Travelogues New Zealand

We say goodbye to Christchurch and head towards Dunedin. The Rakaia River impresses again with its turquoise water. Amazing. We drive through the ski resorts of New Zealand and...

In Waitomo Cave we are waiting for the cyclone Gabrielle to pass. We are experiencing its effects in heavy rain and storms. After two days of continuous rain, we visit the caves...

Under a few circumstances we finally managed to get a car! Originally we planned to buy a car in Auckland. But the car market was worse than expected, so we flew to Christchurch...

In the morning, we leave the national park and head towards Taupō. We make our first stop at Lake Rotoaira. Then we continue driving to the Scenic Lookout on Lake Taupo. We have...

Today we actually get up at 7am. A hike in Tongariro National Park is on the schedule. First, we hike to Lower Tama Lake and then up the mountain to Upper Tama Lake. The...

Piha is a small sleepy coastal village surrounded by rocky hills that make you feel like you're in the south of France. We spend two days here enjoying beautiful sunsets at...

We were on our way from Tapu to Cooks Beach to a free camping spot. From there, we were supposed to go to Cathedral Coves. Google showed us a great shortcut. Instead of going...

Hello! After 45 hours of flying (of which I slept more than half), we arrive in Auckland. During the 18-hour layover in Taiwan, I meet Phillip, Mattis, and other Germans and we...

After a 40-minute ferry ride, we arrived at the second largest island in the Hauraki Gulf. It is located approximately 20 kilometers east of Auckland. We took the bus to get...

The alarm clock rang early, very early to be exact. But there was a reason for that, we sensed the perfect sunrise from the comfort of our bed. First quickly to the toilet, on...

The exciting events piled up and so Tim was finally allowed to redeem his birthday present today. A day trip to Hamilton included a visit to a game of the All Blacks! What...

Caro und Tim haben schon eine geraume Zeit mit der Idee gespielt die Zeit in Neuseeland unveränderbar zu verewigen und wenn wir ganz ehrlich sind ist diese Vorstellung nun gar...

13.03.2020 Hüt bini nach Auckland Id Stadt gange. Isch chli es chaos gsi mitem Auto dür Stadt, aber ha de es Parkhus gfunde. Ner bini zerscht ufe Skytower. Hesch e super Usblick...

I learned on this trip that a ship does not sail, but navigates or cruises. Today we had an entry into Milford Sound designated as a tourist navigation by the captain. A sound...

Moin! Our night ended at 5 o'clock in the morning, we packed up our last things and met two more German boys at the reception. They had to go to the airport at the same time as...

25.02.2020 First I went to Wellington. Didn't like it that much. The view of the city is nice but the city itself didn't appeal to me. Then I went to the Putangirua Pinnacles....

11.02.2020-12.02.2020 We enjoyed another day in Queenstown and stayed overnight at the same campsite, just 5 minutes away from the city center. Today, we had a burger for lunch...

08.02.2020 We woke up at 6am to start The Royal Pick Track, a 6-hour hike. It was incredibly steep, but it was worth it and we were able to reach the top by 4pm. We were hungry,...

04.02 - 05.02.2020 On the first night in Christchurch, we had dinner at the Hotel Breackfree in the center of Christchurch. The hotel room was very small but clean. The next...

Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. The parking spaces are hard to come by and quite expensive in comparison. We have to wait here for our camper, as the refrigerator is...

Our journey took us further to the western North Island. Passing through one of the oldest cities, Wanganui, we stopped for the night at a...

Evans Bay Marina, Wellington Our morning starts today at 0:30 am with muesli and cocoa in bed. After that, we go straight to the ferry that will take us to the South Island of...

Before heading from Picton to Wellington on the ferry, we make a short detour to Nelson and the Marlborough Sounds. We have a cool campground and time to play on the beach. Just...

Oamaru is a stopover on the long journey south. The town is famous for the local 'little blue penguins'. They are the smallest species of penguin in the world. They come back...

The Abel Tasman Park was supposed to be one of my highlights. It's supposed to be so beautiful here. The first 10 minutes were great. But then the rest of the 4-hour boat trip...

After a very good breakfast and a warm farewell from Wendy and Pete, we drove to Taupo at Lake Taupo today. Since we made good progress, we still had time to visit the "Craters...

Lakefront Reserve in Hamura na Um halb 6 geht heute schon der Wecker, damit wir möglichst früh in der Werkstatt sein können. Hier angekommen werden wir an der Rezeption...

Short coffee stop between Wellington and Napier in Woodville.

Sightseeing tour!!! Today, we went on a tour of the beautiful but very windy Wellington. After visiting the House of Parliament and St. Paul's Cathedral, we took the Cable Car...

The next blog post, we will tell you what we experience. We will show you the beautiful places we see and the photos we were able to take. Traveling is really fun. You are free,...