straight forward enough to say that they require you to provide them with the evidence of what you will be doing and how are you going to do it. What they wanna be sure of is that you are not there to work on a tourist entry. Print out anything and everything, travel itineraries, brochures, hotel bookings, flight itineraries, email booking confirmations, etc.

Hi All,

My flight got cancelled and I won't be able to make it to Christchurch.

Anyone know or anyone wants to buy my Bus tickets coz I'm selling my Naked Bus Tickets for 4 people. Christchurch to Queenstown and back. Do email me at nazmy@hotmail.my. I'm selling it cheap as Naked Bus has no refund for me.

My current itinerary is:

Christchurch to Queenstown would be on the 10th March 2012.
Queenstown to Christchurch would be on the 14th March 2012.

But:

Timing can be changed accordingly so do let me know your travel date and I shall rebook for you at a cheaper price. =) No probs =)

Plan to go south NZ this coming May during autumn. The weather should be fine? Scared will be too cold cuz near winter. Can anyone advise?

May I know Auckland is Autumn during May? I planned to go on that time. I manage to find RM2597 for all in fare.... Is cheap or still can get lower than this?

sching: It depends on which area you are going? If it's a "wet" area, well, you'll get what I mean walking under the rain with the cold wind blowing against you.

yiyi: Yes it is.

For 1st timers, http://www.newzealand.com/us/ this would be a good link.

where r the wet areas? haha..planning to travel southern part...r u staying in nz?

Used to. Going back soon again though. Haha. Still, Dunners was a really "wet" place probably as it's really close to the sea. The Otago Peninsula is a pretty view itself, Royal Albatross Centre (all the way at the end if you drive from Dunedin).

Thanks for the info. Actually I was worried about the weather in may as it is close to winter. Plan to rent a motorhome n travel from christchurch to other places. Hv not really plan yet. Still deciding whether to go in middle of may. Pls advise!

Well, driving in NZ itself is already a bliss (if you like views though). Actually early Autumn is a good time to go as well, not much problem there. If it's not raining and there's sunlight, we used to go out in just shorts and jandals (Japanese slippers) with the degrees hanging around 15 - 17. As long as there is Sun and it doesn't rain, it'll be fine. If it's too windy, I'd recommend something warm though.

Still, your trip still depends on how many days you are going and stuff. Not much to do now at Christchurch after the earthquake though.

May I know which month is best to travel oso around auckland got anything to see ma??? As my accomodation is under my relative.... but she need work so i need travel alone.... got any recommendation ma???

Haha, can't really help you on North Island. Been there only for transit and some small places only. =/ South island is a total different case lol.

So Auckland is belong to North... If visit South do I need some travel or flight to go from Auckland....

Take either a cheap flight or cruise But yeah, there's daily flights for it. Cheap as well sometimes!

So there is no much attraction in North, right?

Well, it depends on how you see it. I haven't actually got the time to go through it thoroughly with my mates yet though. But for now, it's safe to say, South is much prettier.

im selling 1 way ticket bust from queenstown to CHC on the 14th of March 2012. got 4 seats..
we paid already but last minute decide to drive..
pm me for further info..i can give bargain price, else will burnt..

Just realized there's a discussion on NZ trip here.

Am planning for honeymoon trip to NZ next month, will be a 2 weeks long trip covering both islands. Itinerary are pretty much done, just need to make reservation for the accomodations. Self drive of course, coz i wanna go to some of the best driving roads in the world