Pacific

New Zealand

Taylors Mistake, Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo – Liam Kumar

NORTH ISLAND

The Far North: 90 Mile Beach

Bay of Islands: Beaches

Bay of Islands: Russell (NZ’s First Capital)

Auckland: Waiheke Island (Wineries & Craft Galleries) *

Auckland: The West Coast Beaches (Kerekere, Anawhata, Piha, Bethals) *

The Coromandel: Nuchums Beach **

The Coromandel: Hot Water Beach *

Tauranga: Mount Maunganui Beach *

Rotorua: Thermal Hot Springs

Rotorua – LakeTaupo Thermal Highway: Find free hot pool’s on the side of the road

Lake Taupo: Maori Stone Carvings

Wellington City: A Cultural Capital (Galleries, Bars & Cafes) *

SOUTH ISLAND

Nelson City: Saturday & Sunday Markets

Nelson City: Tahuna Beach *

The Abel Tasman National Park: Beach & Forest Track 3-5 days, (Book in Advance) ***

Golden Bay: Takaka Township (Arts & Hippy Communities) **

Golden Bay: Farewell Spit *

Golden Bay: Wharariki Beach **

Golden Bay: The Heaphy Track 7 days, (Book in Advance) *

West Coast: The entire coastline (Awesome drive from the Heathy track south to the Glaciers) *

West Coast: Fox & Franz Joseph Glacier *

West Coast: The Copeland Track (10 hours there and back. Theres hot pools at the end, so stay a night) *

Central Otago: Wanaka – NZ Underground Adventures Sports Capital *

Central Otago: Queenstown – The Global Capital of Adventure Sports *

Fiordland: Kepler Track (Book in Advance) *

Fiordland: Milford Track (Book in Advance) *

Fiordland: Milford Sound **

Fiordland: Doubtful Sound **

Christchurch: Sumner Beach & Taylors Mistake Beach *

Christchurch: Lyttelton ( A tough port town full of arts & crafts on the rebuild after the earthquake)

Christchurch: Sign of the Bellbird (Great views of the CHCH city & Lyttelton Harbour from the Port Hills) *

Christchurch: Akaroa (NZs only French Settlement about and hour and a half from the city)