Travelogues New Zealand

Oh my god, we have only passed by Auckland so far and didn't like this city. Apart from that, we are more of nature lovers anyway.. Well, we thought the city would be a good...

After a good breakfast with farm-fresh eggs🥚 🍳, host Paul took us to meet his "girls", as he lovingly calls his 5 hens, and then introduced us to "Blackadder" and "TimTam",...

Freedom Camping at Lake Rotomanu At 1:30 am the alarm goes off and at 3 am we take the first step towards Mount Taranaki. Since we can hardly see anything in the dark, it's now...

Sorry guys..... there's not much to report today as the planned 2-hour boat trip to Cathedral Cove was canceled due to strong winds. We hope to reschedule it tomorrow morning...

Freedom Camping at the Three Sisters Today we are heading to New Plymouth, a larger city at the foot of Mount Taranaki. Here we visit a small free zoo in the middle of the...

After a night flight via Melbourne, we landed in Wellington, New Zealand, the 3rd stop of our world trip, around 1:30 PM local time. By the way, there is a 12-hour time...

Unfortunately, we are visiting the Catlins for a shorter time than planned, as the storm and rain are missing our summer mood. It is still beautiful here, and we are exploring...

Today, I drove from Auckland to Whitianga by car. After Thames, we drove along a coastal road right by the sea. That was definitely the highlight of the day.

Tokerau Beach at Karikari Peninsula Today, we make one last stop before reaching Cape Reinga and decide to spend the night at Spirits Bay campsite. After a cozy coffee, we...

Depart from Rotorua towards Te Kaha with a stop at the Okere Falls. Then, drive through a beautiful route to Te Kaha, passing by lakes, Lake Rotoiti, Lake Rotoehu, Lake Rotoma,...

Today we continue towards the west, it is becoming more rural. The weather is not so good for us at first, with the altitude the temperature drops to 8 degrees, heated grips...

The internet connection didn't get any better in the meantime, so you're receiving my 3rd travel report from New Zealand a bit late! 😅 I spent my time with fantasy trips,...

We are back from our summer winter break. Finally, you get some new reading material. We can't bring you completely up to date yet, because many experiences from our last Wwoof...

Today we did the Mananui Bush Walk. It led through an enchanted forest (it felt like Alice in Wonderland) to the beach where we searched for jade. After a short stop in...

Today we continued towards the West Coast. We made a small stop at an old railway bridge including a preserved tunnel (both from the 1920s). Arriving in Westport, we walked...

Today we went to Cape Kidnappers. We walked along the beach at low tide to the cape, where the largest accessible gannet colony in the world with approximately 8,000 pairs is...

We actually wanted to do a 3-day hike at the Nelson Lakes, but a storm from the Arctic came in, so unfortunately we could only hike for one day and had to spend 2 days in Nelson...

Lake Pukaki and Lake Tasman are a must-visit in New Zealand

Today we were in Te Anau in a glowworm cave.🐛 We took a half-hour boat ride across Lake Te Anau to get there. There, a guide told us some interesting things about the caves,...

The Great Sand Dunes in New Zealand are a unique experience. Rarely do you get such a beautiful contrast between grassland and desert!

Laura has finally finished work, so we bought a few things for our trip and waited for our van registration, which unfortunately hasn't arrived yet. So we drove to New Brighton...

So my dear ones, last weekend another completely unplanned road trip happened.

Once again a lot of driving (about 260 km). From Te Anau to Hawea Lake near Wanaka. So northwards and back to the Southern Alps, but from the other side. The driving route was...

We have time. So we decided not to take the direct route to Te Anau, our next stop. The Southern Scenic Route was highly recommended to us, so we drove the complete route from...

Next, we had a little road trip before meeting up with a friend again. We spent the evening at a campsite in the middle of nowhere. We had dinner on the beach in the...

Wellington is actually bigger than all previous cities in New Zealand. It is also the capital. Unfortunately, the accommodation was not the best! I should have spent more time...

Mosquito Bay

A short walk through a forest... Another beautiful waterfall... On a beautiful blue river... In bright sunshine...

In Queenstown we arrived early in the morning on January 2nd. We took the opportunity to climb up Queenstown Hill and then relax by the lake shore. The city truly has its charm...

Today I am invited to a party in Auckland. Luckily, I was able to sleep in because the mountain tour was canceled. Yesterday was beautiful but very long. And you also have to...