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Paul Wallace
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Haast ▷
Lake Paringa Campsite
DOC campsite and $6 per person to stay.
Long drop toilet that was unclean and stank. Sandflies galore, my wife got bitten 30 times and she was covered in repellant.
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
Whale Watch Kaikoura
Quite well organised, although only spent a few minutes looking for the whale on he 2nd phase of the tour before we had to head back.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Banks Peninsula ▷
Duvauchelle Holiday Park
Pleasant clean campsite on flat ground overlooking the bay.
Toilets/showers in portacabin but reasonably clean.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Fox Glacier ▷
Lake Matheson Walk
Well marked circular, 1 1/2 hour walk with good views of Fox Glacier.
Go early for sunrise photos, cafe at the start and finish.
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Wendekreisen Travel
Very good van and service at Christchurch and good demo of van before leaving.
However, comfy picnic chairs rather than plastic uncomfortable school chairs to sit in the sunshine would be better.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Nelson ▷
Nelson isite Visitor Information Centre
Long queue to be served, but very helpful lady with activities to do in the rain.
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township ▷
Skyline Luge Queenstown
Quite good fun and track very good demo of carts before hand.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Hanmer Springs ▷
Alpine Holiday Apartments and Campground
Very friendly owner and nice clean and tidy campsite, 2km walk to town.
Would have liked to stay longer to explore area, $26 for camper with power and 2 adults.
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
Kaikoura Peninsula Carpark Seal Watching
Free to watch the seals in their natural habitat, sunbathing on the beach, not a big thing made of it.
Great experience being that close to nature.
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Lake Tekapo ▷
Mount John Summit Circuit
Very well marked walk, we did it at 7am and had a great trek to the top.
Steep in places but all on a path. Good 360 degree walk around the top - take your camera!!
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Franz Josef ▷
Franz Josef isite Visitor Information Centre
Reasonably helpful.