New Zealand

Adventures, New Zealand

Queenstown 30 - Campervanning Through New Zealand: Part 2

*This is part two of my New Zealand blog post. If you haven’t read part one, check it out here!

Continuing on our journey through New Zealand’s South Island, our next stop was Queenstown. Located on Lake Wakatipu and surrounded by the Remarkables mountain range, Queenstown is nothing short of beautiful. This small but energetic town is THE place to go for both a bit of relaxing and adventure. We spent just under three days in and around Queenstown and enjoyed every moment!

Queenstown

One of the must-do’s in Queenstown is to take the Skyline Gondola up the mountain for spectacular views of the town, the Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu below. Not only can you admire the gorgeous views, but you can do so while grabbing lunch or dinner and sipping on a cocktail at their restaurant and bar. It was the perfect place to sit by the fire and watch the sunset.

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Adventures, New Zealand

MountCook 13 - Campervanning Through New Zealand: Part 1

To say that New Zealand is just beautiful is an understatement. It’s ridiculously stunning and absolutely perfect. In the two weeks I spent traveling around the South Island with my oldest brother, Jacek, and his best friend, Jordan, I completely fell in love. Snow-capped mountains, glacial lakes, fiordlands, and of course the endless fields of sheep, I believe our word of the trip was “wow.”

If you’re looking to visit New Zealand, which I would encourage EVERYONE to do, I’d really suggest carving out at least two weeks. Originally we had planned to spend most of our two weeks on the South Island, as we had heard there was more to see and do, and end our last few days on the North Island. Since we were traveling in a campervan, we really had to plan out each of our destinations, distance and timing wise. We allotted additional driving time to our route since we were basically driving what felt like a giant bus on windy, New Zealand roads. By the end of our trip we realized it was going to be too ambitious to take the ferry and drive up the North Island in two days, so we ended up staying on the South Island for the whole trip.

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