Now we’re going to help you plan your ultimate trip to the Land of the Long White Cloud so you don’t make any mistakes! Here’s our best New Zealand travel tips based on almost a dozen trips! BEST TIME TO VISIT NEW ZEALAND So it is best of to leave Cape Reinga in spring which should give you plenty of time to pass through the South Island before winter arrives. Direct flights to New Zealand can be found from the US, Canada, South America, Asia, Australia and the South Pacific Islands. Coming further afield from destinations such as in Europe and you’ll need to catch at least one connecting flight. There’s more to New Zealand than just the North and South Islands. At the bottom of the country is the ‘third’ island, Stewart Island. It may sound dangerous and to be honest, it is (only if the volcano erupts) but don’t let that put you off this epic trek.

A tourist/visitor visa for New Zealand activates automatically upon entry to New Zealand for most countries, usually allowing visitors to stay for up to three months. Visitors also need to pay for an NZeTA and IVL before arrival in New Zealand. Other popular visa options to stay in New Zealand longer are the Working Holiday Visaand Student Visas. Travel InsuranceTemperatures can be anywhere between -3°C (27°F) and 15°C (59°F) depending on which parts of the country you are in. Snow falls in alpine regions and rainfall is more frequent. Spring (September to November)

At latitude 41° south, Wellington is the world’s southernmost capital city and shares the honour of being the most remote with Canberra, over 2000km away. The North West Circuit is guaranteed to be one of the hardest hikes you can do in New Zealand due to its remoteness and often crazy weather events. Steady on though, the descent is amazing as you catch glimpses of the valley you just walked up and the amount of times I need to stop to take photos was uncountable.Here’s an overview of how we’d spend 1 week on either the North Island or South Island of New Zealand. North Island New Zealand Itinerary Only in the last forty years has New Zealand come of age and developed a true national self-confidence, something partly forced on it by Britain severing the colonial apron strings, and by the resurgence of Maori identity. Maori demands have been nurtured by a willingness on the part of most Pakeha to redress the wrongs perpetrated over the last 170 years, as long as it doesn’t impinge on their high standard of living or overall feeling of control.