South Island Road Trip New Zealand 2020

July – September 2020

With the Covid lockdown finished and NZ’s borders firmly remaining shut to any overseas visitors the tourism industry across all sectors was bleeding badly.  Something had to be done and quickly. So a campaign was launched to entice Kiwis to “See Something New, New Zealand”. AKA go checkout your own backyard.

Can't wait to climb on board

During the month of May advertisements flooded our TV screens, radios and newspapers with amazing hotel deals, discounted flights as well as a host of outdoor activities. 

But the one that grabbed our attention the most were the next to nothing deals on Campervans and RV’s.

 These particular deals however were only being offered to NZ drivers license holders. So what do resourceful Aussies do.. we got off our butts and applied for a NZ license and viola the RV doors were flung open to us.

The Layout of our RV

After pouring over the various companies, van sizes and amenities offered we settled on a  7.2 m  Britz “Frontier“. 

It could accommodate six but as we like a bit of space figured this would definitely suit us down to the ground especially as it had two separate seating areas, the dinette behind the drivers cabin and one at the rear with wrap around seating.  

So we booked it on June 9th with a holding deposit of $1, ( paying the remainder a couple of days before our pickup) and started counting down the days until our adventure would begin.

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