Hey everybody, I'm hoping to get a little bit of advice about my family's trip to New Zealand later in the year.
Myself, my partner, and my parents are all heading to the south island for about two weeks, starting from 28/07 until 12/08. We are flying in to Christchurch from Cairns, staying for a night, and then flying down to Queenstown. Our plan was to spend a few days in Queenstown before hiring a motorhome so that we can travel out to Milford Sounds for a day or two, before driving up north. We were going to stay around Lake Tekapo, then go up to Kaikoura for a few nights, and then drive back down to Christchurch for the rest of our trip before flying back home. We planned on doing this so that we could have a bit more freedom in how we would be able to get around the island without sacrificing any of the places that we wanted to visit, while also hoping to try and keep our accomodation costs lower for this leg of the trip.
My question really stems from whether hiring a motorhome is viable this time of year, given that it will be in the tail end of the winter season. I have tried to do some research into what the road conditions tend to be like around this time, however I haven't really found any conclusive advice. We have driven a motor home before, but never in winter conditions where roads might be snowy or even icey. Is this something that is doable, or would the roads and temperatures make this difficult?
Any advice is appreciated 😄