What are the best places to visit in newzealand(south Islands) during the month of june?

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â€¢ Koala â€¢ uÊop É¹Çpun

Any place in the South Island is great in June... be a bit cold but ..... amazing scenery still !

Top of the south island - Nelson is a must with the great beaches, vineyards, outdoor adventure and art centres. http://www.nelsonnz.com.

Abel Tasman National Park http://www.abeltasman.co.nz - Take a aqua taxi for a look around if you are not into walking. http://www.aquataxi.co.nz

Marlborough / Picton â€“ The Sounds - http://www.destinationmarlborough.com - the wine trail party of the country !

Whale watching is in Kaikoura. http://www.kaikoura.co.nz
http://www.whalewatch.co.nz
http://www.whales.co.nz
http://www.worldofwhales.co.nz

Christchurch Best attractions are http://www.chchattractions.co.nz
The Gondola is great - http://www.gondola.co.nz
Christchurch's International Antarctic Centre - http://www.iceberg.co.nz

Franz Joseph Glacier - http://www.franzjosefglacier.com Walk it or take a helicopter ride over it.

Queenstown â€“ Milford Sounds, http://www.fiordland.org.nz â€“ and Wanaka / Lake Wanaka - http://www.lakewanaka.co.nz/index.cfm/Home

Queenstown - adventure capital of NZ. Costly little place with all the attractions on offer. You can't pass up a bungy jump though. http://www.ajhackett.co.nz and the Milford Sounds, http://www.fiordland.org.nz

For a real budget, free is the way to go, take a look at http://www.dosomething.co.nz and http://visitnz.co.nz/regions.htm - Lists things to do my regions for sightseeing and what the region is all about.
For Instance:::

Marlborough - "the wine and food capital of the country"

Nelson/Golden Bay - "hops and crops and crafts"

Canterbury - "Christchurch . . . a garden city more English than England

The West Coast - "a heritage of mining shapes the land and the people"

Mount Cook to Wanaka - "magnificent mountains and picture-perfect lake, winter sports and the worlds most beautiful fighting machines"

Queenstown and Central Otago - "the adventure centre of the Pacific"

Dunedin - "The Antipodean Edinburgh "

Fiordland "a raw, elemental, awe-inspiring landscape"

Southland - "of oysters, tuataras, bootleg hooch . . . and solitude"

If you are into skiing check out http://snow.co.nz

Enjoy your trip.

Rock G

Go to:

www.newzealand.com

This is a great website with travel planner, suggested routes and things to do and see

Teach

Depends what you like and what you want to do; Christchurch is a nice city to explore, Queenstown is good for bungy jumping etc and can go to Milford Sound from there, go to Kaikoura to watch the whales/swim with dolphins, hike the Franz Joseph or Fox glacier, Mt Cook for peace and quiet and beautiful views. Younger travellers sometimes use Kiwi Experience, a tour guide can help you get to see places you might not get to see if your travelling on your own - have a look at;
http://www.kiwiexperience.com/
http://www.experiencenz.com/New-Zealand-Activities/

Layla

Central Otago mate

NZ Guy

Here is my list of top things to do in the South Island.

Abel Tasman- for relaxing walking and kayaking around the National Park

Walk the Queen Charlotte Track, Marlborough Sounds- Top, South Island

Marlborough- wineries, top East Coast, South Island

Kaikoura- for whale watching and swimming with dolphins

4 day hike, Banks Peninsula - East Coast, South Island

Moeraki Boulders - East Coast, South Island for unusual round boulders

Christchurch- Arts Centre

Akaroa- for a bit of French New Zealand history

Dunedin- for historic homes, albatross, yellow eyed penguins and seal colonies

Oamaru- for Old Oamaru Stone buildings and Penguin watching

Pancake Rocks and blowholes- Punakaiki, upper West Coast, South Island

Mount Cook - South Island

Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers- West Coast, South Island

While looking at the glaciers in the Fox/Franz Josef area take a cruise out to Lake Matheson first thing in the morning to take some amazing photos of the reflection of Mount Cook in the water

Wanaka- a relaxing place in Central Otago

Arrowtown- an old Central Otago Goldfields town with an old Chinese village, 20 minutes from Queenstown

Queenstown- for adventure activities and party atmosphere

Pipeline Bungy Jump in Queenstown

Drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy- have a beer at the Glenorchy pub, after stopping and taking plenty of photos whilst on the drive

Queenstown- wineries

5 day trek of Routeburn/Greenstone Track

Walk Milford Track- one of the Worlds best

Milford Sound and Fiordland National Park- lower West Coast, South Island

Doubtful Sound in the Fiordland National Park- swim with dolphins

The Catlins- for nature East Coast, South Island

Stewart Island- for nature bottom South Island

After you have taken in all these sights, smells and sounds you would have had a great South Island adventure.

Zebra

I only live in the North Island but get a lonely planet guide or google search the tourist information centre for the South Island on google.co.nz

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