Twizel, Tekapo & Christchurch
Lake Tekapo Today is the last day before we heading to Christchurch for flight back to Jakarta. We are going to Lake Tekapo in Twizel. Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the…
Twizel & Mount Cook
Gibbston Valley Winnery Today we are heading for Mount Cook at Mckenzie via Twizel. Along the road from Queenstown we stop at Gibbston Valley Winnery to see the grape farm and his outlet. We bought two botlle pineaple wine for each of our parrent. Lake…
Milford Sound
Milford Sound Cruise Today we take a full day coach+cruise+lunch tour to Milford Sound with Awesomenz Summer Encounter from Queenstown since we want to relax a little bit from self driving and considering the destination is pocket road, which mean there…
Franz Josef & Queenstown
The Dunes-Ship Creek Leaving from Franz Josef we pass an interesting point, a white sandy beach. We stop there for a moment. This place is called The Dunes-Ship Creek. Near the beach have a little creek with is fresh water stream Crown Range Summit Road…
Franz Josef
Todays morning we take a Glacier Valley Walk Tour provided by Franz Josef Glacier Guide. This provider have a range of glacier tour starting from simply guided walk into helicopter and flight landing in snow. We choose guided walks only for half day with…
Arthur Pass & Franz Josef
From Christchurch we heading to Franz Josef in the morning, just when we pass Arthur Pass National Park we stop there for a moment to enjoy the place. In this place there so many Lupin flower with her purple colour. Really beutiful, combination of the…
Kaikoura & Christchurch
Today in the morning we take cruise for a Whale watch. The tour guarantee us if we don’t see a single whale their will refund our ticket payment, what a high quality of service :). The captain seem using a sonar tools like a stick and submerse it…
Wellington & Kaikoura
Wellington Cable Car In the morning after yesterday long drove from Taupo (375km) we get up early to go to Wellington Botanic Garden and Wellington Cable Car & Museum, it’s in the same location. First we hop on cable car down to the city…
Waiotapu & Taupo
Today we drive from Rotorua to Waiotapu (27km) heading to Thermal Wonderland and Lady Knox Geyser. Interesting place where known for its geothermal area. Firstly we go to the Thermal Wonderland, in this place beside its geothermal area also there is a…
Waitomo & Rotorua
Waitomo Glow Worm Caves & Ruakuri Caves Today from Auckland we are going to Waitomo (195km) to see Glow Worm Caves. This tiny creature radiate luminescent light thru his body in the darkness. This caves where its natural habitat well keep control…
Auckland
Auckland City Arriving in the morning at Auckland International Airport +1 day @ 10:00 AM with Jetstar Airlines layoff in Singapore for 7 hours with total flying time 14 hours, 3 hours for Jakarta-Singapore leg and 11 hours for Singapore-Auckland. Once…
New Zealand
Here is my sharing about travelling to New Zealand at 2011 from Dec 12 to Dec 31 with my wife for honeymoon. Why we chooose this place, it’s because this place is magnificent for it scenery. Every place we look around from the day one we arrive…