I'm heading to NZ for the first few weeks of September and was wondering if anyone here has been riding out there before. I've been out to Australia before, but didn't have the time to make it over to NZ, so here we are. Stopping in Hong Kong for a few days on the way there and it would kinda nice to ride to there as well. I don't mind crazy traffic or congestion when on the bike.
We aren't taking our gear with us, but were hoping to rent a bike and ride 2 up for a either a few days or as long as 10 days. The only website I've checked out so far is NZbike who has locations in Auckland and Christchurch and they have a newer DL650 for around $200/day all in, including gear.
Planning on spending about a week on the north island and then about 10 days on the south island.
Since it's tourist low season there, we haven't booked anything and will do all of that on the fly as we move around. Normally we stay in hostels when we travel, but this time we may do the AirBnB or Bed & Breakfast thing as well.
Any experiences, suggestions or insights are appreciated!
We aren't taking our gear with us, but were hoping to rent a bike and ride 2 up for a either a few days or as long as 10 days. The only website I've checked out so far is NZbike who has locations in Auckland and Christchurch and they have a newer DL650 for around $200/day all in, including gear.
Planning on spending about a week on the north island and then about 10 days on the south island.
Since it's tourist low season there, we haven't booked anything and will do all of that on the fly as we move around. Normally we stay in hostels when we travel, but this time we may do the AirBnB or Bed & Breakfast thing as well.
Any experiences, suggestions or insights are appreciated!