What’s your dream destination for a worldwide tour?
Hi everyone,
If you could plan the ultimate overseas motorhome or caravan tour, where would you go and why?
Would it be the highways of the USA or the dramatic coastlines of New Zealand? Or how about somewhere more off the beaten path, like the Australian Outback?
For me the idea of combining travel with a motorhome seems the perfect way to truly take in what a country has to offer. There’s something really special about having the freedom of your own space on wheels while discovering new places and cultures.
I’d love to hear your dream travel plans. Whether it’s a place you’ve already explored, something you’ve been planning forever, or just a wild dream you’d love to make happen some day, share your ideas below- your comment might inspire someone else’s next adventure!
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Could quite fancy the West Coast of USA, but would want a proper 4x4 set up, to do some adventurous stuff. Same with Australia as well. We like off the beaten track stuff in UK, but some of the overseas tours need some specialist equipment to have a proper adventure. Miles of long roads are a bit boring to be honest.
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Our own first faraway dream was to visit the Taj Mahal ..A motorhome would have been superfluous - as were an escort and a tour leader. We just booked a flight and went.
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I think Japan would be fascinating. Would love a ride on a Bullet Train, nearest I have got to that is the mock up in the National Railway Museum in York.
David
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I'd actually want a worldview tour and circle the Earth and see it from space. No need for M/H or Caravan.
Earthbound I'd like to take my time travelling across Canada from east to west and end up on Vancouver Island. We'd take in some of the Northern areas of Canada as well
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A complete circuit of New Zealand would be my primary choice, although I would also like to do the tour of Canada as described by @Wherenext
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I saw a possum in New Zealand last year, it was lying on my feet whilst I slept. It was only because of the contrast between the white sheets of the bed and the dark shape that I saw anything. I assumed it was a cat and as I jumped up it escaped through the partly open sliding door ( it was a hot night) onto the verandah. When I mentioned a cat to the receptionist the following morning, her reply was there are no cats in the National Park, it would have been a possum, This was confirmed by the guy next door who had a possum enter their room whilst they were watching TV,
Possums, stoats and rats are the targets of the Predator Free 2050 eradication programme. We are talking in the millions. Everywhere we went in South Island we saw evidence of Poison baiting
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Great idea! If you're looking for off-road adventures in Australia, we can set you up with a 4x4 motorhome for a more rugged experience, perfect for exploring the remote areas beyond the highways. Otherwise, have you considered Southern Africa? We offer 4x4 vehicles for hire from Cape Town or Johannesburg in South Africa, as well as in Windhoek in Namibia. A road trip that includes a safari through Kruger National Park is definitely an adventure!
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We totally get it—some places like the Taj Mahal are best explored with a flight and a local guide. While we can't book motorhomes in India, we can certainly make it a stopover on the way to other destinations, like New Zealand or Australia, where we can set up an unforgettable road trip!
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Japan is amazing, and the Bullet Train is a must! But if you ever want a more laid-back road trip there, a motorhome can take you to places the trains can't, like Hokkaido or the Japanese Alps. We’re always on the look out for new destinations where we can offer motorhome trips, so keep an eye out in the future. Japan is on a lot of the Worldwide team’s bucket lists!
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A trip around the world sounds incredible - unfortunately, we don’t offer space travel at the moment! However, we can help you with a coast-to-coast motorhome trip in Canada — lots of wildlife, scenic views, and peaceful drives. The other option would be to drive around West Canada in a motorhome through the Rockies and Vancouver Island, then pick up a train across to the East Coast. Let us know if you’re ever keen to plan it!
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How about doing an independent version of our New Zealand Discovery Escorted Motorhome Tour – You can do the same itinerary but without a group or tour hosts and will still get to experience the incredible landscapes and wildlife. We also have a wide range of both independent and escorted tour options in Canada, take a look here at all of the options. We also offer a fully tailor-made service. Just let us know what you’d like to do and we can arrange everything for you – including flights, motorhome, campgrounds and hotels.
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@Rowena that would be very nice but way above anything I could afford, we are happy enough touring in this country, where we can get out and about every day, even when we have a journey between one destination and another.
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@Rowena thank you for the above. Australia would be nice. I have family out there.
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I’ve been on a Bullet Train. It was in the National Railway Museum in York!🤣
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🤣🤣🤣 There’s a really good Bus Museum just down the road from Skybarn Farm CL near Lincoln. And the Trolley Bus Museum at Sandtoft (Epworth area) is a must see😂! Great fun. Ding ding, all aboard!
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Well - I didn't know that @Takethedogalong! We must have a look next time we're staying at Nicola's😃
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Would have to be Canada! The scenery around Alberta has to be som of my faves from visiting as a teen! Will get back there sometime!
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I have done motorhome tours in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and I would say that of all four, New Zealand was the best because no other country offers such a large variety of landscapes in such a small area. Canada was the most ambitious. We did over 14000 km from Vancouver Island on the west coast to the most easterly point of Newfoundland with a number of detours into the US and back into Canada. The biggest trip that we did towing our own caravan was once around Iceland. All trips were great in their own very different way.1
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How independent are you? I think it boils down to whether you want go to the places in NZ you want to go to, or whether you want to have that decided for you.
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We've toured NZ on our own. Granted our daughter lives there, so we tag trips exploring, onto visits ' either side if I get the chance 😉.
It's very easy driving and its a very laid back country.
We've done campervan hire, these range from vehicle you can sleep in like a Renault Espace, to campers without facilities, campers with full facilities and motorhomes. Parking is easy virtually everywhere and campsites frequent. Wildcamping is allowed BUT your vehicle must be fully self contained, toilet and water, there's dump places for black waste as well as grey at most garages or in towns, clearly signed. We've also done it with a hire car, booking cabins on campsites or rooms in hotels. Cost wise there was little in either method.
A decent book, copy of an escorted tour itinerary give ideas. Build your tour and work your route. Into Auckland/Christchurch out the other if you fancy. Campers can go over from one island to.the other, hire cars usually have to be left one side and another picked up other side. Arranged by the hire company. You can often get deals driving campers back to either island for the hiring company. Usually good south to north island.
It's a much bigger country, each island is large, and places well apart, than you give it credit for. There is little to compare it to when looking on a map. But it takes 4 hours to fly from NZ Hamilton to Oz by the shortest route. So I'd say go for as long as you can. A minimum of 3 weeks an island will give a chance to see some things with lots of driving in-between.
Personally I'd say Northland, from Auckland upwards is worth a couple of weeks alone. Bay of Islands superb, 90 miles beach take a coach trip, dune surfing on that one 😉. South of Auckland both east and west coasts, very different, plus inland.
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