Travelogues New Zealand

Sunset

Kina Bay Kleines Feuer am Abend. Shipwreck in Motueka Split Apple Rock

Whanganui ... continuing to Wellington ... and on the ferry to Picton. Bye, bye Wellington. Entering the Malborough Sounds. Double Bay - Malborough Sounds...

Like every day, the first hours of the day were spent enjoying the view. Today we wanted to visit Rotorua, the city that has countless geysers and hot springs to offer. However,...

Lookout Point

Today I booked a flight to Franz Josef Glacier. Of course in beautiful weather. It was indescribable how gently you approach the glacier here. Afterwards, I hiked in the...

Currently, I am living with my travel partner Isabella on a small farm between Katikati and Tauranga. Since it is in the middle of nowhere, we can't go anywhere on our own,...

And off we go again… for the third time, our journey takes us to New Zealand. This time, we are flying nonstop from Adelaide. The colleagues from Air New Zealand are incredibly...

We really enjoyed Wellington with its valleys and saddles covered by forest in the middle of the city. We also recognized a culinary diversity and the abundance of vegan...

What an eventful time we had in Rotorua! First, Dorian got himself a Moko. While the Moko artist was working, his sun was painting and his uncle was weaving while having a...

Since we are more interested in the gorgeous nature of NZ, we only spent one day in Auckland. Starting with breakfast in a German bakery, followed by enjoying the view from Mt...

On our way up north, we visited some kiwis in Hamilton who we've met on Stewart Island a couple of weeks ago. While Rick and Dorian went kayak fishing in the Firth of Thames,...

Change of tactics: For the north island we are planning to stay a bit longer in the same area on the expense of visiting all possible regions on the island. In Whanganui (w and...

Since the sun sets already at 17:30, we decided to get up with the sun in the morning (7:30) to have more from the day, like doing the treetop walk at Lake Mahinapua, visiting...

Today we went into the spa of Hanmer springs with 22 thermal pools and had our first shower of the van life trip :) After filling up the water tanks and getting rid of the waste...

Yippee!!!! Given the occasion (especially for Till and Siegbert): PROBABILITY CALCULATION Our current campsite promises that you have a 50% chance of seeing a kiwi on a night...

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...

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...

Packing and departure day

..Kia ora is the greeting of the Maori. Finally arrived and now acclimatized! With two layovers in Canada (Toronto and Vancouver), we arrived in Auckland after about 40 hours....

With Carters Beach we have reached the northwesternmost point of the South Island. For the drive from Greymouth to Carters Beach, we let the pictures speak.

We took the ferry from Wellington to Picton on the South Island. From there, we found a nearby place to stay overnight. The view was okay, right? Lesson of the day: "Look at me....

Having developed a taste for it, we planned another extensive hike on the north side of the island the next day. Well-rested and after a balanced breakfast, we started our tour....

AirBnb in Quadrant Hotel, Auckland CBD We are up and about a little earlier than usual today and want to have breakfast around 9am. But before we can start, we receive a...

Today we docked in Napier. The city was completely destroyed in 1930 by an earthquake and then rebuilt, all very peaceful and relaxed. There was also an endlessly long beach,...

White Horse Hill Campground, Mount Cook Village We all go to Hooker Lake again for sunrise. It's hard to believe that we are now on the other side of the mountain range. The Fox...

Die Pancake Rocks fanden wir beide schon ziemlich cool, da können sogar die Pancakes aus dem Hotel in Singapur nicht mithalten. Wir haben die Flut extra so abgepasst, dass wir...

Crown Range Road Summit Carpark, Queenstown What was just said casually at work is happening today: eating burgers at the world's best burger restaurant with Detlef, our former...

Ocean View Recreational Reserve, Brighton Today we drive to the well-known Tunnel Beach in Dunedin as our first stop. The steep path leads to a huge rock tunnel where the high...

Lake Mapourika, MacDonalds Campsite, Franz Josef The alarm clock rings early, as Nicola and Arnd are going skydiving at Franz Josef Glacier. At 9:30 am, the plane takes off with...