Chugging along in our trusty campervan, we spent 2 weeks travelling around the south island of New Zealand, taking in many incredible sights along the way! Here is our guide to the south island, including our route and key things to see and do!

To be honest, we’d not heard about the Glow Worm caves of Waitomo before we arrived in New Zealand, but if you’re heading up the West coast of the North Island of New Zealand, it’s a great place to stop for a couple of days! The caves are beautiful and the Glow Worms are an incredible sight!

Imagine being able to have a free thermal spring bath whenever you want, and be able to steam cook your food over natural vents! This is what the people of Whakarewarewa Thermal Village in Rotorua experience every day, and we went along to check it out!

It’s not often you find yourself in jail a mere hour after arriving in a new country, but that’s exactly what happened to us when we landed in Christchurch! It’s not what you’re thinking…

Before we picked up our campervan for a month, we took some time to walk through Christchurch and see for ourselves the devastation caused by the earthquake in 2011, including the unique re:start mall made from shipping containers.

We’d always wanted to hike a glacier, so when we arrived in New Zealand we headed straight down to Fox glacier for our first experience! After layering up, and slipping on some crampons, we were ready for our half day hike through the valley and up onto the glacier!