Jon_and_Family
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Christchurch ▷
Amber Kiwi Holiday Park and Motels
4.0/5
A good place to stay before flying home the next day.
We walked into Christchurch from here (even though bus stop is right outside the site) because the buses were not running to time-table. It took about 45 minutes and some if it was past some rather run-down housing along the busy main road.
Very helpful staff though - we'd run out of shampoo and were given some by the lady on duty in the office.
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Interislander Ferry
4.5/5
Great crossing with superb views.
Smooth but very windy!!
Found out after booking that we could have got a discount with the Kiwi camp site card.
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
Alpine Pacific Holiday Park
4.5/5
We loved it here.
Extremely helpful staff, good facilites, great hot pools/swimming pool and a fantastic view of the mountains.
Very handy for Whale Watch plus there's a Subway across the road.
Stop for a coffee at "The Coffee Hit" along the road and get free Wi-Fi.
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Thames ▷
Dickson Holiday Park
4.0/5
A fine place for an over-night stop but could do with up-dating of facilites.
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North Island ▷ Taupo Region ▷ Taupo ▷
Great Lake Taupo Holiday Park
4.0/5
Good advice given for nearby restaurant - "The Bay".
OK overnight stay. Free showers - always a bonus!
Manager was up late cleaning as previous people have mentioned.
Thanks for your review Jon_and_Family! Glad you found the short walk to the local bar & restaurant "The Bay" an advantage- isn't it great!
greatlake
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Cosy Cottage Thermal Holiday Park
4.0/5
Good variety of cooking facilities - kitchen, free BBQ and natural steam cooker!
Good location.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Cron street ▷
Franz Josef Glacier Walk
4.5/5
An excellent walk with amazing views.......and it's free!!!
Disappointed that you can only walk on ice with a guided tour (unlike in 1995 during last visit) but essential nonetheless.
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Waimangu Volcanic Valley
4.0/5
Not too smelly and a great walk down through the valley with some amazing sights along the way.
Good information boards and a welcome bus trip back to the car park.
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Mount Cook ▷
Glentanner Park
4.0/5
A nice site but a bit of a distance from the office.
OK facilites.
Great views of Mount Cook in the morning.
Thank you very much for your great review. The views are phenomenal aren't they (you can never get sick of them!). Yes our office is about 300m from the Holiday Park. The Centre is located close to the road, and the Holiday Park is purposely located so that it has great views of Aoraki Mt Cook, access to Lake Pukaki and of course shelter amongst the trees and native bush.
We hope to see you back at Glentanner in the future.
From Kate Ivey and the Team at Glentanner Park Centre
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North Island ▷ Bay of Plenty ▷ Omokoroa ▷
Omokoroa TOP 10 Holiday Park
4.5/5
Incredibly clean and well kept by the helpful owners/staff.
Fantastic hot pools.
Good value for money.
Only downside was Spurs losing to Real Madrid whilst we were staying there :o(
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Museum of New Zealand
4.5/5
Great museum!!
Very interactive for kids.
Wish we'd had longer.
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Milford Sound - Fiordland National Park ▷
Milford Sound Day Cruises
4.5/5
Amazing drive from Te Anau to Milford Sound - spectacular!!
Nice boat with viewing windows and free tea and coffee.
Superb views on the Sound.
Check out weather before booking.
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Te Anau ▷
Te Anau TOP 10 Holiday Park
4.5/5
Superb facilites - kitchen, dining room, lounge, etc.
We were the very first to use the new oven!!
Very friendly and helpful staff.
We spent three nights here as our base for Fjordland.
Short walk into town and the lake.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Greymouth ▷
Greymouth Kiwi Holiday Park and Motels
3.5/5
OK for our overnight stay.
Easy access to rugged beach.
Individual dump stations - a novelty!!
Nice kitchen if a tad small.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Haast ▷
Haast Beach Holiday Park
2.5/5
Oh dear.
Worst park we stayed in I'm afraid but it was a case of plug in for the night and head off.
Further off the main road than we'd thought.
If we had got a 3G internet connection down the west coast (and read the reviews) we'd have stayed elsewhere!
Sorry........
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Wellington Cable Car
5.0/5
Essential.
Fantastic views and intersting little museum.
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Te Anau ▷
Te Anau Glowworm Caves
4.5/5
A very good trip.
Another NZ essential.
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Hutt Valley ▷
Wellington's Kiwi Holiday Park
3.5/5
Arrived extremely stressed having taken the Akatarawa Valley road across from Waikanae.
NOTE - DO NOT USE THAT ROAD IN A CAMPERVAN!!
The manager was very helpful and site good but the first night was spoiled by rowdy young neighbours (outside the park) partying until late. Not unusual we were told.
Second night was fine.
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Lake Tekapo ▷
Dark Sky Project
4.5/5
A hairy drive in the campervan up to the observatory but absolutely amazing views when at the top.
Nice (but expensive) cafe.
We're glad we branched off the road to see this.
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
Whale Watch Kaikoura
4.5/5
Eye wateringly expensive but an essential experience when on holiday in NZ.
Superb and informative crew.
One whale seen and a massive pod of dusky dolphins.
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township ▷
AJ Hackett Bungy
4.5/5
Another eye-wateringly expensive experience but it's worth going to have a look even if you're not going to jump.
Very professional, safety conscious and friendly staff - great with 14 year old daughter jumping.
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Wilderness Motorhomes
4.5/5
Excellent personal customer service and prompt replies to (many) emails both before and during trip.
Minor glitches with equipment but promptly and willingly sorted out.
The van was great and a home-from-home. A bit older than was expecting but was fine.
Would definitely recommend and we will use Wilderness again when we (hopefully) return to NZ.
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Hahei ▷
Hot Water Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park
4.0/5
Massive park and quite expensive but good facilities and very handy for hot water beach (15 minute walk).
Hire a spade and get digging! Amazing experience on the beach!
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Arrowtown ▷
Arrowtown Hampshire Holiday Park
4.5/5
We loved it here.
A bit expensive but superb modern facilites and a short walk away from a beautiful town with excellent restaurants.
Kitchen was a bit small for such a large site.
I could live here (the town, not the camp-site!).
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Rainbow Springs Nature Park
5.0/5
Go in the evening and back the next day on the same ticket to see kiwis at night and in the kiwi house during the day.
You can get very close to the kiwis and staff are very knowledgeable.
The kiwis are beyond cute.
Best stocked and best value gift shop we discovered over three weeks travelling. We bought most of our gifts there.
Go in the evening and back the next day on the same ticket to see kiwis at night and in the kiwi house during the day. You can get very close to the kiwis and staff are very knowledgeable. The kiwis are beyond cute. Best stocked and best value gift shop we discovered over three weeks travelling. We bought most of our gifts there.
Thanks for a great review! That's great that you came to see kiwi at night, its a fantastic experience!
Ashley Aitken
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township ▷
Skyline Luge Queenstown
5.0/5
Amazing cable car ride to the top and then up a bit further for the luge.
12 and 14 years olds loved it as did the old farts.
Could have stayed there a lot longer and done even more runs.
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Wanaka Township ▷
Stuart Landsborough's Puzzling World Wanaka
4.0/5
Spent a great few hours here on our way through Wanaka.
Enjoyed by both adults and children although the adults soon tired of the maze and took the emergency exit for an emergency pot of tea!!
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Coromandel Town ▷
The Waterworks
4.5/5
We dithered whether to leave the main road to brave the gravel road to The Waterworks but so pleased we did.
For the first time (in a long time) our 14 year old daughter was suddenly a child again!! Fantastic!
Excellent playground and lots of laughs with the hamster wheel.
Highly recommended.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Fox Glacier ▷
Fox Glacier / Te Ara o Tuawe Walk
4.5/5
An excellent walk with amazing views.......and it's free!!!
Disappointed that you can only walk on ice with a guided tour (unlike in 1995 during last visit) but essential nonetheless.
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Auckland Museum
4.5/5
Fantastic - wish we'd had longer than 3 hours to spend there before it closed.
Don't miss the volcano experience!
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Sky Tower
4.5/5
Fantastic views.
Essential.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Paihia ▷
Bay of Islands Holiday Park
5.0/5
Lovely setting and excellent, very helpful staff.
It's a bit out of town but pick-up by Dolphin Encounters was arranged for the bay boat trip.
Hire their kayaks and paddle upstream.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Paihia ▷
Swim with the Dolphins
3.5/5
The swim with the dolphins was disappointing as they weren't interested and left once we were in the water..
The boat trip itself was fantastic and we were lucky enough to go through the hole in the rock.