Ask An Australian

306 readers

3 users here now

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

lodion@aussie.zone

deadcat@aussie.zone

For those of you who have taken trips to New Zealand, what have you done while there? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee to c/ama@aussie.zone

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] gila@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

I was there longer term, but I did lots of day/weekend trips around the place. Being from WA, it's a lot less travel to reach interesting/touristy places than I'm used to so that was great. Weather permitting, hiking the Tongariro crossing was my favourite short trip (it took us a couple of attempts as it was -10C at the red crater the first time we went so we just did the first part). That also gives you a LOTR experience (they filmed Mordor scenes there) while only paying for parking, and without falling into the tourist trap that is Hobbiton.

On my favourite trip, I chucked a mattress in the back of my car and my mountain bike on top of that and went on a solo camp/bike trip around the north island for a bit over a week. I did most of the Waikato river trails which were excellent. The trails near New Plymouth were another highlight.

It's hard to go wrong really, did more touristy stuff in South island but I'm a sook with cold weather