Emma
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Cron street ▷
Doherty Creek (Franz Joseph)
Good flat ground.
Big area, lots of spots but very popular so get here early for a good spot.
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
Seal Swim Kaikoura
Great family run business - however seems to be slightly abrupt and unwelcoming on booking.
Had a great day and swam with seals darting towards and around me.
Was great to be in the water with them!
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Auckland North Shore Motels & Holiday Park
It cost me $39 for 1 night, showers cost $1 for 4 minutes ontop of that.
DO NO STAY HERE
I stayed here the last night of my holiday
They didn't even provide cooking utensils in the communal kitchen - you had to not only pay a deposit to rent them, they charged a rental cost on them aswell.
Not a user friendly site at all.
Tiny tv in tv room.
Facilities were clean.
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Escape Campervan Rentals
Rented a campervan for 1 month Christchurch pickup and Auckland drop off.
Staff were very friendly and helpful with booking and at both depots - very easy to deal with.
Van was mechanically sound and had absolutely no issues throughout.
Van was surprisingly fuel efficient for size.
Great van - made my holiday one to remember!
Could not recommend highly enough :)
THANK YOU EMMA! Awesome review - so pleased that you had a good trip and the van gave you some cool memories :)
Cheers
Jolly Roger
Escape
Terry Wakefield
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Oamaru ▷
Steam Punk Museum
Didn't take my fancy, small area - very odd.
Nothing to do, just look at weird industrial constructions and videos, and a mirrored light room.
Wouldn't bother
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Palmerston ▷
Shag Point / Matakaea
This free attraction was by far the best thing I did in my 1 month visit to NZ!
DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY
Plentiful seals that you can get very close to
A real natural wildlife experience.
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North Island ▷ Waikato ▷ Waitomo ▷
Black Water Rafting Labyrinth Tour
Did the Black Abyss tour and was great fun - seemed a bit slow going in parts but it was a really fun experience.
Great experience
Would recommend this experience - worth the money as it is such a long experience and you're doing so much - abseiling, climbing up waterfalls, looking close up to glowworms and heaps more.
Other people we went with were great fun and guides were funny and made the experience
A bit disappointing that I couldn't take my go pro down with me.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Owaka ▷
Hillview Camping Stay
Lovely grassed site, surrounded by their hobby farm which are very quiet.
Great campsite
Owners are very friendly offering me free food and the prospect of a hot shower (coin operated)
They had a horse, miniature pony, and sheep.
Great site, so happy I stayed here and didn't pay the extra to stay at the other campsite near nugget point :)
Thank you very much glad you enjoyed your stay
kevin Boam
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Milford Sound - Fiordland National Park ▷
Roscos Milford Kayaks
Wouldn't do Milford Sound any other way.
Saw heaps of seals (5+), saw a Fiordland Penguin feeding on a fish, and Stirling Falls from directly underneath.
What a day!
Don't need to be overly fit to take part in these either.
Good 3hr trip :)