Andre and Marina
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North Island ▷ Taranaki ▷ Tongaporutu ▷
Whitecliffs Walkway
Nice half day loop track, be there at low tide and enjoy a lovely walk on black sanded beach to the cliffs and return over the hills.
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North Island ▷ Bay of Plenty ▷ Tauranga ▷
McLaren Falls Camping Area
Nice campsite with a lake and waterfalls, picnic area, clean and new facilities.
Just for $5 per person and $1 for hot showers.
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Te Puia Guided Tour
It is expensive but very recommended.
You will see Maori workshops and concerts, geysers, mud pools and kiwi.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Abel Tasman ▷
Abel Tasman Marahau Beach Camp
Very expensive, excludes hot showers, facilities clean but very old.
Laundry available bit also expensive, it is the money not worth but it is close to the Abel Tasman activities.
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Waimangu Volcanic Valley
Very expensive and it is the money not worth.
Compared to Te Puia it is just a boring walking track.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Abel Tasman ▷
Marahau Sea Kayaks / MSK
It was a beautiful, scenic multi day trip.
It is money really worth. MSK provides good kayaking stuff and gave us a good instruction.
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Hahei ▷
Hot Water Beach
The greatest bathtub ever!!
Build your own hot pool. All you need is a spade, a pot and bathing clothes, low tide. HOT TIP: Be there at sunrise.
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Island Bay Snorkel Trail
Enjoy the underwater world and sealife for free.
The trail is marked with orange buoy close to a very small sealife aquarium (brown facility), which is also recommended $4PP.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Kaitaia ▷
Te Paki Coastal Track
Start at the DOC campsite Tapotupotu to Cape Reinga.
It is a lovely coastal walk to Cape Reinga (10km return), do not forget your bathing clothes and take a rest at Sandy Bay.
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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷ Havelock ▷
Pelorus Bridge Campground
It is a nice scenic DOC campsite with nice and clean facilities.
HOT TIP: You should walk by night to the first waterfall (20 min) and enjoy the beautiful glowworms.