This blog includes a list of activities that you can do in New Zealand. Luckily one of the globaltravelpack.com’s team has recently travelling around New Zealand, so follow the links and read all about the activities in his blogs. Please feel free to add any more recommendation by commenting on this post!
Abseiling – Read more here – Waitomo Caves [...]
Commercial New Zealand ski areas, such as The Remarkables or Coronet Peak, all have their own distinct character. Many offer world class facilities including snowmaking, state of the art snow grooming, and comprehensive base and dining facilities.
The smaller, club fields are often run by a group of enthusiasts and have simple facilities such as rope tow or T-bar lifts, [...]
In a country famed for adventure sports much of travellers attention is focused on things like bungee jumping or sky diving. And while these things certainly are thrilling they also come at a price, upwards of NZ$200 in most cases. And for the traveller on a budget these activities can burn a hole in your [...]
RANGITATA RAFTS
Drive two hours south of Christchurch and you will find Rangitata Rafts. The company offers a full day rafting experience down Rangitata Gorge. We booked in after hearing some great things and were very excited about what was in store for us after checking out the photos on their WEBSITE!
We woke up early and [...]
Abel Tasman National Park is situated at the top of New Zealand’s south island, on the East coast. It is home to some wonderful wildlife, marine life, beautiful quiet beaches, and some fantastic views. Every year more and more travellers visit the park to either do a trek, cruise or a spot of sea kayaking.
We [...]
We were fresh off the ferry from Wellington and thought what better way to see Marlborough sounds, a much-anticipated highlight of the South Island, than by sea kayak. We booked in with a company called Sea Kayaking Adventures, whose offices were just opposite the information centre in Picton. We each paid $90 for the day [...]
‘Raftabout’ White Water Rafting – The Kaituna River, Rotorua, NZ
Ultimately, if you are going to go white water rafting you want to make sure it’s the best available and this is without doubt it! Rafting over a total of five waterfalls the largest being 7m and the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the world.
Raftabout is [...]
Fox Glacier is one of the most picturesque natural wonders that I have ever had the pleasure of viewing. The mountains that surround it include Mount Cook, the tallest mountain in New Zealand. The snow-covered mountains, the clouds that hover beneath its summit, the clear blue sky, all make for a beautiful view. You really [...]
It was a bleak and cold grey morning when we woke up at 6am ready to scale the icy leviathan that is the Fox Glacier. The day before we were set to scale it’s icy peaks we were fortunate enough to do a sky dive above it and so we were able to see it [...]
If you want adventure but at the same time see some of the most spectacular pearls of nature at the same time, this is the activity for you!! Waitomo Caves is where some of the largest populations of Glow-worms can be seen in the world. Glow-worms are essentially maggots that burn with a bright light [...]
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