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My comprehensive guide provides you with everything you need to know to spend some beautiful days on the Banks Peninsula. Due to its proximity to Christchurch, this is the perfect place for a weekend getaway (or longer).
It includes general information, recommendations on where to stay, the best places to eat, what to do and beautiful spots around the Peninsula.
I experienced it a as very relaxing and peaceful place, perfect to calm down but without getting bored, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
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This itinerary outlines nine days of continuous adventure on the North Island of New Zealand. Spend a couple days exploring Auckland and the nearby islands, head out west for some black sand beaches and secret coves, hit up some insane hiking trails, and head to the east coast for some stunning beaches that draw the local crowds all summer.
This itinerary is partially in hotels, but most of it is geared towards campervanning or rooftop tenting it through the North Island (that's what we did & LOVED it). It also includes a few hours of driving a day, and quite a few hiking opportunities (of course these can be substituted for other activities in the area). If you don't want to drive as much you could always spread the activities over more days, or skip your least favourite part to spend more time in the other areas ... but good luck trying to choose! Each day outlines activities to fill your day, how much driving, what to eat, where to stay, and other suggestions / information.
This itinerary covers the following specific places:
-> Auckland
-> Waiheke Island
-> Hobbiton
-> Marakopa
-> New Plymouth (Mt Taranaki)
-> Tongariro National Park
-> Lake Taupo
-> Coromandel Peninsula
-> Coromandel Forest Park
& so much more!
Note: if you're interested in doing both North and South Island in one trip, you should definitely consider purchasing our 3 week itinerary (found on our thatch home page) as it includes all of this same information & everything on the South Island!
50+ • Backpacker • Couples • Digital Nomads • Family • Groups • Female Solo • Adventure • Camping • Budget • Foodie • Outdoors • Overlanding • Road Trip • Van Life • Relaxation • Photography • RV
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I've travelled NZ for more than 2 years in my van. So here is all the helpful information to make roadtrip planning easier for you. As I always travel on a budget and try to do so as cheap as possible, I've included tips and tricks on how to save money and cut costs. This guide is where you have everything you need to know in one place!
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I've had the privilege to live in this beautiful country for more than 2 years during Covid and explore it thoroughly in my van.
The best way to make the most of your visit, is to travel by car/van to be able to get to all the places you want to visit and discover the more remote destinations as well.
My travel guides include popular destinations, off the beaten track spots and hidden gems, travel tips, hikes and to do's, the best free camps, other accommodation options and recommendations on where to eat.
To sum it up, everything you need to know to give you a great travel experience!
I will slowly add more and more guides here, so save this post to receive updates.
Enjoy reading! 🙂
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Exploring Aotearoa, "The Land of the Long White Cloud" on a working holiday visa is a great opportunity to travel and get to know the country without breaking the bank. With the working holiday visa you can discover the beauty of this spectacular country while working and earning money for your travels. It is also a great opportunity to gain new work experiences in different industries and learn a lot about how things work in all sorts of businesses.
In my guide I give you an overview of what you need to know, helpful information on how to get started, where to find jobs, how to get around, money saving tips and much more.
Backpacker • Couples • Digital Nomads • Groups • Female Solo • Adventure • Budget • Outdoors • Camping • People & Culture • Photography • Road Trip • Slow Travel • Van Life
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Just 4.8 million people occupy New Zealand's two islands, leaving vast untouched landscapes in this stunning corner of the world. Explore the north island for kiwi history, diverse vibrant cities and Maori culture all within reach. Whereas, the south island holds some of the most natural and stunning landscapes you will ever see. In this guide, the best cities, tourist attractions will be unearthed, as well as all the essential logistical questions, instagramable places, do's and don'ts and tips from bloggers.
Adventure • History • Nature • People & Culture • Sustainable/Eco • Mountain
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Here are itineraries and recommendations for some of the most sought after places in New Zealand. From islands to lakes and everything in between, set your sites on the most beautiful locations in New Zealand.
See below for these:
•South Island
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•North Island
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Kaikoura is one of the greatest wonders of Aotearoa’s South Island. Surrounded by the ocean, the fabulous wildlife and snow caped mountains, Kaikoura is the perfect place to escape for a weekend. 🏔️
Wether you want a place to relax, discover fun activities or explore the coastline and its landscapes, it is definitely a bucketlist item in New Zealand ! 😍
This guide will provide you with multiple choices of activities, restaurants and hotels, the perfect tool to help plan a vacation for every budget!
You will also find a 2 day itinirary for inspiration, as well as a coast break down, and some personal photos to show the wonders of this place ! 🐋🦭🏔️
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A day to day itinerary with what to do and see, accommodation recommendations for every budget and travel style and spots to eat as well as hidden gems.
The roadtrip sarts in Queenstown and includes stops on the way to the West Coast and all the way up to Westport.
Explore the rugged and wild coastline, waterfalls and rainforest, glaciers, windswept beaches or a geological wonder reminding of a pancake stack. Find your own pounamu (greestone), go gold panning and discover mining relics.
The guide comes with an interactive map showing you all the places and is compatible with the phone so that you can have the guide always with you.
As the weather is unpredictable on the West Coast you can always decide whether to stay longer or shorter in one place. With my guide you won't be short on options.
Have a great roadtrip!
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This guide brings all the best nature spots in Queenstown and its surroundings to you. It not only includes the most beautiful places to see but also activities, recommendations on where to stay, where to eat and off-the-beaten track places.
Discover Queenstown itself, Glenorchy, Wanaka, the UNESCO World Heritage Site Fiordland National Park with the famous Milford Sound and everything on the way to and around those places.
Save yourself hours of research and preparation for your trip because I've already done that so you can enjoy more and worry less.
You'll get an interactive map with all the places, personal recommendations as I've already been there and all future updates are included too.
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This guide is for both Islands in New Zealand (the north and the south) for first time visitors who are taking their camper van throughout the islands with a few days in Auckland and Queenstown. It's a three week itinerary and includes the arrival and departure flight days (and has some suggestions for these days as well).
It will go through (in detail!) every location we visited, the activities we did, the sites we camped up at, the restaurants we ate at (in between our camper van meals), what we learned about New Zealand and the camper van life whilst we were there, and other suggestions of what to do in the areas so you can alter your plans to fit what you want.
Note that this itinerary includes two different camper van rental locations on each island, and flying between the two islands. But you could easily do the majority of this itinerary and just switch up a few days to drive between the two islands! This itinerary does have a decent amount of driving but its because we really wanted to PACK our itinerary to see as much of New Zealand and it's beautiful scenery whilst we were here.
The main locations touched on are listed here (and we highly recommend all of them):
-> Auckland (& Waiheke Island)
-> West Coast North Island (Black Sand Beaches / Mt Taranaki)
-> Tongariro Alpine Crossing
-> Coromandel Peninsula
-> Queenstown
-> Milford Sound
-> Wanaka (& Roys Peak)
-> Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
-> Dunedin
-> The Catlins
If you're looking for a detailed guide that outlines your plan for each and every day, look no further!
Backpacker • Couples • Family • Adventure • Camping • Foodie • Outdoors • RV • Relaxation • Road Trip • Van Life • Romantic
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Rakiura, New Zealand’s third Island is known as the land of the blushing skies. Not only will you witness some incredible sunrises and sunsets but the native flora and fauna will blow you away!
If you’re not wanting to do many of the overnight hikes on offer, then 3-5 days is the perfect amount of time to explore the insane beauty that is Rakiura.
If you plan to do the 5 day itenerary pack light, the last two days are an overnight hike followed by a return to invercargill via a flight from Masons Bay. So you’ll have to carry everything you bring over!
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Auckland's West Coast is often overlooked by travellers as you need a car to reach it and explore everything. When I visited, it exceeded my expectations and I fell in love with this rugged and wild coastline. The West Coast is part of the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park and is home to stunning black sand beaches, lush rainforest with waterfalls, one of NZ's most popular surf beaches and a gannet colony.
It is not far from Auckland but you will feel like entering a completely different world. This remote and untamed region is more than worth a visit and will for sure casts its spell over you.
A magical place that you should not miss out on and that can also be explored on a day trip if you have a tight schedule.
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A guide to the Hut of New Zealand, with children in tow!
Get reliable information on which hikes (With a focus on overnight) are great for kids, as well as specific child-friendly information on them. This is designed to be a parents guide and works great as an accompaniment to our My Overnight Adventure Journal, available in both Te Ika-a-Māui and Te Waipounamu, in hard print for the kids to take with on your adventures.
At the start, this map will have a bunch of locations that are child friendly, and I will add descriptive text as time goes on. For now some are missing descriptive text. Buying the guide now ensures you will get all the updates. This includes text and images, as it is updated in real time.
Your support of the guide in these early stages ensures that I can continue writing the content. It will also be published in a hard copy physical book once ready.
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Wondering what to do and where to go with your travel days in Auckland? I've lived in Auckland city and explored extensively for over a year. My list here isn’t super long, but that’s because I’ve chosen to list only the things we really love and actually do ourselves. Here are the top places we take our visitors.
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