Travel: New Zealand
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Thanks Happy Mama for the sharing! I may give South Island a skip now becos of the quakes. Is 6-7 days enough for North Island if we are just going to Auckland, Rotorua and Lake Taupo, Huka Falls and maybe Bay Island?
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Am bringing DD with us, are there any kids-friendly places to see at North Island?
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Angelight, in my opinion, it will be quite rush. Assuming you catch the night flight to Auckland, you’ll reach there around noon (NZ time) the next day as NZ is 4-5 hours ahead of us. There’s nothing much you can do on that day except collecting car from airport and then resting and getting over jet lag.
The next day (which is already day 3) you can drive to Taupo and stay over for 1 night. Can relax at the beach where your kids can enjoy themselves there. There’re lovely parks too.
Day 4, head to Rotorua. Visit the Agrodome, for sheep shearing and milk feeding. Can visit Maori village and also the Wildlife Park all in Rotorua. There’s also the fun ball and carts area nearby (you need to google). I drove past but didn’t stop over for that… You may also want to visit the geysers and hot spring. In Rotorua, it depends if you want to stay 1 or 2 nights. Then next day, drive back to Auckland and move on to Bay Islands.
Bay Islands will already be Day 5 or 6 depending on hown many nights you stay. You may want to do a day tour but if I were you, I would stay overnight as the beaches are lovely and your kids can catch the dolphins or do snorkeling etc. The resorts there are lovely too.
Bedside all these, you will want to visit Sky Tower in Auckland, do some shopping in Auckland. If you want to go skiing then you’ll need another day or two…
So in my opinion, minimum 8 days for a less hectic trip especially with kids and the flight to Auckland’s almost 11 hours (10.5) direct flight. Ideal 10 days but again, it really depends on you… -
Taupo and Huka Falls quite nice leh, u missed out, also there is honey farm nearby, buy an carton of honey (24 bottles) and bring back, very worth it…sluuuurp…
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verykiasu2010:
Taupo and Huka Falls quite nice leh, u missed out, also there is honey farm nearby, buy an carton of honey (24 bottles) and bring back, very worth it.....sluuuurp..
Huh? I thought I mentioned Taupo and Huka Falls in my earlier post? :scratchhead: vk2010, you need specs already.
Oh, is there a honey farm? I didn't know that. Manuka honey's really cheap in NZ... Where is it near?
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Manuka Honey and golden kiwis.
We lugged back a carton of each. And the golden kiwis are the size of your hand. These they do not export, they usually keep the good ones for their domestic markets.
The south islands are beautiful. We went glacier climbing, took a helicoptor up to Mount Cook, went bungee jumping and sky diving. North Islands, well the only one that we remember is Rotorua. To us the whole of Rotorua smelled like rotten eggs :razz: haha. But their hot springs are wonderful. -
Funz:
and some motels near / in Rotorua has piped in hot spring water for the bath tub .....i remember, and yes, that smell......my kids really had a good laugh once we opened the car doors.... :rotflmao:Manuka Honey and golden kiwis.
We lugged back a carton of each. And the golden kiwis are the size of your hand. These they do not export, they usually keep the good ones for their domestic markets.
The south islands are beautiful. We went glacier climbing, took a helicoptor up to Mount Cook, went bungee jumping and sky diving. North Islands, well the only one that we remember is Rotorua. To us the whole of Rotorua smelled like rotten eggs :razz: haha. But their hot springs are wonderful. -
Oh yes, I remember the rotten eggs smell.... Eeeewwww!!!
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Happy Mama, thanks for your recommendations. Will definitely consider it when I plan my itinerary. Will not try skiing cos DD too young
Happy Mama:
Angelight, in my opinion, it will be quite rush. Assuming you catch the night flight to Auckland, you'll reach there around noon (NZ time) the next day as NZ is 4-5 hours ahead of us. There's nothing much you can do on that day except collecting car from airport and then resting and getting over jet lag.
The next day (which is already day 3) you can drive to Taupo and stay over for 1 night. Can relax at the beach where your kids can enjoy themselves there. There're lovely parks too.
Day 4, head to Rotorua. Visit the Agrodome, for sheep shearing and milk feeding. Can visit Maori village and also the Wildlife Park all in Rotorua. There's also the fun ball and carts area nearby (you need to google). I drove past but didn't stop over for that... You may also want to visit the geysers and hot spring. In Rotorua, it depends if you want to stay 1 or 2 nights. Then next day, drive back to Auckland and move on to Bay Islands.
Bay Islands will already be Day 5 or 6 depending on hown many nights you stay. You may want to do a day tour but if I were you, I would stay overnight as the beaches are lovely and your kids can catch the dolphins or do snorkeling etc. The resorts there are lovely too.
Bedside all these, you will want to visit Sky Tower in Auckland, do some shopping in Auckland. If you want to go skiing then you'll need another day or two...
So in my opinion, minimum 8 days for a less hectic trip especially with kids and the flight to Auckland's almost 11 hours (10.5) direct flight. Ideal 10 days but again, it really depends on you.... -
Funz, you carried back a carton of Manuka honey and golden kiwis?!! Then how much you had to pay for extra baggage?
Funz:
Manuka Honey and golden kiwis.
We lugged back a carton of each. And the golden kiwis are the size of your hand. These they do not export, they usually keep the good ones for their domestic markets.
The south islands are beautiful. We went glacier climbing, took a helicoptor up to Mount Cook, went bungee jumping and sky diving. North Islands, well the only one that we remember is Rotorua. To us the whole of Rotorua smelled like rotten eggs :razz: haha. But their hot springs are wonderful.
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