Originally Posted by
sofi
Great suggestions! We have 6 weeks for the tour.
Has anyone ever toured New Zealand? Ideas on the terrain and July/Aug. weather? I'm also interested in hearing more about northern Australia.. What route do you recommend? Is it particularly isolated, or are there towns/cities we can travel through regularly?
Top 4 locations at this point are: Canadian Maritimes; New Zealand; Australia; Alaska
Thanks again for any tips!
July and August are the depths of winter down here in the southern hemisphere. I imagine NZ would be pretty cold and wet. I was here in Victoria, Australia in July and August last year (and likely will be again this year) and it was pretty chilly and wet here ... nights down to freezing, snow a little higher than we are, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, and more rain ... and we're further north than NZ.
If you were to come to Australia, I'd stick with Queensland, or possibly the west coast - Perth area. Queensland is fairly populated.