New Zealand is a beautiful country, and one that we usually associate with glorious sunshine and summer weather. But New Zealand does have a winter, and on the South Island that winter can be pretty severe with snow and frost. So is winter a good time to visit New Zealand's South Island for a holiday?
This great article on what to do in winter in the South Island outlines a lot of the places that you can visit and activities that you can enjoy. Visit Queenstown and the surrounding mountain ranges if you enjoy the winter sports of skiing and snowboarding. Queenstown is also the perfect place to bungy jump, take a trip down the lake on an old steamer or see a kiwi bird in captivity. Or how about going walking on the Franz Josef Glacier or sailing down Milford Sound?
There are so many things to do, like whale watching in Kaikoura, hiking in the Abel Tasman National Park, touring the Cadbury's chocolate factory or punting in Christchurch.
It may be winter, but there is always something exciting to see or do on New Zealand's South Island during winter!
I have a long standing ambition to visit both New Zealand and Australia. A number of family members have moved to both of these countries now so I think it is only a matter of time before that ambition is realised. Now I can travel there a little better informed than perhaps I would have done. But for now I will have to settle for being a Euro Traveler. Thanks for the information and I hope you don't mind the link.
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