NZ Part 2
When I booked my flight it was in November, you can sometimes find some good deals around black Friday. My biggest mistake was actually waiting too late to book my domestic flights to get from one island to another.
If you visit grabaseat.co.nz you can get cheap flight to get around quicker than if you drove. Most flights are really cheap but seats go fast! When I first looked it was November and they didn't even have domestic flights listed for the date I would actually be in NZ (in February). I didn't sweat it. I didn't check back til late January and go figure the flights I needed were almost all booked, more expensive and limited my options immensely.
If you plan on flying to get from one island to another or even one city to another you need to check grab a seat almost every day. I'm serious. What would have been a $22 flight turned into a $113 flight because I waited and that's for just one way.
I also drove the first two days of my trip. Just to get from Auckland to Matamata. Driving isn't too bad except I wasn't used to the roundabouts. We had a GPS and probably would have gotten a bit lost without it trying to get out of Auckland. Once you're out of the city things navigating is much easier. But I noticed they don't have as many signs as I would've thought for certain places (like the Shire rest cafe) so prep ahead of time by looking up directions online.
If you visit grabaseat.co.nz you can get cheap flight to get around quicker than if you drove. Most flights are really cheap but seats go fast! When I first looked it was November and they didn't even have domestic flights listed for the date I would actually be in NZ (in February). I didn't sweat it. I didn't check back til late January and go figure the flights I needed were almost all booked, more expensive and limited my options immensely.
If you plan on flying to get from one island to another or even one city to another you need to check grab a seat almost every day. I'm serious. What would have been a $22 flight turned into a $113 flight because I waited and that's for just one way.
I also drove the first two days of my trip. Just to get from Auckland to Matamata. Driving isn't too bad except I wasn't used to the roundabouts. We had a GPS and probably would have gotten a bit lost without it trying to get out of Auckland. Once you're out of the city things navigating is much easier. But I noticed they don't have as many signs as I would've thought for certain places (like the Shire rest cafe) so prep ahead of time by looking up directions online.