WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU GO TO NEW ZEALAND’S SOUTH ISLAND! (Van Life Travel Guide & Itinerary)

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Watch this video before you go to New Zealand’s South Island! We’ve tried to jam pack everything you need to know about traveling around New Zealand in a camper van in this ultimate New Zealand summer travel guide from the process of getting there, when to visit New Zealand, weather, budget, camping AND a full itinerary of stops around the South Island that we would 100% recommend adding to your route. This was one of our favorite road trips we have ever done - from the incredible hikes, to the scenic waterfalls and glaciers, to the beautiful mountains and piercing blue lakes.
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//TIMESTAMPS:
00:00-01:36: Intro
01:36-02:39: Best Time to Visit New Zealand
02:40-03:20: How Long to Visit
03:21-08:55: Things to Know BEFORE You Go (Visas, nzETAs, Bugs)
08:56-09:42: New Zealand North Island vs. South Island
09:43-09:56: Tipping
09:57-10:36: Sheep & Wildlife
10:37-11:13: Booking in Advance
11:14-11:58: Emergencies & Precautions
11:59-13:42: New Zealand Packing List
13:43-14:31: Budget & Costs
//ACTUAL VANLIFE VLOG & SOUTH ISLAND ITINERARY:
14:32-18:16: Full Van Rental Tour
18:17-19:56: Travel Day, Lake Pukaki, Lake Tekapo
19:57-22:55: Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park
22:56-25:32: Wanaka & Roy’s Peak
25:33-26:39: Queenstown & Bob’s Peak
26:40-27:25: Fergburger & Perky’s Floating Bar
27:26-28:23: Nevis Bungy Jump
28:24-34:20: Fiordland National Park & Milford Sound (Viewpoints, Hikes, Kayaking, Cruises & Scenic Flights)
34:21-35:42: Mt. Aspiring National Park (Blue Pools, Haast Highway, Thunder Creek Falls)
35:43-37:53: Fox Glacier & Franz Josef Glacier
37:54-39:40: Hokitika Gorge, Arthur’s Pass, Devil’s Punchbowl Waterfall, Castle Hill
39:41-39:59: Outro
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@TheMassgames 9 күн бұрын

You guys do the best guides, full of information and direct to the point + the stuff in the description of the video to help out.

@TheLoversPassport Күн бұрын

Thank you so much! :)

@jonnybowdenfitness9558 2 ай бұрын

One of the best nz travel guides ive seen. Looking forward to getting back there later this year!

@PaulSmith-bb7lv Ай бұрын

Very informative and mostly very accurate. A few mispronunciations of Tekapo and Wanaka but no big deal. Yes, sandflies can be very annoying especially if you let them bite you. The answer is to use lots of insect repellent (bug spray in the USA), cover as much of your bare skin as possible and they will stay away. The West Coast gets a lot of rain so slips (landslides) are common and having a backup plan is a good idea. Great video. (From a Kiwi.)

@TheLoversPassport Күн бұрын

Thank you so much! We always try our best with pronunciations but they can be tricky haha

@thewildlylife 3 ай бұрын

You guys this video was awesome!!! SUPER helpful. We’re definitely hoping to visit New Zealand soon! Also the weather and construction issues you guys had 🤯🫠😵‍💫 we had a similar experience with flies in the outback of Australia and now Caleb is triggered whenever we see one 😂

@TheLoversPassport 3 ай бұрын

THANKS FRIENDS!!!

@TheJeff4X4 Ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed your visit here. I live in New Zealand and this was very well done.

@TheLoversPassport Күн бұрын

Thank you! :)

@richardcaldwell9160 3 ай бұрын

This is so informative, but wait, I live here. their is is so much to learn

@smclean121 3 ай бұрын

Great video! If hearing “highly recommend” was a drinking game, I would be sloppy drunk by the end of the video 😂

@TheLoversPassport 3 ай бұрын

HAHAHA we'll get a thesaurus for next time

@YavapaiYosemite 5 күн бұрын

Hi, I can't seem to locate MT. ASPIRING - WILSON CREEK CANYON on the Google maps along Highway 6. Can you provide grid or exact location?

@lukeshieldsnature 3 ай бұрын

If you want to save money just skip queenstown and do more hikes instead, while I think the stuff in Queenstown is very cool why not spend more time in thw world class nature

@TheLoversPassport 3 ай бұрын

Every traveler has different styles! We like to give a variety of options for everyone :)

@lukeshieldsnature 3 ай бұрын

@@TheLoversPassport Yup just wanted to point it out as Queenstown is expensive

@buckgrind 3 ай бұрын

@TheLoversPassport what Canon lens was that in 30:26?

@TheLoversPassport 3 ай бұрын

That is the RF 100-500mm 🙂

@buckgrind 3 ай бұрын

Sweet. Do you ever miss the option to go down to f/2.8 on it?

@iban2623 11 күн бұрын

Cool video! Just a question, when you flew your drone, did you need to logged it on AirShare? And did you need to email or contact local government to fly it? 🙂

@TheLoversPassport 11 күн бұрын

We really didn’t fly ours bc the restrictions are so high 🙈 any aerials with the exception of maybe one of the clips are just stock footage!

@KelseyCrowther 3 ай бұрын

Also I’ve been planning a trip in the South Island and every time I’ve looked up the drive into Milford sound from te Anau it’s said about an hour and 45 min MAYBE 2 hours- your experience was 3 hours?!?!

@TheLoversPassport 3 ай бұрын

I mean if you get caught behind a slow bus/driver and it's raining it's very easy to get delayed!! Most of the times it was closer to 2-2.5 hours and we did it 4 times.

@TheLoversPassport 3 ай бұрын

Oh also bc of the tunnel closures and stoplight system LOL

@jenniferblakeney1581 2 ай бұрын

In addition to comments above, this drive is exceptionally gorgeous, and you'll want to stop all the time to take photos and take in the views.

@ahmedaly13245 Ай бұрын

Great video You deserve more views 🤍

@TheLoversPassport Күн бұрын

AWE thank you!

@buckgrind 3 ай бұрын

Cardfuel in the South Island (verified Feb 2024) no pin needed😎

@TheLoversPassport 3 ай бұрын

Ohh great to know!

@shawnf9032 2 ай бұрын

Hey! Wages in New Zealand are not great. Everyone that works in hospitality relies on tips to get by. Saying that you don’t need to tip was correct a very long time ago, but these days it simply isn’t true.

@Japper- 27 күн бұрын

I would like to offer some criticism with your cost breakdown. It would have made a lot more sense present the cost per day for van rental, cost per liter for fuel, etc rather than the total cost

@TheLoversPassport 27 күн бұрын

Just divide the total by 10 days lol - costs look different for everyone and we never look at cost per gallon anywhere we travel tbh

@Japper- 27 күн бұрын

@@TheLoversPassport to people considering their own trip it would be useful information. Viewers don't know if you had the van for each of the ten days you were there, cost for fuel will be different for travelers unless they follow your exact itinerary. I still I think it was a good video, I was only offering criticism to give feedback as a viewer.

@TheLoversPassport 27 күн бұрын

@@Japper- thanks for sharing!

@KelseyCrowther 3 ай бұрын

How were flights so cheap?!?!

@TheLoversPassport 3 ай бұрын

We got a flight drop from Thrifty Traveler that alerted us of an insane Delta Skymiles Deal!