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Today we had actually planned a helicopter flight to Fox Glacier with a glacier hike (3 hours). Unfortunately it rained early and the second tour of the day was also canceled....

Hurrah! I even have one more :D Today we went to Franz Josef because we still have a big tour planned here before my departure on Sunday. But tonight we have first made a 'Carve...

The journey is slowly coming to an end. This morning we went to yoga and the swimming pool. After that, I made my final purchases in Queenston CBD.

I wonder if anyone believes that I actually relax on this tour? The horsetrack took 2 hours, from 9 a.m., starting and ending at Moke Lake, a lake over 500 meters above sea...

Today we had breakfast in Arrowtown. At 1 I was dropped off at the NZ Rafting Station in Arthurs Point to go whitewater rafting. The tour was grades 3-5, went over the Shotover...

Today was the second day of our fjord tour. We learned a lot more about the formation and discovery of the fjords, as well as why they were named by whom. In the afternoon, we...

Today we made our way to Manapouri. Here the Milford Wanderer will depart, a two-masted ship on which we will sail into the fjords and spend the night. The fjords were...

In the morning, we went for a walk on the beach, then drove straight to Queenstown. Between Dunedin and Queenstown, we drove through terrain where more scenes of Rohan were...

Today we drove from Christchurch to Dunedin. We wanted to explore the east coast of the South Island. It is mainly pasture land and farms, compared to the glacier lakes and...

Today we drove back to Auckland from Lake Ohakuri. My parents have already returned to Germany, my sister and I took the car away and flew back to Christchurch. Our journey...

Today we visited the Hot Springs in Rotorua. First we went to the Lady Knox Geyser, then we went to Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland. Here you can see colorful springs which...

Today we had a full day, we left early to go hiking in the Redwoods ((Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua). The redwoods were really impressive. There is also a treetop walk, but we...

Today we visited the Hobbiton film set. A big dream of mine, Lord of the Rings fan that I am. It was incredible to see all the houses, Bilbo and Sam's house, the window through...

Today, the main plan is the flight to Auckland. We took Odinn with us, he survived his very first flight well. After picking up the car, we drove to the pier where we had booked...

Today we just took a tram ride in Christchurch. You can book combination tickets with a river trip and/or gondola; the tram rides are full-day hop on-off. During the trip we...

Our first day in Christchurch, after breakfast we went to the beach. We also visited the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, where you can see kiwis in a night enclosure (it was...

Our journey north continues, today we drove to Christchurch. In the morning we mainly packed and cleaned up the RBNB. On the way we stopped again at the Burkes Pass Gallery....

Since we only got back at 5:30, we didn't do much today. We relaxed and packed our things as we head to Christchurch tomorrow. For breakfast we ate the famous pies at the...

Today we went to Tekapo and looked at the "Church of the Good Shepherd". We also walked a bit through Tekapo and then drove to Mount Johns Observatory (part of the University of...

Today we set off and begin our journey north. From Arthurs Point we drove via Cromwell and Omarama past Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook, also called Aoraki (the highest mountain in...

Today we went to Queenstown again. Among other things, we took the gondola to a viewing platform to take photos of the skyline; here you could also have taken a hiking trail up...

It rained today. We went to Arrowtown again, this time we went downtown. You can still see the past of the small town as a gold mining village. Afterwards we went hiking to...

Today we left a little later because my sister was still working in the morning. We drove into Queenstown, looked at the city center and visited the botanical gardens. One of...

In the morning we went for a walk with Odinn. I was able to take photos of grasses in the morning dew and a pretty bumblebee. We had breakfast in the Boat Shed, with a great...

Today we went to Wanaka. While my sister had to work, we went to see the city. Among other things, there is a willow tree that grows alone in Lake Wanaka. We were also able to...

Today we woke up early to dive in a shark cage with the Shark Experience in Bluff, Southland. We took a boat out for about an hour and anchored between Motonui and Stewart...

Arrival in Queenstown. After a good 3 days without sleep and proper food (why do all the airlines' vegetarian dishes have mushrooms in them?) we finally arrived. After we were...