New Zealand

[CazPaul]

Always fancied the place and the CAMC magazine came today, there’s a tour advertised, get in there.

Only £12949 per person.


I’ve never fancied that dump anyway.

 

[Bailey58]

Is that all? That'd be the best part of half my van sale gone in one!

 

[The general]

Petty cash for a trip of a lifetime ?

 

[Gaston aires]

We did a three month tour of NZ and OZ spending around 9/10k in total. Mostly Air B&B using hire cars.
Where they get that price from I don’t know.
Phil

 

[Themselves]

We spent 6 weeks there just before lockdown. North and south islands. spent about £3000 between us. . Hired a car from Omega who were excellent and stayed in back-packers or youth hostel type accommodation. It’s a great place.

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[jongood]

Always fancied the place and the CAMC magazine came today, there’s a tour advertised, get in there.

Only £12949 per person.


I’ve never fancied that dump anyway.

We did it independently using share a camper, still costly though. Its a fantastic place to go motorhoming but the summer wasnt any better than Uk

 

[The general]

Its a fantastic place to go motorhoming but the summer wasnt any better than Uk

Without doubt weather can be an issue ,bearing in mind nz situation in the south hemisphere around 40% south , first land mass weather systems hit , not know as the roaring’ 40s for nothing .

 

[gpat]

We did it independently using share a camper, still costly though. Its a fantastic place to go motorhoming but the summer wasnt any better than Uk

You must have been very unlucky. What months were you there?

 

[EuroTrotters]

Always fancied the place and the CAMC magazine came today, there’s a tour advertised, get in there.

Only £12949 per person.


I’ve never fancied that dump anyway.

Prefer to try Canada myself

Oh well, Spain it is

 

[Parrot Face]

We are in Christchurch NZ at the moment. Weather nice but varied some days as high as 30 others down to 12. We did 3 months a few years ago and travelled around . Best places for me are Bay of islands and Coramandel in the north. Golden Bay, Abel Tasman, Nelson, Nelson lakes, Kaikōura, queenstown, Franz Josef . We hired a camper van last time but it was fairly expensive. I would recommend airbnb as there are loads out here. Be careful with regards to hiring a car, apparently when covid struck a lot of companies sold off their fleets. Tourism is only just getting back to normal and there is now a lack of hire cars. Make sure you book one before leaving. In the south island we've found shopping a little more expensive.

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[jongood]

You must have been very unlucky. What months were you there?

February and March

 

[Bernie P]

Always fancied the place and the CAMC magazine came today, there’s a tour advertised, get in there.

Only £12949 per person.


I’ve never fancied that dump anyway.

That's the long trip, there's a shorter 28 days on the road trip for a fair bit less. We did that shorter trip through the CAMC back in 2017 loved every minute of it. would do it again if circumstances permit.

 

[nicholsong]

Always fancied the place and the CAMC magazine came today, there’s a tour advertised, get in there.

Only £12949 per person.


I’ve never fancied that dump anyway.

I am not a member. Is that a MH hiring tour?

If so, why is it per person? I can understand that the flights and some other costs are per person, but if you are 2 or 4 in a MH why should the MH cost more per person?

 

[gpat]

February and March

You were very very unlucky. They are the best months. We used to live there. December was usually rubbish but Feb, March, April and even may was much warmer and sunnier than the UK.

What year were you there?

 

[gpat]

I am not a member. Is that a MH hiring tour?

If so, why is it per person? I can understand that the flights and some other costs are per person, but if you are 2 or 4 in a MH why should the MH cost more per person?

It's the old "based on two sharing"

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[Drum Major]

Heading down on Sunday to NZ

 

[nicholsong]

It's the old "based on two sharing"

So is it a MH tour?

If so, then 4 sharing should be cheaper per person.

 

[Hugoman]

Spent my honeymoon in a MH touring NZ for 2 months with best Man another couple and their baby….we’re now divorced.

 

[Silver-Fox]

Spent my honeymoon in a MH touring NZ for 2 months with best Man another couple and their baby….we’re now divorced.

Words fail me

 

[shrek snr]

Post covid the world has changed, you can still travel but costs have risen sharply, air fares long haul have doubled and the leasure industry is try to recoup its lost revenue.

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[Hugoman]

Words fail me

It’s worse than it sounds

 

[Hugoman]

Sorry, sounds worse than it was…

 

[Hugoman]

I think that’s right

 

[Hugoman]

Anyway, happily married for 26 years to a New Zealander, yes same one…hitch hiked around NZ and lived and worked there for a couple of years and been there many times …..Wouldn’t live there though…too insular and too far from the the variety of Motorhoming around Europe.

 

[Figaro]

You took your best man on your honeymoon, with another couple and baby ?
I'm not suprised you're divorced

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[Hugoman]

Plus the ex Mother In Law is there !

 

[Hugoman]

You took your best man on your honeymoon, with another couple and baby ?
I'm not suprised you're divorced

It seemed a good idea at the time

 

[Hugoman]

It’s forty years ago…things were different in those days…well they were for me

 

[Hugoman]

Sorry, nothing to do with this thread….I’m new to this forum business….yes sounds very expensive. I do apologise.

 

[Hugoman]

Mind you £12,949 per person….that’s £71,219.50 for the 6 of us (half price for the baby). I think we did it for £267 all in !

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