South Pacific Pocket Guide Bewertungen 44

I relied on Rob and Laura’s NZ Pocket Guide articles quite a bit during my Working Holiday in New Zealand, and can’t recommend them enough! Additionally, the YouTube channel provides very helpful tips on how to best prepare for a trip to many South Pacific nations, and they are very reactive should one need further assistance.

I couldn't recommend Rob and Laura/NZPocket Guide enough! As someone born and bred in NZ, I’ve used their site countless times over the years and found it super helpful for planning adventures around the country with my family. Their knowledge of NZ is far more than I'll ever have, so I’ve shared their channel with many friends and family when they visit here.

Whether it's small towns like Milton or big cities like Wellington, great food from many restaurants to the Hobbiton banquet, down to great pies in Fairlie—and even Marmite.... they have opinions and recommendations for practically everything related.

Apart from the website, Rob and Laura are just choice people. They genuinely care about helping others with their travel plans and always have a great sense of humor and cheeky banter. Fantastic people, amazing channel, and a top-notch website! Keep up the great work!

The content on this site is hugely comprehensive, and has been extensively researched in person. It covers both New Zealand and various Pacific Island destinations like Fiji, Tonga, Nuie, Cook Islands, and Samoa.
I used it as a friendly and comprehensive planning companion for all my recent trips to New Zealand.
- Super easy to navigate and find what you're looking for
- Covers both New Zealand and Pacific Island destinations extensively
- Caters to all travel styles (not just luxury or just budget)
- Shows commitment to sustainable tourism and community development
- Nice mix of practical info and personal travel stories
- Clean, user-friendly design
Note: While the site offers detailed travel resources for both New Zealand and Pacific Island destinations, it's not officially affiliated with any tourism organizations. For the most up-to-date information like visa requirements, health guidelines, or travel advisories, you'll want to verify details through official government websites and tourism boards.

Bottom line: It's definitely worth bookmarking as part of your trip planning toolkit for both New Zealand and Pacific Island adventures. Use it for inspiration and general planning, but combine it with official sources for critical travel requirements. Think of it as your friendly travel companion rather than your legal advisor!

Traveling to New Zealand from the US (and most other faraway lands) is a bucket list trip and requires detailed planning to get the most out of your time in the country.

The team at southpacificpocketguide.com provide a plethora of amazing resources and they also make trip planning fun with the videos, online Q&A plus an opportunity to have one on one trip reviews with a very economical subscription to their Patreon group.

For our trip we started planning pre-covid and really loved the biggest gap year YouTube series to get a flavor of the activities from locals. The quantities of videos they have produced is amazing. I think we watched at least 30- 50 videos.

The southpacificpocketguide family of website includes comprehensive guides for all areas in the South Pacific with details for all the destinations within the countries they serve. The information really goes deep too, I don't think you would find that much information in a travel guide. We used the nzpocketguide for our itinerary both before and during our six week trip to NZ too.

We did have great luck with the accommodations and restaurants they recommended. They also provide ideas for a range of budgets and travel styles.

I would highly recommend using both the web pages along with the videos/live feed to get a feel for the team behind the company. They are very respectful of the unique variability of travel styles and don't ever seem to push anyone toward a given activity.

Robin also supported our trip when there was an issue with a boat tour operator. We also had a close call when there were road closures and Robin and Laura offered assistance if we needed to develop a Plan B to avoid the road closure, thankfully the road reopened and we enjoyed the west coast of the South Island

Along with planning the fun activities their resources for immigration, biosecurity and safety really prepared us for the unique logistics of entering NZ, which is much more stringent than other countries.

We're so glad we happened upon the nzpocketguide videos when we started planning.