New Zealand
Planning for travel in a post-pandemic era can be stressful. The team at Expedia has prepared this guide to help with all the questions you may have on the Australia and New Zealand Trans-Tasman Travel Bubble. Note: The information provided below has been prepared to give travellers guidance on the arrangements to date. We encourage… Continue reading Trans-Tasman Travel Bubble Guide
Find advice and travel tips for taking a trip to New Zealand in summer, such as what to pack and where to go.
We spoke with the top executives at three of Queenstown’s luxury hotels to uncover the South Island’s most extravagant indulgences.
What’s roughly the same size as Singapore, had its own Ice Age and is just a few hours away from Australia? Trust us, you won’t guess because we’re talking about Lake Taupo. Located on New Zealand’s North Island, four hours drive south east of Auckland, Lake Taupo is in fact the same size as Singapore.… Continue reading Why Taupo needs to be on your to do list
I’ve found New Zealand’s best kept secret. It’s not a movie set or a bungee jump. Or a wine. It’s a golf course. Considering I don’t play golf, this is a pretty bold statement. I am in fact more interested in what’s sitting above the golf course, but for many it is a major drawcard… Continue reading Unique Sleeps: The Kinloch Club, Taupo
Get set to traverse through the geothermal hub of New Zealand: Rotorua.
Hobbiton was one of the primary movie sets created for the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings epics. Just ten kilometres from the farming town of Matamata, the set has become one of New Zealand’s star attractions and a major pilgrimage site for Hobbit botherers.
I tagged along with a group of travel specialists invited by Tourism New Zealand to experience the best things to do in the country. Bungy jumping, jet boat rides, white-water rafting—those were cheap thrills, I thought. How wrong I was.
I was part of a group of travel agents invited by Tourism New Zealand to experience North Island’s top attractions, like Taupo Bungy. By the time we’d reached the platform, our number had been reduced to one—me!