The Bay of Plenty is one of the most popular destinations on New Zealand's North Island. As always we tried to find a good and cheap campsite, somehow in this area, we had trouble to find a perfect match for us. Here are the options: High-End Holiday Parks If you check the CamperMate App you will find at least 3 or 4 high-end Holiday Parks near Mount Maunganui. After our first option didn't work out, we were so desperate that we checked … [Read more...] about Camping in the Bay of Plenty
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Best Day Hikes in New Zealand
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
Christchurch
Our last stop in New Zealand was Christchurch, the biggest city in the South Island. As always, after some weeks camping we really enjoyed a normal bed in our AirBnb. Chilling in South Brighton We arrived on a Friday evening and after the plane and long bus ride we enjoyed being able to just chill in the living room with the rest of our camping food, a bottle of white wine and some Netflix. Well rested from a good night sleep in a proper … [Read more...] about Christchurch
Bay of Islands & Whangarei
We arrived in Paihia just in time for sunset by the beach which was a perfect first impression of the beautiful bay surrounded by -just as its name says- islands. Bay of Islands Our traveling is very focused on staying within our budget so we can keep on traveling for a long time. However, there are places where you just know you have to give in and pay those extra dollars for a different and unique experience, at least for us. In this … [Read more...] about Bay of Islands & Whangarei
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
Free things to do in Rotorua
When you check out Rotorua and you are on a budget you may be thinking about just skipping it entirely before heading to the coast of the Bay of Plenty. It is advertised as the Las Vegas of New Zealand and when you check the various hot springs you will notice that all of them charge a lot of money, which you don't have when traveling with limited funds. We still wanted to have a stop here and after some research, we found some free things to do … [Read more...] about Free things to do in Rotorua