Question by eagertoknow: where should i go in new zealand for 5-7 days holidays ?
i only have about 5-7 days to go to new zealand for holidays, i’ve never visited nz before. where should i go first ? auckland/christchurch/queenstown/other place ? what is the best thing to do in nz. any recommendation ? thanks !
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Answer by ▐▀▀♥▀▀▌ ♥Nicluva♥ ▐▄▄♥▄▄▌ 5-7 days isn’t very long. You might want to stick to the North Island. The South Island is a more longer trip in it’s on and it’s akward to do both Islands in such a short time. But the South island would be a better place to focus on if you had lots of time. But you may not come back here again? But you’d wanna stick to one Island i reckon.
The milford sound would be the best thing, i remember reading it was ranked the top destination by trip advisor.
If you reckon you won’t have this opportinty again i would go to the South Island as it defently has the best scenary.
Fly into Christchurch. Spend like a day there doing atrractions probbaly mainly wildlife. I’m assuming you’re not here in summer so you won’t need to go up the mounts for that. You can head onto queenstown tyake your pick of some action and adventure activites then onto Milford sound, have a cruise of that, since you’re not here for long you can’t do the walking track of it. Head up to franz joesph check out the franz or joepsh glacier you can have a scenic flight or have a guided walk on them. Up to the top of the South island.. and you can do the Abel tasman walk or the Queen charlotte walk, take your pick, then head back down to Christchurch and on the way stop by Kaikoura for one of the best whale watching spots in the world.
Another idea is flying into Wellington, check out the musuem and then catch the ferry over to Piction, you could do the queen charlotte walk there, then head down to kaikoura, christchurch, queenstown.. etc like i mentioned above then from Franz, stop at greymouth and take the tranz scenic train (one of the best train journeys in the world) it’s quite scenic, and driving the South Island it’s self is scenic. I don’t think you’ll be making the most of it though as it’ll be quite rushed due to your time.
If you wanna opt for the North Island Fly into Wellington and check out the musuem. Have a 4 hours drive up to Rotorua/Taupo, there’s plenty of action and adventure options you can pick from, you can also check out the huka falls, the geothermals and have a maori culture experience, etc. Then head up to the waitomo caves and have a guided tour of them, then onto Auckland, where you can up the sky tower and walk along or jump off it, head out to the nearby islands to explore, etc.
The South island sounds more like the interesting option.
Maybe fly into Auckland spend a day there, next day go down to Rotorua stop by the waitomo caves along the way. Do some things there, the next day spend it at Rotorua and fly to Queenstown that night (pricey) then spend the next day there. (5thday) spend the day getting to and from milford and doing a cruise. The next check out the glaciers and the next morning then onto Greymouth and catch the train in the afternoon. Then the next day spend in Christchurch and do things there and fly our the next night. That’s quite rushed even with the 7 days and awkward.
Just some ideas that will cover the best things to do/places to see. Maybe one of them stands out more then the other options.
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I was wondering how much money it would cost to go on a holiday to New Zealand – including flights, accommodation, car hire, petrol, food, spending money etc.
This is for two people, for two weeks sometime between end february – end june.
We’d want to travel around and go sightseeing, probably only on one of the islands. Mid range accommodation, occasional eating out, some activity fees, economy class flights. I do not want a holiday package as I want to go without being restricted by a schedule.
I was thinking maybe somewhere around 00 – 00 for the entire holiday… I was hoping someone who has done this or similar, or knows about these holidays could help me.
Thanks.
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Answer by jennifer h That should be plenty . You can do it cheaper of course if you look for the deals. Jet Star have had some bargain prices. Join there contact list and they send you emails when the special fares come out . Also join Virgins Pacific blue air NZ and Qantaas. End of february is a good time the weather should still be good . it can get bleak and miserably cold later. shop around on the web for accomodation most motels there have kitchens and shop around for a hire car as the rates vary also
Question by cutey23: which bus company is the best and chepest to travel New Zealand?
Which Bus company would be the best and cheapest to travel all of New Zealand? Why? Does anyone know of a good website to find the best hostels? How are the prices in New Zealand? I heard that it’s exspensive their.
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Answer by Phil Intercity does a flexi-pass that’s good value, or there are other buses that you can use in parts of NZ, e.g. Atomic Shuttles, Cook Connection, etc. Or there are hop-on, hop-off tours like Kiwi Experience and Magic Bus, but I think that would work out more expensive. I used a flexi-pass, plus a few trips with other operators.
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Question by sigepdave34: Will having a misdemeanor conviction prevent me from getting a New Zealand holiday work visa?
Does anyone having any experience with this or possibility work in immigration? The conviction is for a drunk and disorderly over 4 years ago. The charges have been dismissed but it still shows up on my record. At least it does with the state of California. I have to get a police certificate from the FBI but it takes about 8-10 weeks and I’m not sure what their records show. I want to book my flight for February 2010 but I don’t want to find out at the last minute they rejected my application.
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Answer by johno Hi. Have you already made an application and been told that you have to get a copy of your police records?
If not, I’m not sure where you have got your information from with regards to what you need to provide in order to obtain a working holiday visa. Assuming you are from the US you can apply for the visa on line. As working holiday visas are issued for less than 24 months you do not need to provide a police report. However, you do need to declare on the application form, any prior charges, convictions and/or whether you are under investigation. I’m not sure what you mean when you say you were convicted but the charges were dismissed?? Either you were convicted or the charges were dismissed – it can’t be both. Do you mean wiped by lapse of time?? A four year old charge that did not result in a conviction, or a conviction for a misdemeanor which has been wiped is unlikely to derail your application.
In any case, if you submit an online application you will receive a reply within days and so you can wait until you have the visa before booking your flights.
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