TOP 7 Must Visit Places in South Island, NEW ZEALAND
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- We absolutely adore the South Island of New Zealand. There is such an abundance of natural beauty and jaw droppingly gorgeous locations so it was extremely difficult to come up with this list of our 7 must-visit places.
00:00 Intro
00:52 The Mackenzie Region
01:57 Queenstown
02:40 Glenorchy
03:20 Milford Sound
04:24 Dunedin
05:04 The Catlins
05:44 Akaroa / Banks Peninsula
06:22 Special Mention - Christchurch
You'll find all the places that we mentioned in this video on our South Island playlist:
▸ • South Island, New Zealand
Let us know where your must see spots are around the South Island of NZ and why. We'd love to know what your top must-visit places in New Zealand are.
Also, check out our Top 5 Must Visit Places in North Island, New Zealand:
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VLOG DATE: 22 Jan 2022
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Most favorite to watch was…..number 1-7 +bonus location😁🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿… but if I had to pick one….The Mackenzie Region. Absolutely stunning 🏔.. funny note… even though today’s vid didn’t show food, it had a Pavlovian effect on me. I still got hungry after watching it 🤣. Stay safe guys and thank you!
Hahaha that's too funny 🤣🤣🔔👌 Thanks heaps Hans! Yea the Mackenzie Region is just outstanding ay.. really love it. Take care and stay safe too! 🙌🙌😊
The advise on Milford Sound, must not forget. Will break it up at Te Anau, we were exhausted when we made a day trip back in 2004. Now plotting 👨🏻💻 a “no rush” trip from Christchurch (cost efficiency noted and thank you 😄) to Akaroa then to The Mackenzie Region. Thanks both for good advise and breakfast vlog. Stay well and have a great week
Sounds like an awesome plan 😁 when I was younger I went on a day trip to milford from Queenstown... it was so exhausting. That bus ride is ridiculous 😅
This was a nice trip down memory lane. I just haven't visited Akaroa... yet lol
😁 one for a future trip 💪
That's a list that is hard to argue with. The South Island hosts an abundance of beauty. 👍
💯 still need to go to hokitika though 😁
@@PeterandYen for sure! There may also be people from Kaikoura, Nelson and Marlborough who disagree with your list 😉 😁
Haha no doubt! We should've just listed the entire south island ay 😂
@@PeterandYen it's safer 🤣🤣
Amazing conclusion for all those people put there that want to explore the South Island. Keep it up
Thank you 😁✌ that's a wrap
Great review thanks guys
Thanks for compiling the list guys.... Look forward to knocking them off my bucket list. 😊
No worries, bucket lists are always fun to make and tick off 😁
Love your videos
I would agree with most of your top 10! Loved Glenorchy ..very much. More than Queenstown which I found to be full of tourists - noisy - but lovely choice of food. Lovely lake. Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki - spectacular!! The journey from Te anau to Milford sound was full of breathtaking views. The boat trip through Milford was relaxing! Tasman Glacier - those steps!!! Very steep but it was well worth the view and taking time out to just marvel at the beauty of nature. Dunedin railway station was lovely..the gardens at Lanarch Castle beautiful but next time itinerary will change and won't go as far south. Hopefully do the Hooker walk when staying at Mt Cook. The problem I found with the South Island was that each journey took SO much longer than Google maps estimated as around each corner was a spectacular photo opportunity! Thank you for your videos..LOVE them!!
Hahaha that's so true! Gotta add all the extra travel time for those amazing photo opportunities 😍 The South Island is truly stunning and beautiful 🥰 gorgeous in every season too! Thank you for watching and commenting on our videos 🙏🙂
All the South Island is stunningly beautiful. It's something like Mini-Europe with Scandinavia, Scotland, the French Rivera and the Alps all tucked into one place.
What a great show! I've been wanting to visit for years!
Yep! Although in my list I'd def include the abel tasman track :)
Oooo yes fine addition!
Nice upload again ayydol 😊 🙏👏👏 keep the spirit keep sharing 👏🙏👍
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nice sharing video friend
New Zealand is beautiful, it has a special place in our hearts as we lived in Qtwn for 13 years! Cool video!
Beautiful and amazing NZ!! Thanks Peter and Yen for doing these videos. 😘👏🙏 can’t wait for our next trip to NZ!
No worries 👍 hope you get to visit again soon 😊
Great idea to make a top 7 list from your travels in the South Island. Really nice guide for anyone who wants to go. And also helps that you shot this at a stunning location!
😁✌ Christchurch has a lot of really cool local spots with stunning views so had to make the most of that
What a great recap! Helps a lot with our upcoming trip to the South Island ❤
Awesome! Have a great trip 🇳🇿✌️
Great recap of these beautiful places 😍 ❤️
Thank you thank you ❤
Super grateful that we found this lovely channel!! Thank you Peter and Yen for sharing your travel experiences! The vlogs were very genuine and insightful, super useful in the planning process of my upcoming trip to NZ! Looking forward to seeing more travel vlogs!
Hi Bethel 😊 thanks for watching the vlogs. Glad they've been helpful for your planning. Have a great time in New Zealand 🇳🇿
Love this recap video guys🥰 Always have soft spot for South island of NZ. I just love to see beautiful lake (for me lake > beach) & all that snowy mountains, absolutely beautiful 😍
😁 my order of water goes waterfall > ( lake = Beach )
Those water does look so good to drink 😁
Hahaha beautiful ay! But as beautiful as it looks it's probably not safe to drink 😅 there are extremely clear and naturally filtered springs waters in NZ though that you can like Hamurana where people aren't allowed into the amazingly clear waters. Dunno if you've seen our video from there but if you're interested it's th-cam.com/video/rwWswlz3WCg/w-d-xo.html
There's also Blue Spring Putaruru which looks even clearer th-cam.com/video/Ryx-Rhbltvo/w-d-xo.html 😁👌
Love the $$ saving tips for Christchurch 👍👍
👍 future trip 🤔😉
Never been to the South Island but I'd visit Queenstown first for snowboarding and white water rafting.
Sounds like an excellent plan 👌
Good to see you Guys mentioning Dunedin. Most TH-cam vlogs dismiss the city as boring and old-fashioned. But the Victorian buildings and the beauty of the natural world (Taiaroa Heads, etc) outweighs the attractions of many other towns in the South Island. Good to see Aucklanders so enthusiastic about somewhere other than Auckland.
Beautiful NZ.. can't wait to visit
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Great recap with great tips of the South Island.
All the nature we see in your videos of New Zealand are so beautiful and incredibly astonishing, but if I have to pick one thing, I would say the waterfalls are my absolute favorites (and the variety of birds 😍😍)
We want to go to all of them! New Zealand is one of our top countries to visit thanks to you guys.
😁🤞 hope you both get the chance to visit sometime in the future. It'd be cool catching up with you both here... or should I say all four of you hahaha
hiya some great tips for my return , liked the stay at christchurch tip and have noted it, . another good vlog , thanks
Thanks Barry! The borders are opening soon. Not long to wait now
Love Queenstown, Milford sound, Glacier hike, Driving thru the tunnel to Milford sound.
Planned a trip and hitting all the spots you nominated. Thanks for confirming what I thought!
Have a great time 🇳🇿👍
I'm planning a two-weeks road trip in south island in April, this is so useful! Thank you😊
No worries hope you have an awesome trip 🤙
Only really done Queenstown but you guys have showed us so many wonderful locations in the South Island! Oh remind us the length of that Huka Valley walk? Yeah Queenstown is sure amazing, Yen might have to dress for the cold in winter though! Oh heck yeah that lagoon walkway looks great! Did you drive from Queenstown to Milford Sound and how if so, how long did it take? This is a great collection of locations and yeah, all locations a must do New Zealand experience! Great job showcasing these locations!
Ello ello, the hooker Valley track is about 3 hours return for most ppl. We drove to Te Anau from Queenstown first that's 2 hours then stayed the night and went to milford sound the day after. Much more relaxed this way 😌
@@PeterandYen Ah ok yeah that's a decent walk that's for sure! Great idea doing that drive in two days, definitely more relaxed. When i was in Queenstown, a day trip to Milford Sounds and back would have been just so much, I think we'd consider the scenic flights from Queenstown though! Cheers for your amazing videos!
Awesome video guys!! This is very useful and informative. Love all the places you visited in South Island so far 😍
Next time we visit, we’ll make not to miss Glenorchy, Milford Sound and Akaroa 👍🏻
Thanks guys and yes! Definitely need to check those places out 😊🙌 beautiful spots and lots to do!
South Island is very special. Good picks for the Top 7. Nice video !
Thank you 😁 ✌️
Haast Pass is my favourite. Best drive in the country.
Ahuriri Valley is my second. It feels remote even beyond what NZ normally offers and the scenery is amazing.
So happy we found your channel. Really enjoy watching yous. Agree with your top 7. Kia Ora.
Thanks guys 😁🤙 it's hard to make a list for South Island there are so many great places to visit 🤔
Good video
Awesome….. !!
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Good stuff guys.
Thank you 😁🤙
I'm glad I found this channel. Akaroa is my favorite and Milford Sound is at the top of the list for next time. Was thinking about doing it in a day, but will do two days based on your input. Great job.
Hope you have an awesome time when you visit Duane. They're awesome places and yea definitely break that trip up going to Milford Sound 🙂👍 much better way to enjoy. Te Anau has a lovely scenic cycle route too to enjoy
@@PeterandYen Thanks. That's helpful and I'll make a note. You do a great job. Looking forward to my next visit.
We have been to all the places you guys listed. Yep, we visited Milford Sounds the first time we came to NZ too back in 2012. Wow, 10 years already. I just simply love NZ ❤️
😁 you guys sound like you're very well traveled. Do you have a top 5 favorite places in the world?
@@PeterandYen ahahaha, we have been to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, HK, Taiwan, Japan, NZ, South Korea, Vietnam and of course Australia 🤣. However, the country we visited most are NZ (4th times) and Japan 3 times, HK, Malaysia and Singapore twice. There you go, our bucket list is Europe and all the countries around it, US and Canada and more hahaha but it's still a distance dream. We might not go overseas anytime soon until life is back to sort of normally or covid is no longer a thing.
Yeah, these places are really the best on our trip too. Top fav was Nugget Point - just out of the world
💯 so underrated... amazing spot for sure
Hello from Singapore
Thank you for the list, hope to see some places north of Christchurch.
Have been to NZ 5 times since 90s.
Plan to cover the north of South Island in Feb 2020 but was put on hold due to Covid-19. Still holding on to the air tickets, hopefully, we can make the trip soon.
Have been to most of the places in your list except for Glenorchy and Akaroa. Hope to cover at least Akaroa in my next visit.
Have fun and stay safe
Thanks for watching 😁 sounds like you've seen a lot of south island already. But a few more to add to your future trip ✌
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beautiful
Great list. Honourable mentions to Wanaka - Isthmus Peak track for a less busy alternative to Roy’s, Earnslaw Burn track (just epic).
Oooo Isthmus peak 😯 haven't done that one need to look into it
I believe number 7 was my favorite, I actually have an idea for you guys, have you ever considered doing something different like a day at a drag racing track? I think that would be really cool and I'd be super interested to see what type of food they will have near the track as well lol. Awesome video guys!
Hahaha that sounds cool, I've always been a bit of a motor head but more so for JDM cars. Dream car 1992 NSX or a R32 v spec II. Do you have a dream car too? You probably already driving your dream car 😁
@@PeterandYen Awesome and yup I'm a JDM guy myself my all time favorite car is a 5 speed 1996 Toyota Supra with the Turbo :)
RZ? What a beauty
@@PeterandYen Yup that's the one wow you really are a petrol head too! I'd luv to see some car content with you guys that would be a ton of fun!
@@RaceCarFriends I only know a lil bit and very niche jdm only 😂 growing up loved the idea of driving one. But in my older age more interested in the idea of having one as an investment piece they aren't making them like they used to. Would totally accept DC2, RX7 Savanna, Supra RZ, 180sx or R34 v spec II. what ever it is it'll have to be as stock n clean as possible. The feeling of changing manual gears in an unasisted sports car is the best.
Great advice . Flora and I heading over from OZ sometime this year for 10 day road trip .
That sounds like so much fun! Have you got your itinerary planned already?
Hi Peter and Yen, I have been really enjoying all your NZ travel videos. I am bringing my daughter in August for her first visit. We will be heading to Auckland, Christchurch (my home town) Hanmer Springs and Dunedin. There is so much we want to do, we will have to come back again!
Hi Georgina hope you have an amazing time with your daughter. Ooo August, that's the perfect time for whale 🐋 watching at Kaikoura too 😉
Thanks for all the information, its still hard to decide a destination, there's a lot of scenic places!
No worries we have individual vlogs for each of these locations too. Hopefully that'll help your decision making 😁🤙
Love this Video 🙂 Our 2020 road trip was to be Chch - Arthur's Pass - Haast Pass - Queenstown - Milford - Aoraki/Mt Cook and back to Chch . Our flight credit is with Virgin so just waiting for the green light from them . Good advice on Milford , we will overnight in Te Anau . Love your work ☺️
Oooo here is your itinerary hahahaha. That sounds awesome you guys have an amazing trip lined up. 10 days though it sounds like a long time will fly ❤
@@PeterandYen Don't know what Virgin is up to yet , but I have a funny feeling that they will only be flying into Queenstown for a start . Also with fuel prices the way they are , our grand tour may become a mini tour . Queenstown , Aoraki/ Mt Cook and Milford . Glenorchy Arrowtown Wanaka ☺️
Still sounds amazing 😁👍
good video
Thanks mate 👍
Thank you for your videos! I traveled solo for 10 days (drove 1400+ km) and climbed/hiked Mueller Hut Route. Your videos helped me to plan my overnight stays!
Sounds amazing! 😃 Hope you enjoyed your time in NZ and glad our videos were able to help you in some way 🙂👍
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.... Hi Peter, Hi Yen, I loved your vlog , All seven locations are amazing, I ♥️all the mountains and lakes . Definitely will keep this vlog as a good resource in making travel plans ..♥️u guys good to see your ok be safe...🙏🙏🙏
😁💪 South island is a stunner. We've both been well thank you currently in South island but about to head back to Auckland soon. Hope you and your family are all good taking care too ❤
Peter and Yen Yes Sir …..🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Milford sound is absolutely beautiful, just always need raincoat/umbrella hehe😁 We did day trip and yes absolutely tiring so better to stay overnight.
Hahaha too true west coast gets a lot of rain 🌧
Hello from Brazil
Olá from NZ 😁👋
@@PeterandYen 😀
Hey hey love the video ! Great information. I’m planning to visit the South Island in may, would you say that’s a good month to visit weather wise ?
Thanks ✌️ may weather is quite cool but the autumn colors are nice if you go near the end of the month. Might get the odd belts of rain but that's normal in NZ
Hi there! Appreciate the nice informative video and the beautiful scenery! Is it recommended to travel to South Island during Sept or Oct? We heard that NZ weather can be quite erratic , so hope to avoid rainy weather/season during our stay there :)
Hello you've got it spot on. During July to October most of NZ gets pretty erratic weather. But since this is off-season, prices are generally better too (except for areas near ski fields).
Winter is also very good for whale watching in Kaikoura.
So it really depends on what you want from your holiday.
Thank you for sharing your journey and tips with us. We r planning a trip to South Island when NZ opens borders in may. Really excited n looking forward to it. Btw do you have any recommendations for a local car rental at Christchurch airport? Thank u!
For us were happy to get what ever car in preference for lower costs so we have been using Snap rentals. They've always worked out to be the cheapest.
@@PeterandYen thank u! Will check them out :)
I don't think you can do wrong with anywhere on the South Island. But I'd take the Mackenzie region for vacations and Dunedin for living. Not a difficult person, me ;)
Hahahaha dunedin house prices are still reasonable for New Zealand standards. Think it's an awesome place to stay... you'll like it cause it's always cooler down there 😅
@@PeterandYen you read my mind about the temperatures and that is one of the main reasons indeed.
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Really enjoy your videos can i ask please if you are both from NZ originally ? Thanks
Hiya Matt 👋 Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoy our videos! We both moved to NZ with our families when we were 3 and 4 years old, so grew up and lived here pretty much all our lives (we're now in our mid.. tipping to late 30s 😆). Both NZ citizens too and if you're curious to learn a lil more about us please check out our website peterandyen.com. We've also made 2 Q&A videos here on our TH-cam channel if you wanna get to know us a bit better 🙂👍
@@PeterandYen Great thanks for your reply and thanks for showing me cool new places in Auckland ( and NZ ) we often just drive right past them ! If you enjoy a really good burger from an interesting menu check out - saltwater burger bar which is in Onehunga-- it has really cool back yard / garden to enjoy which you can see on my f/b page with a ginger cat . It's a really cool place to relax and enjoy and the burgers are very interesting . Try to get before d/light savings ends .. Cheers Matt & Moke .
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I visite milford when i were a teenager
Oh how wonderful! Did you enjoy your time there? 🙂
@@PeterandYen yes i did
Hi guys! I My wife and I Will be visiting Te Anau by the end of November. Since there are several cruises around Milford Sound, which is your favourite. Thank you!!!
Hiya 👋 we've only gone with the one cruise before but when we did we chose Mitre Peak cruises. It's a smaller boat and can get closer up to the waterfalls 🙂 made a video about it here th-cam.com/video/hapPS-GAZ9k/w-d-xo.html and also have more info in that video's description which you can check out 👍 Hope you have a great time!
Have you guys been to Kaikoura yet?
We have but it was raining and so we didn't get to see the whales. Will go back in the future and try our luck again.
if youre even more lucky, you will see the resident dolphin pods in the fiords of milford sounds, and if you are the luckiest person ever.. you will (rare) see Orca in the fiords
This must have been a hard list to make. All the places you went to in your South Island vlogs were incredible. Definitely agree with your number one choice! The Mackenzie region had jaw-dropping views, we would love to visit it ourselves
Come visit one day guys. We're opening up again 😁
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Woohoo 😁🙌🎉 these belong to you Lucelia 🏆🥇
@@PeterandYen Oba!
No Kaikoura!?
Wow, My best friend, Thank you for your hard work in making the video. I enjoyed the good video. Have a happy day.
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Hi Guys, what do you think is the best time of the year to visit Queenstown? Thanks
Mmmm anytime of the year is good for Queenstown. It really depends what you want to see and do.
Summer has water activities.
Winter has ski and snow activities.
Are any of these experiences free?
Id live in Queenstown too if it wasn't sitting on two tectonic plates pushing each other.
it should be like 6 video instear of one....
It would’ve been even better when there was a map where you show all those places and as you mentioned queens town we didn’t get to see it at all only water activity :/
Great place to retire. Hope it remains untouched unlike UK.
West Auckland beats everything in nz, I’m from Green Bay
😁 west Auckland is mean as
Did you ever tramp in Fiordland? The Kepler track... Waitakeres are lovely, but in a different (lower) League.
Mt Cook, also. .
Let me ask you do everyone literally do the haka in the south? I mean does everyone has to do it if you live there ? I didn’t like it to be honest to much yelling and crazy faces I want to live in peace
No