Travelogues New Zealand

Kaiteriteri - Westport - Lake Mahinapua

Hello South Island! 👋🏻

After a long night and slightly hungover, we started in Christchurch in the morning to head to our next meeting. We met up with two girls that Brayden and I met at Milford...

Unbelievable but true and suddenly two months have passed and we have arrived at our final stop. After reluctantly returning Willi after 26 days, it was now time to explore the...

Travel planning and master's thesis (didn't we have that already?)

30.1. - 2.2. To cover the distance from Queenstown to Wanaka in one day, we decided to drive over the pass! Wouuu.. that was definitely the steepest and longest uphill ride so...

22.1. - 27.1. The weather and landscape haven't changed much. It's still extremely hot and everything is dry and dusty! This is not how we imagined New Zealand. I thought I...

Arriving in New Zealand, the only thing we are currently doing is climbing every mountain that gets in our way :D No, it's not that bad, but we definitely missed the mountains!...

The small harbor of Westport

The Tongariro Alpine Crossing was another opportunity to lace up our hiking boots before sending them back in Asia. It is New Zealand's most popular day hike, partly because it...

Today, a 3-hour walk is on my list - the Picton Snout Track. Most of the time it leads through the bush without any view, where the cicadas strain my eardrums and bounce off my...

Post about 31.01.18 We are on the South Island! That means we have completed the smaller part of New Zealand. This morning at 9 o'clock our ferry left Wellington and brought us...

After our power day yesterday, we took it easy today and took a day off on our vacation;) Although we had to check out at 10 and move to another hostel for our last night...

Finally sun again Actually... as soon as we landed in Wellington, the sun shone at us. So we immediately set off to explore the city. We wanted to spend as little time as...

At half past nine, our bus driver picked us up and dropped us off at Te Puia Park just 20 minutes later. There, we saw a traditional Maori welcome ritual. These are the...

Since it looked cloudy but otherwise friendly this morning, we drove to the Redwood Forest, which is said to have great hiking trails. But of course, it started raining as soon...

My plans for today are really manageable, but the charm of Golden Bay is simply washed away by the ongoing rain. There isn't much choice if you can't go swimming or kayaking and...

In the southwest of the South Island of New Zealand, there are the famous Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound. We decided to take a trip to Doubtful Sound because we were told that...

We parked the camper in the parking lot and walked towards Nugget Point. The path led high above the coast. After a few minutes, we were able to observe a family of seals on the...

In June we booked our hostel near Arthur's Pass Village from 29th to 31st December due to the low number of budget accommodations. Today is only the 26th, but we don't want to...

The program for today is very relaxed, after all, it's Christmas and all the shops are closed. We make our way to Hokitika Airport after breakfast to see if there are any scenic...

What do we actually do in New Zealand? Of course, mainly travel and get to know the country. But we're also here to 'wwoof'. Huh? What's that? Wwoofing stands for 'living,...

High valley at Arthur's Pass

Sleep in and plan the next few days. Then do some cleaning up, but what's more important: fix the left side mirror of the VW Bus. It almost fell off yesterday. The mirrors are...

After not feeling like going to see the Moeraki Boulders on the beach last night, I have to be at the beach early this morning before the Chinese buses arrive. The Moeraki...

First of all, it's time to say 'Bye Bye' to the wonderful, impressive South Island. We had a great time and can't believe we only have 10 days left in New Zealand. The ferry...

The weather on the mountainous west coast is unpredictable. Nevertheless, we trust that the sun will shine today and we will have a beautiful kayaking tour. Kayaking on the...

Hello everyone, In this post, I want to tell you about a Monday (16.10) that was not at all like a typical mean Monday. One advantage of traveling is that even Mondays can be...

Our first stop in Eastland was Lake Waikaremoana. A beautiful lake surrounded by untouched forests in Te Urewera National Park. This is where...

Before the first snow fell, we visited Tongariro National Park repeatedly. We wanted to see the volcanoes again without rain and fog. However, at Mount Ruapehu, the weather...