Travelogues New Zealand

My time in New Zealand was exciting, diverse, educational and simply breathtakingly wonderful! Even in my last week, I had the opportunity to experience many interesting things....

Our next destination was the Coromandel Peninsula, a peninsula with two faces: While the rugged cliffs of the steep rock coast are interrupted by heavenly beaches on the east...

After a very uncomfortable journey from Melbourne to Christchurch, I arrived in New Zealand at 6 o'clock in the morning. There I waited for my travel companion Bhupinder who...

My last stop on the North Island: Wellington! We took a 6-hour bus ride from New Plymouth to Wellington. During the ride, I did some research on Wellington, what can be done or...

We started in Greymouth at 10 o'clock. The first stop was at Franz Josef, where we took a two-hour hike to the glacier. Since Noah and I know glaciers from Austria and Italy, we...

I already had a bit of back pain yesterday, but the fall into the stream probably made it worse. Even the super comfortable bed equipped with a heated blanket didn't help, my...

We left Russell on the way back with the car ferry and made a stop at the Haururu Falls, and at the Stone House in Kerikeri, the building has remained almost unchanged since...

The perhaps most famous and most photographed tree in the world. Welcome to Wanaka.

I have now been working on the Kiwi Orchard for a total of five days and have gotten used to the demands. I no longer have to stretch my neck and back, and both body parts no...

Today we are starting a three-day track. The first day is relaxed and we reach our first hut at Hidden Falls in 2.5 hours. The weather was amazing, it was warm and sunny, and we...

The Pancake Rocks deserve their name. Not worth seeing for some, but even more so for me!

After weeks of hard work on the kiwi orchard, we're now heading to the South Island. Our exhausted bodies need some rest. 😂 First stop was Wellington before taking the ferry to...

Unusual I know - two blog posts so close together. But I don't think I'll have time this weekend, so here's a brief report for today: While cleaning, I had to scrub the bathroom...

In "Stratford", a patience game of a special kind began. - As soon as you leave the town, a clear view of "Mount Taranaki" - a volcano straight out of a picture book - opens up...

One of the most famous national parks in New Zealand. World-famous pictures come from here. I report on my collected experience and whether the trip is really worth it.

Nach mehr als sechs Monaten auf Neuseelands Südinsel und lediglich vier Monate vor unserem Rückflugtermin stand heute die Fährfahrt zurück auf die Nordinsel an. Ein Abschied der...

Kia ora "Kaikoura"! We're back again. But this time for a very specific reason. In the past few weeks, we found various "Paua Shells" on the beach. According to research,...

This difficult moment when you have to take off your warm socks to put on flip-flops. The cold season requires many challenges - like going to the showers. Winter has now...

05:30 am - the alarm clock rang. Although Tobi didn't need it at all, he was so excited. Thanks to a somewhat stable internet connection, we were able to receive a livestream of...

Our 4 weeks in New Zealand are already over. Time passed so quickly that we could hardly bear to part again. We have now been to Stephi and Allister's for the third time, and the...

Already more than a week I've been with the 'kiwis' Crazy how time flies and I'm not bored :D Well, I had a week of language course in Whitianga, I really liked it and it was...

The first day in "Wanaka" started with frosted Hightown kiwis. The temperatures were freezing at night - the surrounding mountains woke up with a white cap.We took the morning...

The small town of Wanaka is located 50km north of Queenstown and was our next stop on the Kiwiexperience list. This place is extremely influenced by tourism, because it is home to...

We are back from 5 days of backpacking in Abel National Park. A Swiss person we met described the park as follows: a succession of bays competing for the title of the most...

Yesterday we set off towards "Queenstown". On the drive, the nature of New Zealand once again showed how diverse it can be. From snow-capped mountains to endless green meadows...

After leaving the "Milford Sound" behind us and the weather still looking promising, we planned to take on a slightly bigger hike. Since it was the longest and probably most...

A last waterfall in Rotorura Shortly after Rotorura there is another beautiful whitewater river with a waterfall. I haven't seen one in so long ;-) Okere Falls...

Mein nächstes Ziel war Rotorura (https://goo.gl/maps/qkzQrMXfX1N2), das Touristen Highlight der Nordinsel, wenn nicht sogar ganz Neuseelands! Je nach dem, wem man fragt....

After all the wine tastings today, I needed something hearty and filling for dinner. Since I was just returning from a trip to Kidnapper Bay and had to pass through Havelock...

From Westport, you can take a day trip to Karamea and Kahurangi National Park, the northwestern edge of the South Island. Day trip to Heaphy Track It is about 100 km and...