New Zealanders are wonderfully hospitable. Perhaps it’s because they appreciate the great distances most visitors have to travel for a holiday in New Zealand. From Britain the journey is 14000 miles yet nowadays nearly half the British who visit the country for a holiday don’t have friends or relatives over there.

New Zealand provides stunning scenery with just about every form of landscape except true desert. It’s pretty quaint too. Hardly you can find any pubs and shops open on Sundays or open at night. They close early in the evening. You do not need to worry about your travel plan or information. Just about every small town has a tourist office. You can easily grab many cheap holiday travel deals around New Zealand.

When you are travelling in New Zealand, you can drive if you have driving license. And they drive on the left. On the North Island the roads are well maintained and empty. They are not in such good condition on the South Island. The standard of driving in New Zealand is pretty low and there is a high accident rate. Maybe it is because the local drivers aren’t used to meeting other cars.

If you thought of bringing some own food there, it would be better that you give up on that idea. Leave any picnic leftovers on the plane and ignore your long-lost family’s request for a Harrods Christmas cake. New Zealanders are very serious about protectingtheir agriculture from imported disease. Visitors sporting dubious-looking straw hats have been known to have them thoroughly sprayed.

Joy of joys – tipping is virtually unknown in New Zealand. However, expect goods prices to be as high as London. New Zealand goods prices are higher than Australian products prices.

Majority of population stay in the North Island. The north has the population and the industry. The South is more rural and emptier. New Zealand’s South Island is also wetter. Take rain gear. On the undeveloped west coast of the South Island insect repellent is a must. The scenery is beautiful but the pesky sand flies live there too and they like nothing better than to feast on tourist flesh.

With all the tips above, get yourself ready and enjoy one of your most memorable vacation at New Zealand. You can also find some highly recommended Auckland budget accommodations from this hotel price compare website. Happy visiting New Zealand!