When to go

As an antipodean country to Portugal, New Zealand has four inverted seasons in the year, compared to European ones.

Unless you are interested in practicing winter sports, the best times to visit the country are New Zealand's summer and spring – from late November to March – when it rains less throughout the country and in particular on the east coast and in the must-see area of ​​the fjords. In April, temperatures start to drop to minus degrees and the first snow falls in the mountains.

Queenstown and Wanaka – New Zealand's top snow sports destinations – are in full swing from June to late September.