2 week Australia trip - NZ stopover worth it?
Aug 29, 2006, 12:06 pm
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2 week Australia trip - NZ stopover worth it?
I'm doing a two week Australia trip. I'm wondering if going to New Zealand will be worth it. From another post, I'm told my best bet would be to hang around Aukland for 2 days. Should I just spend more time in Australia?
Aug 29, 2006, 12:10 pm
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Originally Posted by thegeneral
I'm doing a two week Australia trip. I'm wondering if going to New Zealand will be worth it. From another post, I'm told my best bet would be to hang around Aukland for 2 days. Should I just spend more time in Australia?
Aug 29, 2006, 12:11 pm
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Originally Posted by thegeneral
I'm doing a two week Australia trip. I'm wondering if going to New Zealand will be worth it. From another post, I'm told my best bet would be to hang around Aukland for 2 days. Should I just spend more time in Australia?
I don't remember your proposed itinerary for Australia, but I dont think
2-3 days in Auckland is a bad idea.
If you can list a possible full itinerary, we might be able to comment a bit more.
Aug 29, 2006, 12:29 pm
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I have people in Newcastle I will be visiting. We will be spending some time 2-3 days in Sydney. Other than that, I will probably be spending 4 days in Airlie Beach to do one day of pure dives on a day trip, a 2 day sailing trip (including dives and snorkelling) and also a 1 day trip of sea kayaking. I was thinking of going to Cairns for diving though as I was told that the Whitsundays have lesser diving. Of course, that input came from people who put together tours out of Cairns.
If someone wants to give me $2,500 AUD I'll go diving with great whites on the south of the continent and send you pictures.
If someone wants to give me $2,500 AUD I'll go diving with great whites on the south of the continent and send you pictures.
Aug 29, 2006, 1:39 pm
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Originally Posted by thegeneral
If someone wants to give me $2,500 AUD I'll go diving with great whites on the south of the continent and send you pictures.
I'll be heading to NZ this November.. but it will be the south island.
I'd say, if the time sounds right and the place has enough interesting
things for you to do.. go ahead. If I had 2 weeks, I would have done the
same thing.
but thats just my preference.
Sep 3, 2006, 9:57 pm
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Originally Posted by thegeneral
Well that's informative. Are you saying it was a good idea or a bad idea?
I thought going to WLG for 2 nights was worth it. Got there late on day 1, had dinner. Day 2, see the sights, Te Papa Museum and took a tour of LOTR sights in and around WLG, highlight being where they built Rivendell.
With one more day in WLG, you can take the ferry to the South Island. The night in AKL was really "forced" because the AKL-CNS flight is very early, 6am'ish, and so there are no possible same day connections.
Overall, we were glad to take this side trip to NZ, since we didn't know when we would be back in this part of the world. It also happened to sort of fit in flights wise.
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Originally Posted by thegeneral
...From another post, I'm told my best bet would be to hang around Aukland for 2 days...