Its usual to think of the summer season as the best time to travel a country - well, except if you want to do winter sports. Travelling Milford Sound in New Zealand's winter season requires a total change in mindset. Why? Well, from a statistics point of view, it rains in Milford Sound about 200 out of 365 per year. But what people don't know, is that most of this rain occurs in the summer seas...

At Guest NZ we very much believe in staying several nights at one location - moving daily, can be quite exhausting. Plus, you get to see so much more in the way of day trips, A day trip to Arthur's Pass from Christchurch, is a relaxing way to explore New Zealand's Southern Alps mountain area. There are a number of ways to do this. https://youtu.be/H1VNnhWpDiA

Visiting Arthur's Pass by t...

Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers - it's not just about glaciers - so make sure you pack your hiking boots. Travelling through New Zealand in our winter months, sometimes pays off. Because there's no better time to see the magnificent Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers. Okay, it's crispy cold but in the winter, the West Coast skies are the purest blue.  That means there's no -  not until November. There's...

New Zealand has a variety of scenic drives and these highlight help to create the diversity of the country - especially if you're travelling Dunedin to Lake Tekapo. This trip begins at sea level and finishes on a high country plateau, with NZ's highest mountains in sight.

Stops en-route travelling Dunedin to Tekapo

Dunedin is a major New Zealand city and a learning centre for many st...

Every traveller to New Zealand reads and hears about Queenstown, so they might not consider staying in Glenorchy. But just how many international travellers really know about Glenorchy? Its only a 45 minute drive from busy Queenstown. What I can state categorically, is that ...