New Zealand is known as an outdoor paradise. With amazing beaches, rivers, mountains, glaciersβ¦and so much more. It is no wonder that outdoor activities, such as camping, are so popular in New Zealand! Growing up in the States, we would always go camping. But our family tended to prefer the RV travel lifestyle as opposed to roughing it tent style.
Mostly, we just enjoyed the drive and relaxing in beautiful surroundings. So I absolutely love RV travel! There is a lot of open space in New Zealand, especially on the South Island, where we were visiting. In between towns you may have hours with just pure wilderness. Having the RV will give you the freedom to explore however you wish.
This might include pulling off for picnics by a lake or river, taking a spontaneous hike, or even changing your route on the fly. We new how many total days that we had, and we had a rough idea of where we wanted to go and what we wanted to see.
Other than that, we were able to make up our daily itinerary as we went. Whenever it became dark, or we got tired of driving, we would find a place to pull over and camp. And boy did we find some gorgeous places!
New Zealand is a camping friendly country, which is part of the reason the activity is so popular. The first rule you must follow is obvious. You are not allowed to camp on private land. Only on public lands. Also, keep an eye out if there are any signs restricting camping. One of the things that we loved about New Zealand was how easy it was for us to rent an RVβ¦and how many options we had to choose from!
