hi sellun
thks for ur helpful reply!
wow...kayaking for few hrs... i was thinking it will be a v relaxing & leisure kayaking experience... i not v fit n my fren & i both no kayak experience.
so e instructor will guide u to kayak to different places of milford sound? i was thinking of taking e cruise too...but doing both kayaking at cruise seems to b repetitive? if i do only kayak, i dun tink i wont b able to experience e whole sound? which do u suggest for firstimer to NZ - cruise or kayak better?
i m also considering doubtful sound...hahaha... thinking if i shld do both sounds...
i check SQ NZ air tic prices.. woah cost $2.1k per pax. no promotion now, only flexi tics...
anyone can advise roughly how cheap can the tics to NZ go down to (assuming there is some promo)? 1.5K or lower?
not v interested to consider other airlines due to e lengthy stopovers...
jetstar has stopped their flights to nz alrd.
if you dare can take MAS. 800+ return
I flew jet star there, cost only about 850, but I heard jetstar stopped going to South Island.. Sq cheapest also about 1.5k.. Another option you can explore is scoot to Sydney and tour 1-2days before flying jet star to nz. Aussie to nz very very cheap.
Actually aus to nz isn't very cheap. (that's what we thought at first as well)
My boyfriend got his sydney- akl flight for 240aus 1 way no baggage (virgin airline on sale. I have been stalking the airfare for 6 months to get this price)
his christchurch to sydney flight was 190nzd no baggage (airnz on sale)
and his sydney flight return via scoot was about 650sgd no baggage
Scoot delayed their bloody flight, and up he had to forfeit his virgin flight from syd - akl and had to rebook which costed extra $260aus. He also had to camp in the airport for 17hours.
Would rather have spent the money on full carrier airline instead. No need camp in airport, no need scared of one of the flight delay.
Might as well fly full carrier? I can't imagine myself cramped in a budget airline flight for ten over hours
Hi all
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saw that there are many activities to do in NZ, but they are all rather ex (>100). dun tink i have e budget to do as many activties as i want, so i planning to select just a couple of activities.... Any recommendations on activities which you have really enjoyed?
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I am currently considering the Milford sound cruise. I also saw Helihiking @ fox/franz josef glacier, it looks fun, bt really ex... worth e $ to go?
My fren recommended Walter peak cruise+farm tour...
I have to apologise for my lack on insights since i have never taken budget long haul before. I can only imagine myself taking the same plane I took to KL going to Auckland. You might want to consider the lack of baggage and food and drinks as well. Personally, I wouldn't mind forking out extra hundred over for a full carrier. To each his own.you are not flying A380 first class...economy has the same legroom on all Airbus A320 whatever..
this idea that budget airlines = mcm India's 3rd class trains is hard to extinct
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Heli Hiking landed on glacier ? You'll regret if you don't do
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I am still kind of bummed I didn't get to go on the glacier at all due to the bad weather.
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i'm going to South around end november.. can advise if summer time theres still heli hike? (my impression is that glacier starting to melt when coming to summer).. i've got no stamina so i wonder if i can take the ice hike..
how cold is it around end nov?
i read pages of this forum that bad weather means no heli hiking.. so if i planned that whole day for heli hike and the weather is bad,i need plan B?
Glacier does not melt that much in summer... So yes there will be heli-hike in end nov. heli-hike depends on the weather, so it is best to have 2 days there, just in case you meet lousy weather on day 1.
That's what happen to me, the day which I arrange for heli-hike, it rained! The only day in my whole entire trip that rain, and it has to be this day. So, since I had not given extra day, I just had to carry on. Need to go back there again...
i'm going to South around end november.. can advise if summer time theres still heli hike? (my impression is that glacier starting to melt when coming to summer).. i've got no stamina so i wonder if i can take the ice hike..
how cold is it around end nov?
i read pages of this forum that bad weather means no heli hiking.. so if i planned that whole day for heli hike and the weather is bad,i need plan B?
i looked at past weather in November and temp is like below 10 deg.is it really that cold?means i gotta bring winter clothes?! was thinking of travelling light instead.
theres NATAS fair this weekend. will it be cheaper booking car rental there or online or on the spot at NZ?
are there any deals website besides grabone/groupon/bookme?