New Zealand Travel Blog

Welcome to the New Zealand travel blog. Here we hear personal stories of people's visits to New Zealand.

VIDEO: New Zealand: The Ultimate Travel Guide by TourRadar

People often decide what activities they would like to do and where to stay on both the North Island and the South Island. If you're going to New Zealand, see everything you can!

For a great Blog with information about different travel destinations around New Zealand see my Family Vacation Ideas.

The North Island New Zealand Tourism

Top 25 North island Resort Deals

Bay of Islands (New Zealand Travel Blog Destination)

The Bay of Plenty is a local favorite for the beach culture and worth going for a little beach luxury

Top 25  Bay of Plenty Resort Deals

Auckland is the usual stepping off point and worth a little time in itself, with great, coffee, bars, shopping, attractions and sailing on the bays. Auckland is also a good stepping off point for points north including Northland, the Bay of Islands, Maori culture and some great surf beaches.

Top 25 North island Resort Deals

Hawkes Bay has a great wine area with bed and breakfasts and cottages to enjoy the region.

Hawkes Bay Resort Deals with Reviews

Wellington is also a culturally rich, urban vibe for a smallish capital with quaint architecture and an arts scene.

Small Town New Zealand is also worth a visit. Areas New Plymouth around Taranaki & Wanganui are ideal.

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 South Island of New Zealand

The South Island of New Zealand is perhaps the most spectacular in terms of nature and adventure vacations.

Aoraki (New Zealand Travel Blog Destination)

On the South Island of New Zealand, Christchurch has survived the earthquake and is emerging a new identity distinct from it's previously English old country vibe.

Gothic and Green Dunedin is a beautiful place when the rain clears and the summer warmth comes out to play.

Queenstown

VIDEO: Queenstown Vacation Travel Guide

Queenstown is one of those place you go to and make up your own mind about. Perhaps the most internationally relevant tourist adventure, eco location, while Wanaka makes a good stopover to the West Coast on route. 

The Rees Queenstown Accommodation

The Rees recently made a renowned list of the top 25 Luxury Hotels in the South Pacific. Also and more importantly, it is one of our top choices in Queenstown. That is saying something because this is a place that is really exists for tourism. 

Check out The Rees Hotel & Luxury Apartments.

New Zealand Package Tours

An organized tour can save you lots of trouble and take some of the guess work out of your vacation. 

See tours are available in NZ

G Adventures has some amazing tours available in New Zealand - see tours.

Bloggers love this company and you'll be sure to have a good time with them.

More New Zealand Tour Packages:

Romantic Private Helicopter Tour from Queenstown

This tour will take you over Lake Wanaka in a scenic helicopter flight where you can view snow-capped peaks.

Lord of the Rings Edoras Tour

For Lord of the Rings fans and adventure lovers alike. You will travel to the high country of Mt Potts Station. This was the location for Edoras. Included is a 4WD trip through spectacular scenery to reach Edoras.

Milford & Fiordland Private Helicopter Tour

Milford Sound is down the bottom of the South Island. In this tour you can fly over Fiordland National Park and it's glaciers. You will see alpine lakes, rivers, forests, and ice-capped mountains.

Mount Cook

Mt Cook (New Zealand Travel Blog Destination)

See Mt. Cook New Zealand Mountain Vacation Ideas and other locations around the world on Best Family Vacation Ideas.

New Zealand Cruise Tour

New Zealand Cruise Tour

There is always the option of a cruise tour in this island nation surrounded by water.

A Discount Cruise New Zealand vacation option gives you the chance to enjoy some of the fantastic locations without the need to traverse miles of two lane highways in a country that sometimes seems a little bigger than it looks

Milford Sound Mini-Cruise

With cliffs, waterfalls, peaks this nature cruise in Milford Soundand the Fiordland National Park, a World Heritage site is a must see attraction in New Zealand.

Akaroa Harbour Nature Cruise

In an extinct volcanic crater, Akaroa Harbour boasts some of the most magnificent coastal scenery in South Island. Cruise in a large catamaran and catch a glimpse of a little Blue Penguin.

Royal Caribbean New Zealand Discount Cruises

Example of a Royal Caribbean 14 Night Australia New Zealand  Cruise on the  Radiance Of The Seas departing from Sydney, Australia.


Ports of Call include  Sydney, Australia | Dusky Sound, New Zealand | Milford Sound, New Zealand | Doubtful Sound, New Zealand | Dunedin, New Zealand | Christchurch, New Zealand | Wellington, New Zealand | Tauranga, New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand | Bay of Islands (Paihia), New Zealand | Sydney, Australia

Celebrity Cruises New Zealand Discount Cruises

Celebrity offers some great New Zealand Cruises that offer opportunities to explore all the nooks and crannies.


12 Night Australia New Zealnd Discount Cruise with Celebrity Cruises on the Celebrity Solstice
Destination: Australia and new Zealand departing from: Sydney, Australia:


Ports of Call include: Sydney, Australia | Sydney, Australia | Melbourne, Australia | Dusky Sound, New Zealand | Milford Sound, New Zealand | Doubtful Sound, New Zealand | Dunedin, New Zealand | Christchurch, New Zealand | Wellington, New Zealand | Tauranga, New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand

Princess New Zealand Discount Cruises

Crystal Cruises New Zealand Discount Cruises

Crystal Cruises offer  a 16 Night South Pacific Cruise on the  Crystal Symphony to the South Pacific departing from Auckland, New Zealand

Ports of Call include : Auckland, New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand | Tauranga, New Zealand | Napier, New Zealand | Christchurch, New Zealand | Dunedin, New Zealand | Sydney, Australia | Sydney, Australia | Sydney, Australia | Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne, Australia

Holland America Line

Holland America Line run a 14 Night New Zealand Cruise on the Oosterdam.

Departing from Sydney, Australia the cruise takes in the ports of calls of: Sydney, Australia | Hobart, Australia | Dunedin, New Zealand | Christchurch, New Zealand | Wellington, New Zealand | Napier, New Zealand | Tauranga, New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand | Bay of Islands (Paihia), New Zealand 

Discount New Zealand Airfares

Find great Flight travel deals to New Zealand.

These airlines fly direct to New Zealand

Qantas
Emirates
KLM
Malaysia Airlines
Air Asia
Cathay Pacific
LAN Airlines
LAN Colombia
Air New Zealand
Singapore Airlines
Aircalin
ANA
Aerolineas Argentinas
China Airlines
Air Chathams
China Southern
Jetstar
Korean Air
Air Pacific
Sounds Air
Thai Airways
Air Tahiti Nui
Air Vanuatu
Virgin Australia
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic
Etihad Airways
Air Canada
Delta
American Airlines
Asiana Airlines
China Eastern
Air China
Airlines PNG
South African Airways
Virgin Australia

These Airlines fly to New Zealand with one stop.

Virgin Atlantic
Etihad Airways
Air Canada
Delta
American Airlines
Asiana Airlines
China Eastern
Air China
Airlines PNG
South African Airways
Virgin Australia

Often people travelling to New Zealand also go to Australia. Check out our Australia Destination page here.

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