Top Things to Do in New Zealand

Throughout New Zealandday here learning about NZ / Maori -culture
Buy the Lord of the Rings location guide, and doSouth Island
some hunting out of familiar scenes from theAbel Tasman- for relaxing walking and kayaking
LOTR trilogy.around the National Park
North IslandWalk the Queen Charlotte Track, Marlborough
Cape Reinga and 90 Mile BeachSounds- Top, South Island
Swim with the dolphins in Paihia, Bay of IslandsMarlborough- wineries, top East Coast, South
Vertigo Climb, Auckland Skytower - beyond theIsland
observation decks, and wear an orange suit to doKaikoura- for whale watching and swimming with
it.dolphins
Take a ferry or kayak from Mission Bay,4 day hike, Banks Peninsula - East Coast, South
Auckland to Rangitoto Island & climb to theIsland
top.Moeraki Boulders - East Coast, South Island for
Waiheke Island - only 35 mins by ferry fromunusual round boulders
Auckland, for some great wineries, maybe spendChristchurch- Arts Centre
the night.Akaroa- for a bit of French New Zealand history
Raglan- & catch some wild surf.Dunedin- for historic homes, albatross, yellow
Waitomo Haggas Honking Holes and tubing theeyed penguins and seal colonies
glow-worm cavesOamaru- for Old Oamaru Stone buildings and
Kayak from Whitianga to Cathedral Cove - thenPenguin watching
go to Hot Water beach and dig your hole in thePancake Rocks and blowholes- Punakaiki, upper
sandWest Coast, South Island
Drive from Opotiki to Gisborne then around theMount Cook - South Island
East Cape and back to OpotikiFox and Franz Josef Glaciers- West Coast, South
Hawkes Bay- wineries, East Coast, North IslandIsland
Whakatane- Take a scenic flight over WhiteWhile looking at the glaciers in the Fox/Franz
Island, an active volcano.Josef area take a cruise out to Lake Matheson
Rotorua - to see the geysers, thermal activityfirst thing in the morning to take some amazing
and smell, visit Te Whakawerwera for your Maoriphotos of the reflection of Mount Cook in the
cultural experience.water
Drive out to Lake Tarawera near Rotorua- checkWanaka- a relaxing place in Central Otago
out the Blue and Green lakes on the wayArrowtown- an old Central Otago Goldfields town
Taupo- Tandem Skydive 12,000ftwith an old Chinese village, 20 minutes from
Craters of the moon outside of TaupoQueenstown
Tongariro Crossing- one of the best one-dayQueenstown- for adventure activities and party
walks in the world, stunning scenery withatmosphere
volcanoesPipeline Bungy Jump in Queenstown
Walk up Mount Taranaki- West Coast, NorthDrive from Queenstown to Glenorchy- have a
Islandbeer at the Glenorchy pub, after stopping and
Watch the sun rise at Te Araroa - the easterntaking plenty of photos whilst on the drive
most place in NZQueenstown- wineries
Martinborough- wineries- bottom East Coast,5 day trek of Routeburn/Greenstone Track
North IslandWalk Milford Track- one of the Worlds best.
Te Papa Museum in Wellington- you could spend all