New Zealand is truly a hiker's paradise. No matter whether you are in the North or South Island, the trails to choose from are so numerous that you basically could do a different hike every day for a long time. However, most of us are limited on time so we made a small overview of our favorite day hikes. Key Summit (South Island - Fiordland) This beautiful day hike starts as part of the popular Routeburn Track. The Routeburn and the … [Read more...] about Best Day Hikes in New Zealand
Mount Maunganui
Bay of Plenty and Coromandel Peninsula
The Bay of Plenty had been highly recommended to us so we were excited to see what the sunny coast had to offer and we were certainly not disappointed. Papamoa and Mount Maunganui Our first stop was in Papamoa, but not because we really wanted to - it was the only beach that had an affordable campsite. We couldn’t believe how much the prices had risen in this area. We were used to paying 8 or max 13NZD per person, but here we were talking … [Read more...] about Bay of Plenty and Coromandel Peninsula