# @stephmylife on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRnLfw0DfwQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37371596-stephmylife-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-28T19:50:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Stephanie Barry Woods (@stephmylife) — https://gondola.cc/stephmylife

## Caption

Did anyone else get this advice when they came to New Zealand? 👀

It was the most common thing I heard when coming for the first time, so we flew into Wellington and got the boat straight across to the South Island where we stayed for the next week. 

Now, after two trips to the north island and three to the South Island, do I think that’s true? Definitely not! 

I have loved the north island, the hikes, the lakes, scenic drives, geothermal spots, hikes, waterfalls and also the more tropical climate! It’s been less busy, and cheaper than the south (activity prices tend to be lower up north). 

If you are coming to New Zealand and trying to decide your route, here’s my advice if you’re here for only 10 days to 2 weeks:

Start with a week in the north of the north island, then fly from Auckland to Christchurch and do a week around the south of the South Island. That’s the route I’m doing on my tour, and it takes in so many incredible sights & drives in just two weeks. 

You’re skipping the south of the north island (including Wellington), and north of the South Island (Abel Tasman, Blenheim, Nelson) but you get a huge amount of variety and can really see the different sides to both islands which are so different! 

If you have three weeks or more, you can see both islands more comfortably and travel a wider route around the South Island! 

What do you think? Would you like to see the north island?

#newzealand #newzealandtravel #travel #auckland #waterfall

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stephanie Barry Woods | @stephmylife | https://gondola.cc/stephmylife | Influencer |

## Tags

travel, waterfall, newzealandtravel, newzealand, auckland

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