Travelogues New Zealand

Wanaka, referred to as the little sister of Queenstown. As the New Zealanders like to say, 'Sweet!' Another sunny day. We take advantage of it and rent mountain bikes to explore...

Bright sunshine and blue sky, we decide to get up quickly and get going to see the famous Lake Tekapo and the highest mountain Mount Cook. On the way, we see meadows as far as...

Our first night in our camper was quite cold. At night, it cools down to about 5 degrees. That's a big change right after Australia and we're glad to have a heater. From the...

Then in the morning we continued towards Pahiha. Upon arriving in Pahiha, we explored the town and the local beach a bit. But we quickly decided that we wouldn't stay here. So...

The night at Lake Pukaki was incredibly cold. After a day of cycling in the tent, I could feel the temperature drop to 0 degrees and a real 3 degrees. I was relieved when the...

The day started off very relaxed. After a cozy breakfast, we headed to Franz Josef. I was really disappointed with this place, it's as touristy as the circumstances allow....

I set off from the Empire Hotel after a quick start, as my German neighbors invited me for a cup of coffee. Like the whole tour, it was quite hilly. After about 30 kilometers, I...

The path was really scenic. From Ohakune, I initially drove about 10 kilometers on a quiet highway, which I also took yesterday on the way back from the 'Old Coach Road'. Then...

After careful consideration and further discussions with Chaty from the information center, I will ride the first two sections with my bicycle, then my bags and bicycle will be...

After breakfast, we drive to the southern part of the peninsula to Kharangahake Gorge. This is a former gold mining area where many hiking trails now run. Some of the tunnels...

In the morning, we explored the beach. Super beautiful but really windy, you can tell that it's still spring. The campground owner gave us fresh eggs and a lemon, and then...

From 22.11.-12.12.2015, my girlfriend Romy and I went to New Zealand, to the other side of the world. In this incredibly beautiful country full of fascinating contrasts, we drove...

Day 86 of 175: Cruise around the world - Oban/Stewart Island/New Zealand

Tongariro Crossing and Taranaki Falls Beautiful landscape

A one-hour walk along the Waikato River led me to probably the most beautiful part of the city. Hamilton Gardens is a wonderful collection of different gardens. If you find...

The Coromandel Peninsula is a popular travel destination and has beautiful beaches and forest or bush as they would say it in NZ ;)

The last couple of days we spent in and around New Plymouth without seeing the 2,518 m tall volcano nearby because it was covered in clouds. We start to believe that the volcano...

Upon arriving in Nelson, we settled in and explored the area a bit before meeting up with Clara and Lily in the evening. We had met both of them through a WhatsApp group that...

The highlight of the day was the Clifden caves where we saw glowworms in the dark. One of many limestone caves resulting in a 75 km long network of discontinuous caves in the...

While Dorian went shopping for the car (new fuses and mattress topper) and did some fixing at the car (power of water tap, leaking sink), I went to explore Dunedin, the second...

Even more cool rocks and a sunset.

I was picked up very easily from Hokitika to Franz-Josef so the journey wasn't that long and I had really nice company. When I arrived in Franz-Josef, I was initially surprised...

Time for my first road trip here in New Zealand. In the morning we are excited to pick up our car for the day. There is a lot of excitement before driving on the left side....

We are going to explore Auckland. Our first way is by ferry to Devonport. A peninsula opposite Auckland with a wonderful view from Signal Hill. Otherwise, we wander through the...

Our first night took us to the north of Auckland in a picturesque bay. After a rainy and windy night, we were rewarded with the most beautiful colors of land and sea. Those were...

Waiponga Reserve, Opoutere Another adventure begins in the dark as we visit the famous "Cathedral Cove" at sunrise, which is known from the Windows start screen. Unfortunately,...

Collins Memorial Reserve, Picton We're finally realizing the long-awaited kayaking today in the beautiful surroundings of Marlborough Sounds. These remind us of Fiordland in the...

The first week has happened. We were able to check in at the hostel at night, we met the first friends, we have gained a lot of knowledge, we can communicate well, surprisingly...

Iveagh Bay, Lake Brunner, Moana When we were showering yesterday, we drove past a race track in Greymouth and noticed that there is a race taking place today. So we're going...

02/03/20 During the night it started raining heavily. We were already thinking about taking a rest day today. However, we will quickly move to another location. The campground...