• Travel in comfort being chauffeur driven, with our specialist driver/guide at your service.
• Self-drive your rental car with a detailed day-by-day itinerary tailored to your desires.
• The roads are full of bends making it perfect for cruising by motorbike.
• A mobile home allows you to stop whenever and where ever.
• Fly over the countryside by chartered helicopter or fixed wing airplane.

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• Station Wagon                                                         

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• Full Size 4x4  
• Luxury Sports

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•  8 Seater           
• 10 Seater  
• 12 Seater
• 4x4

  Mobile Home

• Small, up to 2 persons 
• Medium, up to 4 persons                                                                          more vehicle rental info  
• Large, up to 6 persons

Driving in a foreign country is always different in at least some ways to driving in your own country. Most visitors to New Zealand are unaware of our different road rules and driving conditions which has seen some horrific accidents involving weary and jet-lagged tourists with innocent locals. Here are some general points regarding driving in New Zealand:- 

	Vehicles drive on the left-hand side of the road as they do in Britain, Australia and Japan.
	Visitors wishing to drive in New Zealand do not require an international driver's licence but are required to carry their own driver's licence from home whenever driving (must have photo and be readable and understandable, otherwise an international licence and/or translation is required).
	Speed limits are in kilometres per hour (kph), not miles per hour (mph).
	Speed conversion to imperial: 1 kph equals 0.621 mph. Speed conversion to metric: 1 mph equals 1.61 kph.
	The speed limit in towns and cities is usually 50 kph (31 mph).
	The speed limit on the open road is 100 kph (62 mph).
	New Zealand has strict drink-driving laws and there are often road-blocks with officers testing for alcohol - even during the day. Only low blood/alcohol levels are tolerated.
	Seat belts must be worn at all times whilst driving in New Zealand. This stands for the driver and passengers. It is also the driver’s responsibility to make sure all passengers under the age of 15 are correctly restrained. The instant fine is $150.00!
	In general, New Zealand road rules follow international standards but please note that in New Zealand vehicles turning left must give way to traffic turning right as in the illustration below. But if you are in the vehicle turning left, you DO NOT have to wait if there is another car coming up behind you. Read this sentence again, as the confusion of the rule is the biggest cause of accidents involving tourists in this country.  Car A must give way (yield) to Car B
	There are very few multi-lane highways in New Zealand and as such travelling times per distance travelled are often longer than in other countries. The roads are also much more winding.
	Petrol (gasoline) costs approximately NZ$1.50 per litre and is available in at least two grades (96 octane and 91 octane). All newer cars take 91 octane petrol.
	Fuel conversion to imperial: 1 litre equals 0.26 US gallons or 0.22 UK gallons. Fuel conversion to metric: 1 US gallon equals 3.79 litres and 1 UK gallon equals 4.55 litres.

 All distances are shown in kilometres.                                                           ^ top of page

 All distances are shown in kilometres.