What are the best places to visit in newzealand(south Islands) during the month of june?

Question

What are the best places to visit in newzealand(south Islands) during the month of june?

Answer 1

Here is my list of top things to do in the South Island.

Abel Tasman- for relaxing walking and kayaking around the National Park

Walk the Queen Charlotte Track, Marlborough Sounds- Top, South Island

Marlborough- wineries, top East Coast, South Island

Kaikoura- for whale watching and swimming with dolphins

4 day hike, Banks Peninsula - East Coast, South Island

Moeraki Boulders - East Coast, South Island for unusual round boulders

Christchurch- Arts Centre

Akaroa- for a bit of French New Zealand history

Dunedin- for historic homes, albatross, yellow eyed penguins and seal colonies

Oamaru- for Old Oamaru Stone buildings and Penguin watching

Pancake Rocks and blowholes- Punakaiki, upper West Coast, South Island

Mount Cook - South Island

Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers- West Coast, South Island

While looking at the glaciers in the Fox/Franz Josef area take a cruise out to Lake Matheson first thing in the morning to take some amazing photos of the reflection of Mount Cook in the water

Wanaka- a relaxing place in Central Otago

Arrowtown- an old Central Otago Goldfields town with an old Chinese village, 20 minutes from Queenstown

Queenstown- for adventure activities and party atmosphere

Pipeline Bungy Jump in Queenstown

Drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy- have a beer at the Glenorchy pub, after stopping and taking plenty of photos whilst on the drive

Queenstown- wineries

5 day trek of Routeburn/Greenstone Track

Walk Milford Track- one of the Worlds best

Milford Sound and Fiordland National Park- lower West Coast, South Island

Doubtful Sound in the Fiordland National Park- swim with dolphins

The Catlins- for nature East Coast, South Island

Stewart Island- for nature bottom South Island

After you have taken in all these sights, smells and sounds you would have had a great South Island adventure.

Answer 2

Central Otago mate

Answer 3

Depends what you like and what you want to do; Christchurch is a nice city to explore, Queenstown is good for bungy jumping etc and can go to Milford Sound from there, go to Kaikoura to watch the whales/swim with dolphins, hike the Franz Joseph or Fox glacier, Mt Cook for peace and quiet and beautiful views.  Younger travellers sometimes use Kiwi Experience, a tour guide can help you get to see places you might not get to see if your travelling on your own - have a look at;

http://www.kiwiexperience.com/

http://www.experiencenz.com/New-Zealand-...

Answer 4

I only live in the North Island but get a lonely planet guide or google search the tourist information centre for the South Island on google.co.nz

Answer 5

Go to:

www.newzealand.com

This is a great website with travel planner, suggested routes and things to do and see

Answer 6

Any place in the South Island is great in June... be a bit cold but ..... amazing scenery still !

Top of the south island - Nelson is a must with the great beaches, vineyards, outdoor adventure and art centres. http://www.nelsonnz.com.  

Abel Tasman National Park http://www.abeltasman.co.nz - Take a aqua taxi for a look around if you are not into walking. http://www.aquataxi.co.nz

Marlborough / Picton – The Sounds - http://www.destinationmarlborough.com  - the wine trail party of the country !

Whale watching is in Kaikoura. http://www.kaikoura.co.nz

http://www.whalewatch.co.nz

http://www.whales.co.nz

http://www.worldofwhales.co.nz

Christchurch Best attractions are http://www.chchattractions.co.nz

The Gondola is great - http://www.gondola.co.nz

Christchurch's International Antarctic Centre - http://www.iceberg.co.nz

Franz Joseph Glacier - http://www.franzjosefglacier.com Walk it or take a helicopter ride over it.

Queenstown – Milford Sounds, http://www.fiordland.org.nz –  and Wanaka / Lake Wanaka - http://www.lakewanaka.co.nz/index.cfm/Ho...

Queenstown - adventure capital of NZ.  Costly little place with all the attractions on offer.  You can't pass up a bungy jump though.  http://www.ajhackett.co.nz and the Milford Sounds, http://www.fiordland.org.nz

For a real budget, free is the way to go, take a look at http://www.dosomething.co.nz and http://visitnz.co.nz/regions.htm - Lists things to do my regions for sightseeing and what the region is all about.

For Instance:::

Marlborough - "the wine and food capital of the country"

Nelson/Golden Bay - "hops and crops and crafts"

Canterbury - "Christchurch . . . a garden city more English than England

The West Coast - "a heritage of mining shapes the land and the people"

Mount Cook to Wanaka - "magnificent mountains and picture-perfect lake, winter sports and the worlds most beautiful fighting machines"

Queenstown and Central Otago - "the adventure centre of the Pacific"

Dunedin - "The Antipodean Edinburgh "

Fiordland "a raw, elemental, awe-inspiring landscape"

Southland - "of oysters, tuataras, bootleg hooch . . . and solitude"

If you are into skiing check out http://snow.co.nz

Enjoy your trip.