| |
 New Zealand travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in New Zealand.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
Also, you might want to read our
Auckland city guide,
Bay of Islands city guide,
Dunedin city guide,
Queenstown city guide,
and Wellington city guide.
Pages (3 of 15):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 More »
| E Mccartney |
26 December 2004 |
Stayed at Duxton Wellington - Wellington, New Zealand.
|
Wellington's a beautiful city. The Te Papa museum is quite an experience (and it's free!). Our favorite restaurant was Kopi, a Malaysian place on Willis St. The Bouquet Garni across the street also had a very nice wine bar with a great selection of Kiwi vintages. The cable car to the botanical gardens is also a lovely trip on a nice day. If you take cabs be sure to take note of the company's name--my wife left her purse in one and every company we called said that because we weren't sure it was one of their cars that we'd have to wait for the purse to be turned in to the police. We ended up having to drive up to Auckland to get her a new passport, only for it finally to get turned in at the airport on our last day there. (Go figure. The drive up Desert Road was gorgeous, at least.)
|
| J Guan |
24 December 2004 |
Stayed at Hotel Grand Chancellor Christchurch - Christchurch, New Zealand.
|
Loved the coffee at the Yellow Rocket in Cathedral Square, and the organic Japanese food at Aiki in Colombo Street.
Punting on the Avon was very nice, and the kids loved the ducks in the river gardens.
The Aquarium and Kiwi House were an unexpected surprise and enjoyed by everyone, young and old.
|
| J Wolf (2nd stay) |
23 December 2004 |
Stayed at Garden Court Suites & Apartments - Queenstown, New Zealand.
|
Definitely do the luge & drive to Milford Sound. Avoid the Real Journeys tour of the Sounds. That's a waste of money, especially since you see the same things over and over again.
|
| L Ch |
16 December 2004 |
Stayed at 10 Trinity Court Motel - Dunedin, New Zealand.
|
Dunedin is a very nice place, visitor should plan to spend as least 2-3 days in this beautiful city.There are so much to do, to visit...The Hare hill horse-riding is very well managed. Oliver is so experienced and put so much attention to your needs. My son, who is so much a 'cityfolk' was won over and enjoyed the riding after the first 1/2 hour. That is a very reliable and caring managed activity/service. Highly recommended to visitor to dunedin.
|
| R Troop |
02 December 2004 |
Stayed at Punakaiki Rocks Hotel & Villas - Punakaiki, New Zealand.
|
We drove down from Picton, where we did the Queen Charlotte track. The Queen Charlotte drive is incredibly beautiful, but SH6 is a lot longer than SH69. Interesting sharing single lane bridges with oncoming traffic and railways.
|
| H Zeevat |
30 November 2004 |
Stayed at Airport Gateway Hotel - Auckland, New Zealand.
|
Rented a car from rentadent and drove to Paihia and back to Devenport and then to Rotorua, flew to Christchurch, rented another car and "did" the South Island for a week, flew back to Rotorua and spent the rest of the time on the North Island, staying mostly in B&Bs, which we really enjoyed tremendously. Had a great vacation in a great country!
|
| G Douglas |
22 November 2004 |
Stayed at Christchurch YMCA - Christchurch, New Zealand.
|
Recommend the Little India as a very good indian restaurant and Topkapi does wonderful Kebabs, both in dowtown Christchurch where you are spoilt for choice with restaurants.
|
| M Minick |
19 November 2004 |
Stayed at Scenic Circle A-Line Hotel - Queenstown, New Zealand.
|
Queenstown is a "must visit" if on the south island. One of the most beautiful locations on earth, rivaling Lucerne with a lake surrounded by mountains. It is the center for "adventure" travel.
It is also an expensive town, owing to both it's desirablity and remote location.
One dining surprise was Speight's, a brew-pub associated with Speight's ales. The beer was good (I particularly liked the Classic), and the food was both good and a bargain by local standards.
|
| L Blauwkamp |
12 November 2004 |
Stayed at Aspen House - Auckland, New Zealand.
|
If you are a bird-watcher or just lover of nature, take Fuller's ferry to Tiritiri Matangi. A very worthwhile day's outing to a protected habitat.
|
| Y Brunet |
08 November 2004 |
Stayed at Aspen House - Auckland, New Zealand.
|
New Zealand more than met all my expectations and I was in awe of the natural beauty of both islands. I found New Zealanders to be friendly, scrupulously honest, and very helpful. I would highly recommend the Visitors Information office for information and bookings of tours. No one should miss the Bay of Islands including the Cape Raiga area; Guthrey's run very good tours - well informed and helpful drivers. When travelling south from Auckland, I also found the Travel Passes (various combinations of bus/train/ferry/air) to be an excellent option. I spent three wonderful weeks in NZ and plan on going back.
|
|
Pages (3 of 15):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 More »
Book a hotel in New Zealand
|
