Insider New Zealand travel tips: How to plan your trip like a pro!

Getting help with your New Zealand Travel Itinerary by using local knowhow for your NZ road trip. 7 key New Zealand travel tips for your best possible NZ vacation.

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*** Time Stamps ***
00:00 7 Most important New Zealand travel tips
00:20 Introduction Virtual Journeys New Zealand
00:30 Providing Insider Planning tips for New Zealand
00:51 Travel Tip No 1 - Time for NZ vacation planning
01:16 Good to know - Consider Jet-lag and use airport transfers
01:32 Travel Tip No 2 - Travel Locations New Zealand
01:57 Travel Tip No 3 - Ratio between North & South Island
02:24 Travel Tip No 4 - Less is more - distances, stay longer at one location
02:57 Travel Tip No 5 - Self-drive New Zealand holiday, use domestic flights
03:16 Good to know - Easy rental car pick-ups from domestic airport in NZ
03:30 Travel Tip No 6 - New Zealand accommodation and meeting people
03:50 Good to know - book early with boutique accommodation options
04:08 Travel Tip No 7 - Tours and activities are booked last
04:38 Good to know - New Zealand weather means some time flexibility needed
04:57 View our favourite sample New Zealand travel itineraries

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Top 7 Proven New Zealand Travel Itinerary Tips for your Best NZ Vacation ever!
In this video, I want to provide you with the 7 most important New Zealand travel tips. These tips will make all difference when you’re planning your holiday to New Zealand:
Travel Tip #1 - Timing: Stay 2+ nights at one location as much as possible. This will not only be more relaxing due to less packing, but also you are able to engage with local activities, people and sights.
Travel Tip #2 - Ratio North & South Islands: Most travelers want to experience the two main islands while traveling NZ. Unless you have a lot of time (like 2-3 months!) or really specific interests (e.g. golfing) you want to plan with ⅓ of your time in the North and ⅔ of your time in the South Island.
Travel Tip #3 - Locations: Before booking anything, start by selecting key locations, based on your interests (e.g. hiking, golfing etc).
Travel Tip #4 - Less is more: This is another key point: don't underestimate the distances between locations in New Zealand.
Travel Tip #5 - Transport: NZ is a self-drive paradise. However, for longer distances and especially between the main islands, domestic flights are a great way to cover miles and save lots of valuable holiday time.
Travel Tip #6 - Accommodation: Traveling through NZ is very much about people. Therefore, staying with locals in B&B, lodges, cottages and boutique hotels, offers a much more ‘real’ NZ experience.
Travel Tip #7 - Tours & Activities: Once you have timing, locations, transport and accommodation sorted, you’ll want to plan & pre-book your 'must do' tours.

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