6 Best Travel Resources for New Zealand to plan your memorable trip

Before traveling to New Zealand, the most epic adventure country, you must plan your travel with the leading & most resourceful websites of New Zealand. These top travel resources provide you useful information to now only plan your New Zealand trip better, but to also help you save a lot of time & money.

Bookme.co.nz to book experiences

Bookme.co.nz is an online website offering bookings for attractions and activities in New Zealand. It is one of the best travel resources for New Zealand.

You can get attractive deals and last minute discounts on adventure activities in New Zealand. Enjoy a perfect holiday in the amazing destinations with attractive and bonus deals for skydiving, Milford Sound cruise trip, paragliding, jet boating, rafting, jet boating, and kayaking.

It’s better to avoid queues during the holidays. If you have a planned itinerary, you can book your online tickets easily online. You can get Early bird discounts, awesome deals, 50% off deals, daily deals, and much more at Bookme.co.nz.

For travelers, it is a very resourceful site for dining deals, popular deals, and discount deals. You can book exciting deals for Queenstown such as Milford tours, Jet Boat Combo, Mount Cook skydive deals, Birdlife Park, and wellness deals.

We got great deals on Milford Sound cruise and Skydiving in Glenorchy from here. This website also helps you in checking online availability of activities.

They have listings for Australia & Fiji as well.

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Rentalcars.com to book Rental Cars

New Zealand is a spectacular country. and traveling by road to different cities and villages can be fun. Seeing this country by road is the best way of enjoying the landscapes. I’d highly recommend renting a car. The Indian license is valid for New Zealand as long as it’s in English language.

Rentalcars.com is a car rental search engine where you can compare rental car options from multiple players such as Europcar, Hertz, Avis, Dollar, Thrifty and many local players as well. The best thing about Rentalcars.com is the wide variety of options they provide. A very useful tool of all the travel resources for New Zealand.

Rentalcars also provides a very good insurance policy as compared to the direct car rentals. For INR 10,000 I got full protection cover for 7 days. It included everything from minor damage like tyre puncture to bigger damages like car getting wrecked. With the insurance amount of Rs 10,000, I got a car for Rs 17,000 so I paid a total of 27,000 for a 7 day car rental and that too one way!

Had I booked it through Avis or Hertz, I would have spent a lot more even without insurance. The reason I got a good deal was because the car was a bit older, but New Zealand roads are so awesome that my old car was also rolling like butter!

Before renting a car, please look up for information whether you need International Driver’s license, about International Driving Permit, and whether your local driver’s license is allowed in New Zealand.

The fees for car hire include theft protection collision damage waiver (CDW), local taxes, airport surcharges, and other road fees. You can hire standard and full-size vehicles, and large SUVs. You can also hire commercial vehicles at budget rates. 24×7 customer support is available for reservations, roadside assistance, customer services, and tax receipts.

Make sure you read all the information along with the terms carefully and under any circumstances, do not drink and drive!

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AT Public Transport App to plan local travel

If you are in Auckland, you can travel with ease within the city on AT Metro network or bus or train in real-time. By the use of AT Public Transport App, you can check live departures times of different bus stops, train stations, or ferry. Such an app is very handy for travelers from other countries. If you are unaware of the public transport in Auckland, AT Public Transport is a trusted app for you.

As you are new to the city, you can plan your itinerary with the help of AT Public Transport App.

• Travelers can find and track the shortest and best route to a destination.
• Travelers can view live departures for different transport options.
• You can save the best routes for easy access.
• Travelers get notifications on the phone when the bus is one-stop away.
• Travelers get alerts on the phone while traveling on a bus or train when they need to get off on the stations.
• You can also track the live location for the bus or train.

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Greatwalks.co.nz to explore outdoor activities

Being an adventure hub, New Zealand is known for its adrenaline rush activities. On the Great Walks, you can search for exciting things to do, destinations, places to stay, maps to discover the outdoors, and informative articles. Hiking is one of the most sought after activities that people enjoy in New Zealand.

The country has one of the most exceptional landscapes and premier walking tracks. On the website, you can search for the best places for short walks, day hikes, great walks, family, and friend’s tramps. You can enjoy the panoramic views, mesmerizing scenery, mountain peaks, forests, lakes, and rivers here in New Zealand.

With Greatwalks.co.nz, you can book the visit to unimaginable walk tracks for hiking. From Lake Waikaremoana, Heaphy Track, Abel Tasman Coast Track to Milford Track, and Routeburn Track, you can book your visit online to premium great walks in New Zealand.

These great walks are accessible from major towns such as Auckland, Queenstown, Arrowtown, etc. From these tracks, travelers enjoy a bird’s eye view of deep gorges, valleys, mountain peaks, lakes, towns, etc. You can either book trips on your terms or guided trips. Though, guided trips are much more informative.

Eventfinder.co.nz to keep a tab on local events

Traveling to New Zealand is fun and exciting. You won’t be bored even a single day here in Auckland. To make your day more exciting, you can search for a lot of upcoming events in New Zealand. On Eventfinder.co.nz, you can search for events of different categories such as concerts, theatre, festivals and lifestyle, exhibitions, sports and outdoors, workshops, and conferences.

You can pick the dates you prefer and search for the events you love to explore. If you are a music lover, you can go to rock concerts. People also love to visit wine exhibitions as New Zealand is a hub of vineyards. You can enjoy live Opera at Museums in Auckland. You can search for upcoming events in different cities of New Zealand any day of the year.

Air New Zealand to get good flight connectivity

Air New Zealand provides passenger and cargo services globally. You can book air tickets to, from, and within New Zealand. It runs 430 scheduled flights a week from more than 20 international ports. With amazing hospitality and flexibility, Air New Zealand provides flag carrier services to passengers to more than 20 destinations in New Zealand.

The airline services provide amazing food and quickest services. To plan your travel, you can log-in to the website to book your travel and manage bookings. You can also get attractive discounts on one-way and return trips.

The best thing about Air New Zealand is they have great connectivity and we got a good deal on their website itself. We decided to come from Rotorua to Chirstchuch by flight and they were the only airline operating on that route. We saved a lot of time by flying with them.

I hope you find these travel resources useful the way I did. They really helped me plan my New Zealand trip better. If you are planning for a New Zealand trip, my post on 15-day New Zealand itinerary might help you.