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 do someSouth Island
hunting out of familiar scenes from the LOTR trilogy.Abel Tasman- for relaxing walking and kayaking
North Islandaround the National Park
Cape Reinga and 90 Mile BeachWalk the Queen Charlotte Track, Marlborough
Swim with the dolphins in Paihia, Bay of IslandsSounds- Top, South Island Marlborough- wineries, top
Vertigo Climb, Auckland Skytower - beyond theEast Coast, South Island
observation decks, and wear an orange suit to do it.Kaikoura- for whale watching and swimming with
Take a ferry or kayak from Mission Bay, Auckland todolphins
Rangitoto Island & climb to the top.4 day hike, Banks Peninsula - East Coast, South Island
Waiheke Island - only 35 mins by ferry from Auckland,Moeraki Boulders - East Coast, South Island for
for some great wineries, maybe spend the night.unusual round boulders Christchurch- Arts Centre
Raglan- & catch some wild surf.Akaroa- for a bit of French New Zealand history
Waitomo Haggas Honking Holes and tubing theDunedin- for historic homes, albatross, yellow eyed
glow-worm cavespenguins and seal colonies
Kayak from Whitianga to Cathedral Cove - then go toOamaru- for Old Oamaru Stone buildings and Penguin
Hot Water beach and dig your hole in the sandwatching
Drive from Opotiki to Gisborne then around the EastPancake Rocks and blowholes- Punakaiki, upper West
Cape and back to OpotikiCoast, South Island Mount Cook - South Island
Hawkes Bay- wineries, East Coast, North IslandFox and Franz Josef Glaciers- West Coast, South
Whakatane- Take a scenic flight over White Island, anIsland
active volcano.While looking at the glaciers in the Fox/Franz Josef
Rotorua - to see the geysers, thermal activity andarea take a cruise out to Lake Matheson first thing in
smell, visit Te Whakawerwera for your Maori culturalthe morning to take some amazing photos of the
experience.reflection of Mount Cook in the water
Drive out to Lake Tarawera near Rotorua- check outWanaka- a relaxing place in Central Otago
the Blue and Green lakes on the wayArrowtown- an old Central Otago Goldfields town with
Taupo- Tandem Skydive 12,000ftan old Chinese village, 20 minutes from Queenstown
Craters of the moon outside of TaupoQueenstown- for adventure activities and party
Tongariro Crossing- one of the best one-day walks inatmosphere
the world, stunning scenery with volcanoesPipeline Bungy Jump in Queenstown
Walk up Mount Taranaki- West Coast, North IslandDrive from Queenstown to Glenorchy- have a beer at
Watch the sun rise at Te Araroa - the eastern mostthe Glenorchy pub, after stopping and taking plenty of
place in NZphotos whilst on the drive
Martinborough- wineries- bottom East Coast, NorthQueenstown- wineries
Island5 day trek of Routeburn/Greenstone Track
Te Papa Museum in Wellington- you could spend allWalk Milford Track- one of the Worlds best.