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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Mount Cook ▷
Glacier Explorers
Really impressive !
What a ride ! A unique experience in NZ ! Seeing those giants icebergs floating on the lake around you is unique and the colors are beautiful ! The staff is really knowledgeable about the glacier itself, lake and the icebergs !
Would highly recommend it !
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Milford Sound - Fiordland National Park ▷
Mitre Peak Cruises
I've done the Milford Sounds 3 times now and this was definitely the best operator I've been with !
Small boat means you get closer to waterfalls and cliffs. Also this company goes quite far away in the Tasman Sea before heading back to Milford.
TIP : Do the last cruise of the day, see the sunset and have a more quiet and enjoyable experience as 95% of the tourists are already gone back to Queenstown ;-)
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Doubtful Sound ▷
Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise
To see the best in a country, you need to get out of the crowds !
Doubtful Sounds Overnight cruise is the experience to do if you really wanna experience the remoteness of the Fjords !
The fact that you'll only see 1 or 2 other boats during the trip adds a lot to it as you can really appreciate the silence and beauty of the area !
The boat staff is great as well and the boat is really comfortable. The staff really knowledgeable and always happy to answer your questions ;-)
If you have the budget : It's a must do !
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Fox Glacier ▷
Mountain Helicopters
THE MOST IMPRESSIVE VIEW YOU CAN GET !
Just amazing to see this wilderness from so close, the views are just stunning ! The Mt Cook range and the tasman valley are one of the most impressive sights I've seen in 5 years in NZ ! A once in a lifetime opportunity ! Would have liked to have better sound in the headphones and more comments from the pilot about the different mountains though !
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Bay of Islands ▷
Sailing R Tucker Thompson
What a day !
Definitely in the top 3 activities you can do in NZ ! The crew is just fantastic, really fun and friendly and you go to an isolated part of the Bay Of Islands (where you're not surrounded by big charter companies) towards a magnificent beach !
The boat itself is a beauty and sailing is just so relaxing, you can even grab a harness and climb the mast to get a 360 degrees view ! There's also a high probability that you'll see dolphins ! Just an awesome day and adventure !
Kia ora and thanks for your lovely review. Hope to see you back sometime....
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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷ Picton / Marlborough Sounds ▷
E-Ko Tours
Went on the "Marine Wildlife & Motuara Island" tour and it was a lovely afternoon activity !
You get to see some more remote part of the Queen Charlotte Sound and its wildlife ! The Motuara island is also a bird paradise, you see so many of them ! Good times !
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Waiotapu ▷
Waikite Valley Thermal Pools
Really nice pools out of the crowd of Rotorua or Taupo !
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North Island ▷ Bay of Plenty ▷ Whakatane ▷
White Island Tours
When you wanna see the best of the country, you have to get off the beaten track !
White Island is not for everyone and that's why it's awesome ! Such an impressive volcano and so much activity going on ! Never seen so bright yellow sulfur chimney ! Would highly recommend it !
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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷ Picton / Marlborough Sounds ▷
Waterways Boating Safaris
The only tourist activity in the country where you can pilot your own boat !
You wanna see something more remote parts of the Marlborough Sounds ? This trip is for you ! Magnificent scenery and piloting your own little boat is just so much fun as well ! You go on a nice short walk to have a close look at some of the oldest forest of the area, still totally untouched. Beautiful ! The guide is really nice as well and he takes photos of the all group during the all day and gives you the photo CD for free ! Would definitely recommend it to anyone willing to see more remote parts of this beautiful regions !
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Waiotapu ▷
Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
Beautiful thermal valley in the middle of the forest !
The terrace is just stunning and it's great to get so close to it and actually walk on it ! BEAUTIFUL !
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Fox Glacier ▷
Fox Glacier Guiding
It's always such an experience wether it's a half day or full day !
The weather was mostly ok but the experience fabulous and every time, you feel you're going on a different glacier because it changes so much ! The guides are really cool and really knowledgeable ! Still a must do when you travel on the West Coast wether you've already done it or not ;-)
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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷ Blenheim ▷
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
Really impressive museum with great display and scene of WWI !
Weta workshop did a pretty impressive job ! The planes are really impressive and well maintained but the display is really stunning ! A must see if you spend a day in the Blenheim area !
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Greymouth ▷
On Yer Bike!
What a ride !
The quad trip is so much fun and you can choose between different level of difficulties ! Lots of fun and probably the longest quad trip I've ever seen over a huge property ! Little down side of the overall experience was the photos that the guide took were mostly blurry and not that great !
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Off Road NZ
The 4WD trip is pretty exciting !
It's really safe but it gets your heart pumping some times ;-) Great fun !
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Te Puia Guided Tour
Really enjoyed it, the activity is really impressive and their is not only the main geyser, their are giants mud pools as well !
It is probably the most touristy of the thermal valleys but it is still a great place to go !
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North Island ▷ Ruapehu ▷ Tongariro / National Park Village ▷
Mount / Mt Ruapehu Crater
We had an awesome time during that walk.
But the most impressive was the company, the guide and how nice there were ! The guide was really friendly and very professional as he checks for the first half hour that you have the level before going any further and top it all, they refund you the all price (minus the chairlift) if you feel you can't go any further. The guide was really honest and put safety first by letting us know the conditions of the terrain and how difficult it was going to be.
Despite the fact, we decided to go back down after half an hour walk only, I give them a 10 out of 10 for the short but really nice guided walk, the professionalism and friendliness ! Very impressed !
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Reporoa ▷
Orakei Korako Geyserland Resort
Probably the best thermal valley of the all country but it seems that now they've been highlighted in the last Lonely Planet, their staff stopped being as friendly as they used to be.
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North Island ▷ Manawatu - Wanganui ▷ Whanganui River ▷
Bridge to Nowhere Tours
Awesome jet-boat trip from Pipiriki !
This Whanganui National Park is well-kept secret ! Will definitely come back !
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North Island ▷ Taupo Region ▷ Taupo ▷
Sail Fearless
What a trip !
That's how you relax : while sailing on the lake and drinking a beer on the way back ! Just awesome ! And the captain is just so friendly, he even lets you pilot the boat for a while if you want ! Next time I go back to Taupo, I'll most probably do it again ! Thanks captain for a good time ;-)
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Kaituna Cascades
45 minutes / 1 hour of intense rafting !
I've done it 3 times and it's still the most exciting river I've done ! The guide gives you really good instructions and is also lots of fun ! A must do when you go to Rotorua !