Sailing School New Zealand

10 tips on how to be a camper attention during a visit to your home NZ Motor.
Knowledge provided by experts of many years experience and also valuable customer feedback.

1. Arrival and Pick Up before and after long flights
It is strongly recommended that you stay in a Hotel Motel NZ or your first and last night visiting New Zealand to avoid being tired and start your holiday relaxed and refreshed NZ. Make sure to book a hotel or motel near the airport in Auckland or Christchurch in advance.

2. For travel peak on Christmas and New Year - Book before your holiday park in New Zealand
We highly recommend that you book in advance your campsite in advance to avoid disappointment later. Most NZ holiday parks are equipped to please a wide range of people at minimal cost. With an attractive landscape (often near a beach or a lake), they provide sites for tents, caravans and motorhomes. If you set up camp or parking in camping, you can choose to stay on a site powered or unpowered.

3. Freedom Camping
Each district in New Zealand has different rules regarding the freedom of camping (and parking of camper vans). We suggest you contact the nearest visitor center in the region you visit, for information on camping in a particular location. The impact of freedom camping on the environment can be a constraint for the environment - New Zealand tourism does not recommend freedom camping in New Zealand.

In some areas, New Zealand, it is forbidden to camp for free - such as national parks, etc. If you do the camp of freedom, it is very important to remember not to leave behind trash or any trace of your stay. Please consider the environment when you make camp a free and attentive visitor - leave only footprints! When you hire a camping in New Zealand, most if not all firms in New Zealand provide a list camping holiday parks containing contact information and more ideas on where to camp.

4. Power battery in your motorhome New Zealand
It is not always necessary to go to a campground every night, but it is recommended to do it every third or fourth night to empty the tanks of toilets and waste water and get plenty of fresh water . You can camp on the edge of the road or elsewhere until there are no signs indicating NO CAMPING or overnight parking.

5. Toilet on board your camping NZ
The Board of toilet motor homes can not legally be dumped into the dump stations known. They are normally found in holiday parks.

6. Ferry crossing North to South or South-North Island, NZ
Many visitors ask if they can exchange their home motor ferry terminal in Wellington (North Island) and Picton on South Island.
Most companies camper does not have facilities or deposits in these areas and the vehicle must go to the Cook Strait ferry with you.

7. Peak Season travel on Interislander Ferry or NZ Bluebridge
During high season travel (especially during the Christmas period and New Year and school holidays - the availability of motor vehicles may be limited and it is strongly recommended that you pre-booked passage to the advance to avoid long queues at the respective terminals or having to wait until tomorrow to get on a ship.
A veil of day is strongly recommended that the journey of about three hours is very picturesque and often dolphins swimming alongside the ship and make this trip unforgettable.

8. Manual vs. Automatic Transmission
Why Most New Zealand homes equipped with an engine change speed manual and not automatic transmission?
Many visitors ask for a camper or motorhome with automatic transmission.
The reason for the larger motor homes NZ are equipped with a manual transmission is mainly due to the way roads are Buil.