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It’s late summer, the crowds have headed back to school and work but, luckily, your travels are far from over. To many, this is the best time of year to travel - the endless summer, when you can enjoy the parts of New Zealand that are at their shining best, when the hordes have returned home, the sun has lost some of its intensity, and the autumn leaves are beginning to glow.

With stunning sandy beaches, azure blue waters, and stunningly scenic panoramas, the top of New Zealand’s South Island has plenty to allure and delight travellers traversing the region. If you’re going on a South Island road trip, be sure to check out all these amazing spots or at least include them on your South Island itinerary.

There are many great things about travelling in summer, and road-tripping in a campervan is the ideal way to get out and about. Check out these top summer travel tips to get you started.

Britz has just launched it's new summer fleet, ensuring more choice than ever when choosing the perfect vehicle for your road trip. There are three vehicles in the Britz Summer Fleet, each designed around different needs, for between two and six people. They are available exclusively from October to April. Time to meet your new road trip partner.

Our friend Peta shares a few of her favourite camping and campervan hacks guaranteed to make you look at life a little differently. Grab a coffee, take 5 minutes and find out how to make your next campervan holiday a breeze.

New Zealand has several attractive campervan destinations that people come from all over the world to visit. At present, two of the hotter campervan destinations for tourists are Queenstown and Auckland. Driving from Queenstown to Auckland will take you through some of the most spectacular scenery and tourist hotspots New Zealand has to offer. If you want to ensure you see as much as possible, check our Britz Queenstown to Auckland itinerary. When travelling in a Britz campervan, we want to ensure you don’t miss any key sights and we want you to know what to expect on one of the longer New Zealand travel routes.

The drive time from Queenstown to Auckland is around 22 hours in real-time, but with a ferry crossing between the islands and so much to see along the way you’ll want to make the most of your trip. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a list of must-dos for a magic campervan holiday the whole family will get on board with. Check out the Britz Queenstown to Auckland itinerary below and get the most out of your New Zealand trip.

Our good friend Peta recently picked up a camper for a family holiday. Whilst enjoying the freedom only a campervan holiday can bring, and readjustment to time and relaxation on her terms, Peta put together a few thoughts on how her family campervan holidays over the years have shaped her and the family's outlooks.

You’ll quickly discover when you travel around New Zealand that it is unapologetically, photogenic. In saying that, we do have some favourite spots where your photos are guaranteed to get a lot of likes. We’d recommend you work some of these stops into your Britz campervan holiday, and your friends and family will wish they were there with you! Here's our must-visit locations encapsulated by Instagram.

​How do you get inspiration for your holidays? Whether it's talking to friends and family, flicking through travel magazines, inspirational documentaries or a flick through social media on the morning commute, there is an overflow of information (and likely opinions) on the best places to visit on your travels.