Towards the end of our trip, we finally made our way over to Milford Sound, my must see place for this trip. We drove from Invercargill and opted to stay 2 nights in Te Anau, the gateway to the Fiordland Nat’l Park, because there were more restaurants and accommodations. Te Anau is about 2 hours [...]
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Mount Cook Nat’l Park & Tasman Glacial Lake
Next up on our travel around New Zealand was visiting Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park where we made arrangements to take a boat tour to the Tasman Glacial Lake. The tour with Glacier Explorers allowed us to get out on the lake in a small boat of just 8 passengers, weaving around massive icebergs [...]
Rotorua – “The Sulphur City”
Next stop on our trip was Rotorua. We made Rotorua our home base for 3 days to explore the region best known for its geothermal landscapes, extreme activities and Māori culture. First stop after arriving was to a place called Hell’s Gate for a soak in the geothermal mud bath and then a dip into [...]