New Zealand

Top 5 Rotorua Adventure Tours: Thrills & Experiences

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Top 5 Rotorua Adventure Tours: Thrills & Experiences Rotorua, that spot is just about bubbling over with geothermal activity and Maori culture, that too it is like, like your heart’s racing, that kind of adventure around every corner, in a way. I have been lucky to spend quite a lot of time in this very, very special part of New Zealand. That means I can bring something more than a tourist brochure description when I am recommending how you might best spend your time when you are there. Choosing which experiences to try can feel a bit overwhelming, when the …

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Top 5 Waitomo Day Trips: Glowworms & Adventure

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Top 5 Waitomo Day Trips: Glowworms & Adventure Waitomo, a region on New Zealand’s North Island, very much calls out with its incredible glowworm caves and amazing underground adventures, that it does. Choosing the perfect day trip, very much, can feel like trying to find your way through a dark cave without a light, that it can. Don’t get me wrong but, to make that adventure planning slightly less scary, so too it’s almost a treasure map that pinpoints the top five Waitomo day trips. I hope you get what I am saying. Now, we are covering everything from family-friendly …

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A Genuine Look at the 2025 Marlborough Wine and Gourmet Picnic

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A Genuine Look at the 2025 Marlborough Wine and Gourmet Picnic So, you are probably thinking about a trip to New Zealand’s South Island, right? It’s almost a given that the world-renowned wine country of Marlborough comes to mind pretty quickly. I mean, the place is practically famous for its golden hills and rows of grapevines. Well, I wanted to share a little bit about the 2025 ‘Wine and Gourmet Picnic Experience’, you know, to give you a real sense of what it’s actually like from someone who has looked into it. The idea of spreading out a blanket amongst …

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Top 5 Fiordland National Park Day Trips: Reviews & Helpful Insights

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Top 5 Fiordland National Park Day Trips: Reviews & Helpful Insights So, you’re thinking about a trip to Fiordland National Park, a bit like your stepping into a postcard, right? With its amazing fiords, that seem to shoot right out of the water, tall mountains, and the very air around you practically humming with the sounds of wildlife, it truly is quite something. Now, very few experiences quite compare to witnessing this special slice of New Zealand. This review looks a little closer at five superb day trips to properly appreciate all the stunning landscapes. Each is very much a …

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Top Lake Tekapo Tickets & Passes: Reviews & Recommendations

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Top Lake Tekapo Tickets & Passes: Reviews & Recommendations Lake Tekapo, that sparkling jewel set in the heart of New Zealand’s Mackenzie Basin, is very much a place that etches itself into your memory. The intense turquoise water, that’s so iconic, meets the imposing Southern Alps, which creates a picture that honestly feels like something from a dream. So, if you’re figuring out a trip, knowing what tickets and passes are really worthwhile can, actually, be the difference between a good trip and an awesome one. 1. Tekapo Springs Hot Pools Entry That Tekapo Springs Hot Pools entry, oh it’s …

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An Honest Look: My 2025 Private Mt Ruapehu Summit Plateau Guided Hike

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An Honest Look: My 2025 Private Mt Ruapehu Summit Plateau Guided Hike Honestly, the idea of walking on an active volcano is something else entirely. We stood there, sort of looking at the booking confirmation for the ‘Private Mt Ruapehu Summit Plateau Guided Hike’ for what felt like ages. Actually, it’s one of those things you see in pictures, but being there, at the foot of this sleeping giant in Tongariro National Park, is a very different feeling. To be honest, I wanted to write this review because so many descriptions online sound a bit sterile, a bit like a …

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Top Bay of Islands Tickets: Reviews & Recommendations

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Top Bay of Islands Tickets: Reviews & Recommendations Thinking about checking out the Bay of Islands in New Zealand? It’s such a cool spot, just filled with islands and all kinds of fun stuff to do. So you’re after seeing dolphins play, or maybe exploring historic sites, there are so many tickets and passes that can assist. This is so your time there, you see, is top-notch. 1. The “Hole in the Rock” Cruise One that people always chat about is the “Hole in the Rock” cruise. As a matter of fact, this one often pops up as a must-do …

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New Zealand Sightseeing Tours: Top 5 You Should Really Consider

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New Zealand Sightseeing Tours: Top 5 You Should Really Consider New Zealand, or Aotearoa in Māori, is that place known for its remarkable landscapes that seem too, almost, beautiful to be real. So too it’s a place that provides quite the experience if you’re into the outdoors and sightseeing. It has it all: mountains, lakes, fjords, and coastlines. So it is, I believe, kind of understandable why visitors might, just a little, find choosing a tour rather tricky. To try and get you going in the right direction, here is that review of five sightseeing tours that stand out, with …

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Top Tongariro Park Transport: Reviews & Tips

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Top Tongariro Park Transport: Reviews & Tips Tongariro National Park is very much calling your name with its world-famous hiking trails, soaring volcanoes, plus scenery that looks almost otherworldly, but so too planning your visit to make sure you have just the best transportation can very much feel a bit like trying to assemble furniture without any directions. That said, it does pay to do a bit of digging, since it can be tricky trying to work out which service actually gets you to that trailhead on time. Let’s peek at five transport choices, so that your adventures turn out …

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Otago Peninsula Tours: Top 5 Sightseeing & Cruises

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Otago Peninsula Tours: Top 5 Sightseeing & Cruises So, you’re planning a trip that is, well, maybe a journey to Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula and, very, naturally want to get the most out of your visit? It’s almost that there’s a treasure chest of tours and cruises just waiting to be opened, each promising unique encounters and vistas of that wild New Zealand terrain. Anyway, choosing what adventure is that, just right for you might feel a little, arguably like attempting to find that certain seashell at a large beach. Here, we’re going to walk through what might be …

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