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LocationB & B / Hotel / Motel / Lodgedistance / traveltimedays
Flight 27-30 Std., arival on overnext day, timeshift +12 hours
z.B. Munich -> London -> Los Angeles -> Auckland with Air New Zealand
or over Singapur
2
North island
AucklandNew President Cityhotel alternative
Bavaria B & B Hotel (near Mt. Eden)
Shuttlebus Airport -> Citycenter 27 km1
Bay of Islands
Paihia
The Totaras B & B250 km / 4:30 hours2
Coromandel
Whitianga
Cosy Cat Cottage B & B440 km / 6:30 Std.2
RotoruaIles Cottage B & B, alternative the exclusive Swiss Lodge250 km / 5 hours2
Tongariro National Park
Ohakune
Detour to the Hotel Grand Chateau
The Penguins260 km / 4:10 hours2
Wellington
District Kelburn
The Richmond Guest House B & B290 km / 4:30 hours1
South Island
Abel Tasman National Park
Motueka
Split Apple Rock Homestay
alternativ Awaroa Lodge
160 km / 3:15 hours2
Greymouth oder HokitikaARDWYN HOUSE B&B330 km / 5 hours1
Fox GlacierFox Glacier Homestay205 km / 4 hours1
WanakaHarpers B & B, alternative Lake Wanaka Homestay250 km / 4 hours2
Flight to Milford Sound with BoattourFlighttime 45 min. oneway
Queenstown oder ArrowtownLarch Hill B & B120 km / 2 hours1
DunedinThe Tower House B & B285 km / 4:30 hours2
Mt. Cook, Lake Pukaki or Lake TekapoRhoborough Downs Farmstay300 km / 4:30 hours1
ChristchurchCroydon House B & B275 km / 4:10 hours2
Train journey with the TranzAlpine to Greymouth above Arthur's Passdrivetime 4:30 hours oneway
Flight Christchurch -> Auckland -> Papeete (Tahiti) with Air New Zealand, arrival on the same day, due to crossing of the dateline0
Neonlights of Auckland's Skytower at night

Auckland

Measured by the areal extent, Auckland is the second largest city in the world.

Exploring the Downtown of Auckland on foot is best option if you stay in a city hotel (eg New President) near the Skytower.

When shopping in Auckland's trendy shopping arcades abstinence is appropriate, since everything is much cheaper on the South Island in Dunedin or Christchurch.
Example: the for New Zealand absolutely essential electricity sockets adapter costs in Auckland NZ $ 17.95, in a electronics shop in Whangarei but only NZ $ 8.90.
Worldwide distance signpost at Auckland Airport
Only a trip to the moon is more far away !

The most beautiful B&B's in New Zealand

The best B&B's are listed in thick books with photo, address, telephonnumber, price and Rating conditions.
These Bed & Breackfast books you can get in all Information Centers (i-site).
Here, in my opinion the best B & B Books:There exist thousands of B & B's in New Zealand, but which ones are the best ?
I tested the following B&B's for made4you:

Paihia

Luxury villa in dreamlocation high above the Bay of Islands, managed by a german/austrian coople Christine and Frank. Frank is a world famous photographer.
email: thetotaras@ihug.co.nz
Blick vom Hafen von Paihia Richtung Totaras am Berghang Blick von der Terrasse des Totaras B&B auf die Bay of Islands
Cosy Cat Cottage B&B

Whitianga

Katzen einfach überall - auf Tellern, Servietten, Kloopapier, Handtüchern, Bettwäsche,... - sind das Leitmotiv des skurilen Cosy Cat Cottage (ca 800 m vom Stadtzentrum entfernt).
email: cosycat@whitianga.co.nz
Gordon Pearce, Owner of the Cosy Cat Cottage

Rotorua

Iles Cottage B&B ist ein comfortabler Gartenbungalow im ruhigen Vorort Lynmore (ca 2 km vom Stadtzentrum Rotorua's entfernt).
Web: http://www.cottage.avisit.co.nz
email: d.visser@xtra.co.nz
Iles Cottage B&B

Ohakune

The Penguins B&B The Penguins B&B
Dedicated to penguins and dolphins is this lovely decorated Bed & Breakfast known as The Penguins B & B, whose interior looks like a museum.
Also very suitable as winter quarters for skiing.
email: douglas.richard@xtra.co.nz

For those fellows who love it luxury and want to stay right in the national park, is in New Zealand's first 5-star hotel "Le Grand Chateau" with a golf course in the best of hands - not as expensive as you might think at first sight :o))
Opened in 1929, the hotel offers pure nostalgia (http://www.chateau.co.nz).
5 Sterne Grand Hotel Le Grand Chateau 5 Sterne Grand Hotel Le Grand Chateau

Wellington

In Wellington, the "Windy City" there are many accommodations. Most beautiful are the districts Kelburn and Mt. Victoria near the Botanical Garden and the University. With the Cablecar we drive down to the Downtown. The Richmond Guesthouse is a good tip for staying overnight.
email: richmondguesthouse@paradise.net.nz
Web: richmondguesthouse.co.nz
Wer nur auf die Überfahrt mit der Interislander Fähre am nächsten Morgen wartet, kann auch in Rita's B&B im Stadtteil Crofton Downs nächtigen (nur 8 min Fahrt zum Hafen).
email: rita@paradise.net.nz

Good and inexpensive dinner we enjoy after the city stroll in the quaint English pub at Lambton Quay DOG & BONE.
Wellington - district Kelburn
Old English Pub Dog & Bone

Abel Tasman National Park

Fantastically beautiful on a hill with a breathtaking panoramic view around the Abel Tasman National Park is located the Split Apple Rock Homestay by Roger and Thelma Boys. Roger is a retired 1st Officer of the Inter Islander Ferries.
A narrow path leads in 10 minutes down to the fine sandy Split Apple Rock beach. The Abel Tasman Park water taxis also stop here on request.
email: splitapplerock@hotmail.com
Split Apple Rock Traumstrand
Split Apple Rock Homestay Sonnenaufgang auf der Terrasse des Split Apple Rock Homestay

Greymouth

Preisgünstiges, sehr gepflegtes B&B bei weltoffener alter Dame. Ihre große Sammelleidenschaft sind kleine Häuschen für die Vitrine.
email: ardwynhouse@hotmail.com
Ardwyn House B&B

Fox Glacier

Gemütliches gleichnamiges Homestay mit sehr gepflegtem Blumengarten, geführt von Eunice einer gebürtigen Australierin und Michael Sulivan.
Guter Ausgangspunkt für Exkursionen auf den Fox Gletscher oder Wanderung zum Mirror Lake.
email: euni@xtra.co.nz
Fox Glacier Homestay

Wanaka

The Harpers B & B is in a beautiful hillside location with a magnificent view downto Lake Wanaka and the surrounding mountains.
Very good breakfast with pancakes.
Web: www.harpers.co.nz
email: stay@harpers.co.nz

Queenstown

Just outside the center of Queenstown in a quiet location is the Larch Hill B & B under Dutch leadership.
Further good overnight accommodations are in the nostalgic gold digger town Arrowtown.
Larch Hill B&B

Dunedin

The Tower House B&B in schottischem Baustil liegt hoch über der Bucht von Otago mit grandiosem Blick aufs Meer. Ausgezeichnetes englisches Frühstück.
Web: www.thetowerhouse.co.nz
email: bnb@thetowerhouse.co.nz

Mt. Cook, Lake Tekapo

Sheep farm with Merino sheeps and Hereford cattle at Lake Pukaki.
Web: Rhoborough Downs
email: ra.preston@xtra.co.nz
The Tower House B&B

Christchurch

Croydon House B & B is located in the center of Christchurch, just off a nostalgic tram stop.
Web: www.croydon.co.nz,  email: bnb@thetowerhouse.co.nz
Croydon House B&B

Bridges

Kaum zu glauben, aber wahr: the bridges in New Zealand sind nur einspurig ausgeführt. Auf die zweite Fahrspur hat man beim Bau um die Jahrhundertwende aus Kostengründen verzichtet. Niemand glaubte damals, daß durch ein hohes Verkehrsaufkommen einmal eine zweite Fahrspur notwendig würde. Auch die Eisenbahn muß durch das Nadelör.
One single traffic lane for road use and railway One single traffic lane for road use and railway

Ferry boat Wellington - Picton

Two ferry companies connect North- and Southisland over the Cook Strait - Interislander and Lynx.
Mit dem Wohnmobil oder Auto ist es ratsam, rechtzeitig einen Platz auf der Interislander Fähre zu reservieren.
Die Einfahrt in den Marlborough Sound ist landschaftlich sehr schön, also die Passage unbedingt bei Tage machen.
Bei manchen Vermietern kann man das Fahrzeug in Wellington abgeben und erhält in Picton ein Neues (z.B. bei Hertz fuktionierte das problemlos) Für 2 Stunden kann es je nach Wetterlage in der selbst bei Seeleuten gefürchteten Cook Strait ganz schön ungemütlich werden, aber sobald das Schiff in die schützenden Fjorde des Marlborough Sounds einfährt ist es mit der Schaukelei vorbei.
Stormy passage with Interislander through the dreaded Cook Strait
Stormy passage with Interislander through the dreaded Cook Strait

Telephone call

Vodafone bietet am airport in Auckland Chipkartenverträge und Leihhandys an.
Sensationell billig ist jedoch eine Prepayd Telefonkarte. Sie kann von jedem Telefon aus benutzt werden (auch im Hotel oder B&B), da man zuerst eine kostenlose 0800-Nummer zum Provider wählt und dann eine PIN-Nummer zur Identifikation. Es gibt eine unüberschaubare Menge verschiedener Provider, am Besten Ihr fragt den Verkäufer im Kiosk, welche zum Telefonieren nach Deutschland am billigsten ist.

Für nur 10 NZ$ (ca 5.40 Euro) konnte ich mehr als 1 Stunde nach Deutschland telefonieren.

Und Telefonzellen gibs im Kiwi-Land an jeder Ecke.

Travelseason

The best travelseason for New Zealand is November until Mai. Ab Mitte Dezember bis Ende Januar ist absolute Hochsaison, da haben die Kiwi's selbst Urlaub.
Im launischen neuseeländischen spring (November, December) ist es selbst in der Bay of Islands ganz im Norden zum Baden noch viel zu kalt !
Telephone call from New Zealand

Sun blocker

Due to the over New Zealand thin ozone layer and the mostly clear, haze-free air, the UV radiation of the sun is very intense.
Kiwis therefore use sunscreens with sun protection factors from 15 to 50, so best buy directly in NZ.
Kiwis do not underestimate the risk of skin cancer lightly.
In the mostly pleasant cool air one notices the intensity of the solar radiation not so directly. Especially during boat tours and extended hikes caution is required.
Ideal Sun blocker for Japanese tourists at Champagne Lake

Fancy Christmas tree decorations

Kiwi as original Christmas tree decorations A nice souvenir for those staying at home from the other end of the world are Christmas tree decorations:
Penguins, Kiwi's with pointed caps, seals, Santa Claus on surfboards, ... the Kiwi's are hard to beat for their creativity and ingenuity.
The most original, fancy Christmas accessoires we found in Christchurch and Dunedin.
Seal as fancy Christmas tree decoration Surfing Nikolaus as fancy Christmas tree decoration

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