Au programme à Nelson (Nouvelle-Zélande) toute l’année

Pic d’affluence — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

Rien de nouveau ne commence en janvier.

Toujours en cours : Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 oct. – 30 avr.), New Zealand summer holidays (20 déc. – 31 janv.)

Fréquenté — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Saison

  Apple and hop harvest

  15 févr. – 30 avr. · en général

  Nelson grows most of New Zealand's hops and a large share of its apples, and both come off between late February and April. Pickers fill the hostels and the roads out to Motueka run on truck time.

Toujours en cours : Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 oct. – 30 avr.)

Fréquenté — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Vacances

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 avr.Pâques et Semaine sainteBondéRéserver tôtFermetures

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and on Good Friday and Easter Sunday most shops must stay shut unless local rules or a tourist-area exemption let them open. New Zealanders make it a long weekend away, so motels, holiday parks and campsites fill. Source ↗

Toujours en cours : Apple and hop harvest (15 févr. – 30 avr. (en général)), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 oct. – 30 avr.)

Pic d’affluence — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Vacances

  Anzac Day

  25–27 avr.Fête nationaleFermetures

  25 April remembers those who served in war. Dawn services are held at memorials in towns across the country, and by law most shops stay closed until 1 pm. When it falls on a weekend the public holiday moves to the Monday. Source ↗

Toujours en cours : Apple and hop harvest (15 févr. – 30 avr. (en général)), Easter long weekend (3–6 avr.), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 oct. – 30 avr.)

Intersaison — un mois ordinaire

• Saison

  Abel Tasman in winter

  1 mai – 30 sept.Fermetures hors saison

  From May to September the water taxis run a reduced timetable and only sail when pre-booked, but the sea is often calmer for kayaking and the sandflies are gone. Beaches that are packed at Christmas are close to empty.

Calme — vacances scolaires dans 3 des pays d’où viennent ses visiteurs, l’un de ses pires mois côté météo

• Vacances

  Matariki

  10 juil.Fête nationaleFermetures

  The Maori New Year public holiday falls on a Friday in late June or July, set by the lunar calendar, making a long weekend. Nelson and Tasman mark it with community events and gatherings. Source ↗

Toujours en cours : Abel Tasman in winter (1 mai – 30 sept.)

Pic d’affluence — Matariki, Term 2 (July) break (Nouvelle-Zélande)

• Saison

  Rainbow ski area season

  1 juil. – 30 sept. · en généralSaison de ski

  A small club ski field above St Arnaud in Nelson Lakes, a long day trip from the city, runs mostly at weekends when there is snow. Recent winters have been thin and the season short, so check it is open before driving up.

Toujours en cours : Abel Tasman in winter (1 mai – 30 sept.), Matariki (10 juil.)

Calme — vacances scolaires dans 2 des pays d’où viennent ses visiteurs, l’un de ses pires mois côté météo

Rien de nouveau ne commence en août.

Toujours en cours : Abel Tasman in winter (1 mai – 30 sept.), Rainbow ski area season (1 juil. – 30 sept. (en général))

Fréquenté — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break (Nouvelle-Zélande), vacances scolaires dans 2 des pays d’où viennent ses visiteurs

Rien de nouveau ne commence en septembre.

Toujours en cours : Abel Tasman in winter (1 mai – 30 sept.), Rainbow ski area season (1 juil. – 30 sept. (en général))

Pic d’affluence — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break (Nouvelle-Zélande)

• Saison

  Abel Tasman Great Walk season

  1 oct. – 30 avr.Saison des sentiersBondéRéserver tôt

  October to April is the Great Walk season on the Coast Track: hut fees at their highest, a two-night cap per hut, and the water taxis running to timetable. Outside it the huts are cheaper and half empty. Source ↗

• Festival

  Nelson Arts Festival

  22 oct. – 1 nov.

  Eleven days of theatre, writers and street work across the town centre in late October. The masked parade through the middle of Nelson is the part locals turn out for. Source ↗

Fréquenté — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

Rien de nouveau ne commence en novembre.

Toujours en cours : Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 oct. – 30 avr.), Nelson Arts Festival (22 oct. – 1 nov.)

Pic d’affluence — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

• Saison

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 déc. – 31 janv.Vacances scolairesBondéRéserver tôt

  Nelson and Golden Bay are where the South Island goes for Christmas. Campgrounds, water taxis and the Abel Tasman huts are all taken well before the New Year, mostly by domestic bookings.

• Vacances

  Christmas Day closures

  25–26 déc.Noël et Nouvel AnFermetures

  Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too. Boxing Day is a public holiday as well, when shops reopen for the sales and the roads fill with families heading off on summer holiday. Source ↗

Toujours en cours : Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 oct. – 30 avr.)