New Zealand South Island 15-day Campervan Road Trip

[@lloydsprecisionplusplumbin9720]

Very beautiful i love New Zealand good job guys love the music.

[@morimotofam]

Wow what a wonderful trip. Thank you

[@theukreseller2785]

Really great video guys, thank you!

[@GoffyTv]

Great video dude, nice footage. And it gives us a good idea of what to do when we go down there at the end of the year! Well done.

[@mynewsis4u2]

Nice video! It feels like a month family trip, in only 2 weeks, with fun and all the thrills.

[@uncaloke]

Yes! Wished we had extended another week to make things less hectic and enjoy the sightseeing more.

[@angeladawn805]

You had the coolest of Tandem masters

[@patrickchowsm]

thanks for the amazing video and itinerary, it helps when planning for our NZ trip. cheers

[@uncaloke]

Pls see if this will help -> www.tripadvisor.com.sg/ShowTopic-g255116-i729-k13173894-Trip_Report_South_Island_15_day_campervan-South_Island.html#105083116

[@callumnightingale8207]

Great life advice for someone in their 20's. I think the biggest challenge is overcoming our insecurities this is what prevents us from approaching the girls that we desire.

[@SergioMartinez-sg4wb]

Amazing video!

[@uncaloke]

You are so kind

[@laurzkw3674]

What an awesome video of your trip, one of the best I’ve seen so far this year highlighting South Island nature at its finest. Aotearoa 🇳🇿

[@archertal0762]

Agreed. Best South Island video ive seen SO FAR! (and I'm sure there are others out there that I haven't seen yet). Family adventure. Family in the foreground, Mother Nature in the background. Every location identified was helpful. Thanks for sharing your experience. Greetings from New Zealand. 🇳🇿

[@joannehodgson2216]

Amazing video guys the quality of your footage really did the NZ landscape justice well done, beautiful!

[@uncaloke]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PaulSmith-bb7lv]

Great video. And your choice of music was appreciated. 113 km/h near Omarama? Never mind, Constable Bean wasn't there.

[@uncaloke]

Thank you! I don’t remember going at such a ludicrous speed in the camper. Could be due to inaccurate GPS reading

[@angeladawn805]

Awesome holiday for the family :) awesome footage

[@ryanphotostudio]

Awesome video guys. As a family you all rock! Thanks for sharing and bringing back some great memories for us

[@kungmarkatta2000]

Lovely video, what an adventure!

[@yangliu1276]

Awesome holiday! South island is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

[@aninditawimalasari8269]

INCREDIBLE ... it feels like I'm on your beautiful journey with this video. Thank You

[@CheeKiangTan]

Awesome trip bro. The smiles on the family faces are priceless just like the beauty of NZ. 👍🏻

[@teresacabrera4893]

Wow amazing! Beautiful happy family. I’m glad to have found your video.

[@Kossrip]

Fantastic film, thank you.

[@uncaloke]

Thank you!

[@teeheethegee]

Thank you so much for the video It's very helpful!

[@elzbietapolec4011]

Great video bringing back memories of my last 2 trips. Thank you.Going back now that new zealand bubble open. Fell in love with the Southern Island

[@uncaloke]

We missed the place too. Doesn't look like we can visit again in next 12 months :(

[@elzbietapolec4011]

@@uncaloke I hope to visit NZ before the end of this year.

[@TN-tn4bw]

Great trip nice family

[@uncaloke]

Thanks so much

[@maryamrazali5932]

Inspiring. I am planning for our trip of 5 in 2023 after all this covid is over and your itinerary starting with West Coast first looks way interesting than the East Coast like Dunedin.. Roy's Peak with a 7 year old of yours!! Great job kiddo!! I really wanna hike to the peak my youngest will be 8 in 3 years time. We have started hiking every fortnightly with the hope that by the time we visit NZ we will be doing lottttss of nature walk and hike.. and possibly Roy's Peak 😄..

[@uncaloke]

Thanks for the kind comments! Bring lots of sweets to motivate the kids up Roy's peak 😃

[@arstiahsu793]

Wow..@Maryam awesome! You will love South Island and if time permits visit also the North Island🙂 NZ is beautiful !

[@nikiTricoteuse]

I do recommend going up one side of the south island and down the other. They are both very different but lovely in their own ways.😁

[@evrk29]

Such an awesome video. Well done. looking forward to seeing more

[@rasanka]

Its really nice and helpful video. Thanks for sharing

[@AzlanSaid]

i love your south island route...i think im going to refer this when im traveling there

[@ayzazava6798]

That was so amazing trip.. Wanna be there soon❤

[@six8five401]

Man! that’s was awesome! Planing my trip now.

[@uncaloke]

It was exactly a year ago when we made this trip and we are still reminiscing over it. Go for it!

[@RM-ti8nf]

Gorgeous video ☺️❤️👍

[@uncaloke]

Thank you!

[@arstiahsu793]

Wow!!! We did our road trips and pass through Arthur Pass twice but didn’t know about the punch bowl . 😭

[@dmatcha]

Thank you for the footage, really helps on my planning for early next year for 2 weeks in South Island. Which drone did you use? I don't think it's been mentioned here.

[@uncaloke]

Glad it was of some help to your planning. I was using a DJI Mavic. The first version.

[@nikiTricoteuse]

Great job and some wonderful footage. I struggled with the music though. Would much prefer normal background noise. 🙂

[@jaysinjaymesbrown7819]

Great video! You really looked like you packed a lot into 2 weeks. 👍

[@Paris45627]

Nz aotearoa is a playground for the young

[@communicationknowledge9602]

New zealand wow asome

[@luci23p78]

Great coverage what month did you go please?

[@uncaloke]

That was in mid Nov to first week of Dec. 😀

[@agneschew9585]

Hi, love your video. Got a very good idea what to do there. Would like to know how did you add the mileage / direction / altitude info on the video itself? It’s really good!👍

[@uncaloke]

Hi, thanks for the compliments. The info were part of Insta360 One X's software from the camera I was using.

[@agneschew9585]

Loke Loke , thanks. Definitely one of the better videos I see for New Zealand.

[@rafaeladucayen8687]

Hi Loke. Awesome NZ video. Heading that way with my family. I was wondering about the itinerary campsite for each nite. Do you have info to share for each nite. Did you have to book ahead? Heading in on November 2022. coming in for 13days. FLying out on the 13th day. Which one would you cut? ive done skydiving. so we can scratched that out. i noticed you went to two flower garden too. My son is 9. thnx in advance.

[@uncaloke]

I’ve compiled my itinerary here docs.google.com/document/d/1S0dcvQZm2fDiZ0snzPztVYFK-8oUsMO0z4cYR8LRMMI/edit?usp=sharing Hope this helps 😃

[@rafaeladucayen8687]

@@uncaloke Thank you very much! just saw your reply. We are booked for Nov :D

[@destianawindiwidia.3837]

look gorgeous

[@annieshek7426]

Thanks for sharing, what an amazing trip. We are planning for January 2022, may I ask if you were happy with the Britz?

[@uncaloke]

I’ve no complaints with Britz. Just be aware that the toilet in the camper drains water slowly when you shower so we hardly used it.

[@christinechan8081]

Hi, thank you for the video and the very comprehensive itinerary. We are going in Nov! So your doc is super duper useful, thank you so much. I noticed you have several photos of star gazing. Did you go for those stargazing tour or just see the stars from your camp site? Like naked eyes? no need equipment? Thanks.

[@uncaloke]

Thank you for your kind words! For areas like Mount Cook and Tekapo, the surroundings are dark enough for you to see the stars with naked eyes but you will need a camera with long exposure to capture them properly. We booked for an astronomy tour in Tekapo but was cancelled due to poor weather - that was a missed opportunity as we heard good things about it .

[@christinechan8081]

@@uncaloke thank you so much for your prompt response. May i know which astronomy tour did u book pls? Thank goodness for your tips about campervan. I didnt know we need power sites to power on the car every 2 days! may i know based on your experience, was it hard to drive campervan in arthur's pass as it's our first time, and arthur's pass is on the 2nd day of the 22 days itinerary, same as yours too.

[@uncaloke]

@@christinechan8081 it’s Crater Experience. You can refer to sn 13 on the google doc link for some more details. Driving the camper is relatively easy. We didn’t find any trouble with the roads in NZ. Are you using the camper for 22 days? It can get quite stale and cramped.

[@uncaloke]

@@christinechan8081 I’ve some more videos on my channel covering the trip. Look for them under my channel video list.

[@christinechan8081]

@@uncaloke I am at your Part 3 :) Really love all your videos!! Super clear and the flow is really good! Kudos to all of you doing Roy's peak. I am not sure if we should do it, as i have also a P1 with me. Your daughter was also p1 then right? Oh yes, may i ask about 2 things pls: 1. your experience with sand flies. Which place do u rem was really bad? Any recommendation for repellent pls? 2. Do you all just wear normal sports shoes or those hiking boots? Thank you

[@2wonlam]

Hi Which month you were travelling and how s the weather? seems so nicee to travel with kids

[@lesliekoh]

lovely video! I'm curious, where is the location at 15:53?

[@uncaloke]

Thanks! That's Lake Pukaki, near Mount Cook.

[@lesliekoh]

@@uncaloke thank you!

[@lesliekoh]

@@uncaloke interesting choice of route because usually people would do the other way (tekapo, mt cook, Queenstown, haast, franz). what made you took the route you chose? I'm asking because I'm planning for my trip in Oct and your video just make me super excited!

[@uncaloke]

@@lesliekoh No special reason, other than to follow one of the itinerary from TripAdvisor. 😃 Oct would be nice, away from NZ school holidays, slightly chillier weather, better views at glaciers and Mt Cook.

[@lesliekoh]

@@uncaloke thank you for sharing! Gonna be following your itinerary for my trip!

[@dhruvvalera3239]

Which camera you're using to take photos and video? It looks sharp and high quality. Nice video

[@uncaloke]

Hi, thanks! I used the DJI Osmo Pocket as the main video camera, the Insta360 One X for 360 shots, a couple of shots with iPhone 11 and Note 8/10. For photos, its a Nikon D800. Drone was a Mavic Pro

[@tansrb]

@@uncaloke was a permit required for flying the drone?

[@uncaloke]

@@tansrb the places I flew did not require a permit then but that was 2019. Suggest to check current regulations to make sure you don’t get into trouble.

[@skyrafa4461]

Which month you went to. Is it summer? Awesome footage!! They look really happy and enjoy

[@uncaloke]

It was mid Nov to early Dec, just before the week of NZ school holidays 😃

[@nzaronoi4965]

HI NAME TOP 5 PLACES MUST VISIT FROM YOUR TRIP

[@uncaloke]

Mount Cook, Lake Tekapo, Milford Sound, Castle Hill, FranzJosef

[@peetak5597]

Don’t forget to use the public toilets kiwis want to keep there country clean

[@vk4vsp]

Please tell me you weren't flying a drone at the airport.

[@uncaloke]

Of course not.

[@vk4vsp]

@@uncaloke I thought not, just wasn't sure. A lot of your 360 footage looks like it's shot from a drone. What type of camera?

[@uncaloke]

Steve Porter Insta360 One X, which unfortunately has one of the lens scratched when I dropped it on the ground of Roy’s Peak. 😞

[@vk4vsp]

@@uncaloke Ouch.

[@beeteelim218]

May i know how much u spent for 15days? The helicopter seems very pricey!

[@uncaloke]

We spent S$20.5k in total, averaging about $4k per pax. The helicopter ride was worth the money though. Go for it!

[@beeteelim218]

@@uncaloke include air tickets? If purely expenses without air tickets then quite exp! Need to save uo bullets! 🤭

[@uncaloke]

@@beeteelim218 Yes include air tix. We could have saved more time by eating out more often but overestimated our expenses and chose to be more conservative during the trip.

[@beeteelim218]

@@uncaloke $4k per pax that's about my budget but exclude the heli +skydiving experience. Think the campervan is quite pricey during their summer. Now waiting NZ to open for Sg!

[@acaciochacon9138]

When was this roadtrip made in ???

[@uncaloke]

Mid Nov 2019 to early Dec 2019

[@ruslidarus3629]

How many days you spend in NZ?

[@uncaloke]

15 days

[@bnavytravel5262]

How old is your girl at the time? Looking to do the Roy peak with my 6 years old and I’m so not sure 🤔

[@uncaloke]

She was 7 and required much coaxing (with sweets, mobile games and tidbits) to complete the climb. We didn’t see any other children during our 7 hours there. I wouldn’t recommend it but if your 6 year old is used to taking long walks, it may be doable.

[@servantprince]

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