Daniel Winsvold
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
The Backyard Inn
4.0/5
For the price of $12 per person in a tent, it's pretty much as cheap as it gets while still having facilities like hot shower, kitchen and hangout room (laundry and driers at $2 each, but didn't use it
). And hot pools! Not the cleanest, but nice for a relaxing bath in the evening. The place feels a bit shabby, not so much atmosphere and the kitchen is pretty basic, no baking oven, but plenty of heaters and microwaves. Close to the city and a stones throw away from a lot of cool thermal activity. Didn't visit the bar, but it looks pretty nice and cheap. Would recommend if you are travelling in a group, but maybe not the best place to meet people if you are travelling alone.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Invercargill ▷
Lignite Pit Cafe and Secret Garden
5.0/5
This is a solid ten, best experience with a campsite in NZ.
Try to arrive early so you can spend some time in the fabulous gardens, anybody could easily spend an hour just strolling around, and if the weather is nice you could spend some extra days here. Perfect for catching up on a book or just chilling out down by the pond and kids would be entertained for weeks playing around in the garden and watching all the birdlife, supplemented with aviaries with loads of different imported and colourful birds. The campsite itself suffers from lack of a good water source (rainwater, but you can get tap water in the café) and no showers, but it's all being renovated, so maybe it will be included in the future. But I paid $5 per person, so really can not complain. Strongly recommended!
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Tuatapere ▷
Monkey Island, Orepuki
5.0/5
Fantastic spot by the sea and great beach.
One of the best spots I've been to.