In NZ it is possible to rent a car and separate motel accomodation for
similar price of a motorhome, provided you stay at budget level motels.
There are plenty of options for say $65 a night, but still very good. You
willl average less with a bit of haggling and the odd night in a cabin,
found in most camping grounds. Cabins can be quite cheap if you have your
own bedding.
"Roger & Lorraine Martin" wrote in message
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> "Rudy" wrote in message
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>> Would be interested in renting what in North America is called a
>> "motorhome". This may be called a 'caravan' over there ..something with
>> a
>> queen sized bed if possible ? Is such a thing available ?
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> Yes, plenty of rental companies in Oz and NZ would have something to
> suit your needs, do a weblookup on campervan hire in Australia.
> A caravan is a towed trailer - I dont have the foreign translation for
> that.
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>> We were thinking of spending most of the trip (4 weeks) in NZ and maybe 2
>> weeks in OZ but recently, someone told me that NZ is a lot like
>> BritishColumbia (where we are) so perhaps 4 wk OZ/ 2 wk NZ would be
> better.
>> Tasmania looks interesting as does diving (we're certified) the Great
>> Barrier Reef area. I'm hoping for reasonable weather, somewhere around
>> 20-25oC..is this the right time of year ?
>>
> Coming from Oz - 4 weeks is never enough to see what you'd like to.
> The Barrier Reef is nice to visit, but unless you are a reefologist once
> you've seen one reef you've seen em all - not true I know. The best
> part of the reef IMHO is the islands of the Whitsunday Group, some
> are real tropical paradise. Driving down the coast is not that great
> once you are inside the reef. Most beaches are not very pleasant,
> often muddy, often lots of sand flies and mozzies. Once South of the
> reef the beaches turn into the best in the world - clean, squeaky clean
> sand, uncrowded, surf to die for.
>
> March will still be warm in the Northern parts of Australia, its even
> possible to catch the end of the monsoon in a late year. When you
> look at a map of Australia compared to the Northern Hemisphere
> it usually makes Australia look smaller than it is. For example
> driving from Brisbane to Cairns is a hard 3 x 12 hour day's drive.
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> The Southern parts can be cooler - especially Tasmania which is
> always cold by my standards (I get cold when its below 20C).
>
>> I'm planning on getting a Frommers Guide to "study up" before we go. Any
>> "don't miss it" ideas ?
>> BTW, We'll be flying on FF miles.
>>
> Dont miss Fraser Island, Whitsunday Islands.
> Must miss - Gold Coast.
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