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paulonline
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township ▷
The Remarkables Ski Area
OK, but a bit steep and icy with narrow runs for snowboarding, would have been better on skis.
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township ▷
Harris Mountains Heli Ski
Very good setup, everything sorted for you, adventurous heli-flight, great runs to suit our abililty, untracked powder and huge buffet lunch.
Were given the option of adding more runs at the end of the day.
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Skyline Luge Rotorua
Luging rocks!
Screaming (or going slow if you're chicken) down a concrete racetrack on a little plastic cart. 3 tracks of different grades. Ques can get long in the school holidays. Go with some mates to race. Check beforehand that your travel and medical insurance are paid (even Ayrton Senna made a mistake once).
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Te Pā Tū Maori Cultural Experience
Lots of people, yeah, 'cause words out that this is a quality tour.
Don't want to spoil any surprises, but this tour has a few small touches that others don't. My tips of the day; Arrive hungry, Have a song from your home country ready to sing (just in case).
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township ▷
Mad Dog Riverboarding
Getting swept downstream by about a million gallons of ice-water a second, sucked under like someone stole your lifejacket and put thier foot on your head.
Quite exciting really. Good gear provided so you stay alive. Go prepared to do some serious swimming and you can catch some standing waves.
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township ▷
Shotover Jet
Very sharp operation.
All the safety gear and clothing. Maybe a little clinical for a jet-boat ride but very professonal.
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township ▷
Actionflite
I reckon this is the best value activity in queenstown, go up in a Bi-plane, a senic flight to start then have a stunt pilot see how much you can handle!
Great wing photos. My tip of the day: Don't got out on the town 'til 6 in the morning before you do this.
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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷ Picton / Marlborough Sounds ▷
Sounds Air
ANdrew summed it up well.
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Airport Super Shuttle Auckland
Very professional, lots of shuttles available.
I'll give them a 10 when it's free!!
Hey Paula - appreciate your feedback and will pass on to our team :)
Kind regards
Graeme
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Museum of New Zealand
Been about 3 times, and I still haven't seen it all.
The little show every hour in the theatre by the arts was cool.
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Interislander Ferry
Good views on a nice days, exciting on a rough day.
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Rapu
These fellas have it dialled.
Took our own car and met up north. Just really good all round. Great guide and group dynamics, Awesome accommodation. Everyone made huge progress in their surfing and the guide doubled as photographer.
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
Whale Watch Kaikoura
Looked after us well, got us up really close to about whales.
Hey, if you might get seasick, take some pills before leaving it'll be better for everyone, especially you!
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
Wings Over Whales
We had to fly about 1000 ft up, saw about 3 whales but from a long way away.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Franz Josef ▷
Franz Josef Heli Hike
Did the heli-hike with a group of mates.
Pilot didn't introduce himself, just pushed an Offspring tape in to the stereo and give us the flight of a lifetime. (He was trying to scare us, but I was holding on tight with my arse-cheeks).
Oh, the glacier was neat to.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Franz Josef ▷
Skydive Franz Josef and Fox Glacier
I'd give it a higher ranking if I could.
Small plane, seems like ages getting up to altitude, got a wicked view of the Southern Alps on the way up, going round and round over the glaciers!
Didn't want to come down, but it was exciting.
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North Island ▷ Taupo Region ▷ Taupo ▷
AJ Hackett Taupo
Nothing like a bungy to wake up your life.
Crystal clear water and steep cliffs. Cool.
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North Island ▷ Taupo Region ▷ Taupo ▷
Freefall Skydive
Wow! The jumpmaster turned us upside-down when we jumped to watch the plane disappear.
What a rush!
Good photos too.
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North Island ▷ Taupo Region ▷ Taupo ▷
Rock 'n Ropes
Did the half day option, the staff start you on the easier obsticales and the slowly get harder as your confidence builds.
A great place to go with friends, or to make them. the swing is seriously scary!
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North Island ▷ Taupo Region ▷ Taupo ▷
Taupo DeBretts Hot Springs and Pools
There is no place better on a cold Taupo night.
Two big pools, one hotter than the other, they always seem to be the right temperature. I lived in Taupo and went about once a week.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Kaitaia ▷
Isobar Surf School
This crew are legends.
Went way above my expectations with home cooking competions and multi-course meals in the most fantastic location. A bit out of the way-well worth the detour!
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Paihia ▷
Cape Reinga Day Tour
Good trip.
Spent 2 days doing it (could have spent longer), this broke up the sitting on bus a bit. Sandboarding was a laugh, and we collected shellfish for the bbq when we got back.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Paihia ▷
Dolphin Adventure
Watched a few dolphins from a distance, as they were feeding we couldn't swim with them, then tried looking for whales instead.
Saw a couple of spouts, but ran out of time to get close. At least the staff put in some effort to make our day interesting when we couldn't swim.
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township ▷
AJ Hackett Nevis Bungy
You want scared?
Sitting in the cable-car waiting to jump.
You want to know the feeling of being able to take on the world? Sitting in the harness on the way back up. Absolutely unreal. Never thought I'd do it, but once I'd reached the edge there was no point delaying it! Still makes my pulse race just watching the video.