We took a one day plane and boat trip from Queenstown to Milford Sound, South island of New Zealand.
Link to youtube Queenstown to Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand video:-
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Milford Sound, New Zealand 2014
We visited in January 2014 for a 2 week period. The climate was temperate and ideal for open air trips and excursions as it was during the Southern Hemisphere summer.
In considering a trip to New Zealand’s north and south islands, we decided on taking a self-directed winnebago road trip holiday.
We flew from Brisbane to Auckland on the north Island in New Zealand. Based on our Australian experience we decided to go for a larger mid-sized winnebago for our road trip of New Zealand. Over the period of our 14 day trip we travelled down the north Island via Rotarua and on to Wellington. We caught the ferry to the South Island and made our way to Queenstown. An internal flight brought us on a day trip from Queenstown out to the Franz Josef glacier and the bay of Milford Sound. On return to Queenstown were completed our journey to Christchurch, where we spent three nights before flying back to Sydney. After two nights in Sydney we flew to Dubai for four nights, staying in the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, and then on to Dublin.
Sense of New Zealand
The official currency is the New Zealand dollar.
During our trip to New Zealand we drove over 1250 Km by road and saw a variety of wildlife species, both wild and domestic..
The impression we got of New Zealand people was that they are extremely friendly, hard working and generally European like, except when it comes to sport.
Recommendations New Zealand
There is no language barrier if you speak English, so it lends itself to undertaking a self -directed trip.
In each of the five cities on the islands, we visited all the local tourist trails and highlights on offer. We also visited some of the local communities and farm visits and these left us with a genuine sense the general industriousness of the New Zealanders.
Both Australians and New Zealanders drive on the left hand side of the road. Be alert to the inter-city road-train and trucks which can be treacherous, especially at night. Always give way !
Our must see recommendation for a trip to New Zealand:-
(1) Our visit to Queenstown in general and our flight out to the Franz Josef glacier and the bay of Milford Sound was the highlight of our entire New Zealand trip.
As always, the people we met on the trip, enriched the whole experience.
“You should travel away from home, to really appreciate the value of what you have at home, on your return.”
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