mr walker

We received some excellent advice on a land tour, including particularly from Julie @OzKiwiJJ , ahead of our cruise (AKL to SYD) in Jan '19. We planned around visiting places we wouldn't visit on the cruise. Based on the advice we flew into Christchurch & picked up rental. We stayed in ChCh , Mt Cook, Queenstown (3N), Franz Josef, Westport, Picton, crossed Cook Straight to Nth Island on the ferry, & stayed at Tongariro (2N), Waitomo & then Auckland ahead of the cruise. All accommodation & car rental was arranged thru a NZ tour company, which worked well for us. So 12N for maybe 2/3 of Sth Island & 1/4 of Nth Island. We made the most of the time, but another week at least would have been better. Good luck - it is a wonderful place to visit.

Another recommendation for Zealandia from Tauranga.

They’ve put on a public holiday for your return 😳

Looks as if you met the important people then! 🙂 We have also met the same people before - well perhaps not your ex neighbours. 🙂

Happy birthday Julie. Cheers Neil & Tracey🥂

Enjoy your cruise mate - Tracey & I are sure you will have a great time. We expect to see photos of your ‘proper’ breakfasts 😁 Cheers