Thursday, December 27, 2007

Take a Tiki Tour

On a two week tiki tour, you can fly into Auckland, rent a car or RV (movan), spend a day or two in Auckland. Then, check out the Bay of Islands, drop south again,and head west to the Waitomo Glow Worm Caves, or east and spend time in Napier, the Art Deco town. Farther south, free tours of parliament are available in windy Wellington where you'll catch the interislander across Cook Strait to the South Island, maybe dropping off your rental car and picking up a new one in Picton.



In that two week time frame, you can slip down the west coast of the South Island and cross back into Queenstown, the adventure capitol of New Zealand, about two thirds of the way down the Southern Alps, then cut back up to Christchurch and have time for a train ride back across the Southern Alps to Greymouth or a quick trip out to Akaroa, a former French settlement. In Christchurch, you'll probably end your tiki tour, drop off your car or RV and fly back to Auckland.

New Zealand is clean, green and spectacular, but New Zealand roads are narrow, and sometimes winding and steep. You will drive around solitary lakes, cross river-filled gorges, and climb snow-covered mountains. You can't and don't want to zip through this scenery you've traveled so far to enjoy. To plan your trip and maybe drive less and see more, check Travel Times here. Don't get clapped out. Enjoy that spectacular.

Lyn

Warning: Don't get your knickers in a knot if that elderly gentleman at the motel desk asks, "Can I knock you up for breakfast?"

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do I need anti-nausea medicine for the ferry crossing?

Lyn said...

Probably not. If you're worried, try nibbling Ginger Snaps and ride high enough so you can watch the horizon.
Lyn

Anonymous said...

Does medicare cover me in New Zealand?

Lyn said...

No.
Lyn