Travel: South Island, New Zealand

Seanoa Alefaio

Some of the “MUST SEE” locations you should go to while visiting South Island, New Zealand are Aoraki/ Mt Cook, Adventures in Queenstown, and Hokitika Gorge, West Coast. Aoraki/ Mt Cook is the highest peak on foot wandering the Hooker Valley Track. Day or night, from up close to views across the water, this mountain takes the top spot for South Island experiences. Adventures in Queenstown has many fun adventurous things to do like bungee jumping, jet boating, quad biking, and white water rafting. This is a good place for children and families to go to together. Hokitika Gorge, West Coast is a vivid turquoise water surrounded by lush native bush looks too good to be true, but it is so worth the visit. 

New Zealand’s friendly and down to earth people will be one of the things you treasure most about your visit. Today, of the 4.4 million New Zealanders (also known as kiwis), approximately 69% are of the European descent, 14.6% are indigneous Maori, 9.2% Asain, and 6.9% non-Maori Pacific Islanders. The best way to get insiders about New Zealand while you go is striking up conversation with the New Zealander all around. The most friendly and loving people around and you won’t regret meeting them either.

Hotels.

Rainforest Retreat Franz Josef 

4 star hotel

$44 per night

Free Breakfast, Pet Friendly, Great Service, Air Conditioned

The Spire Hotel Queenstown

5 star hotel

$395 per night

Top rated, Free WiFi, Great Dining, Free Breakfast, Pet friendly, Great Location

Heritage Collection Lake Resort

5 star hotel

$138 per night

Restaurant, Great location, Bar, Luxurious Vibes

Flights 

From Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand 

Flight Duration: 12 hrs 51 m

Flight Price: $710

Distance: 6,516 miles

Airlines: Hawaiian Airlines, Qantas Airways, Air New Zealand, Fiji AIrways

From Ontario to Auckland, New Zealand

2 stops: Alaska, Auckland, New Zealand

Flight Duration: 1 day 3 hrs 30 min

Flight Price: $1,207