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Max Brunner
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North Island ▷ Bay of Plenty ▷ Tauranga ▷
Mount / Mt Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park
2.0/5
We stayed one night on an unpowered site in January for $63 for 2 people.
Thats just not reasonable. Facilities are clean and the campground is close to the beach and Mt Maunganui but that's all. Timed showers. No room to eat your meals. Just a bench outside the kitchen. Nothing provided in the kitchen (like pans or dishwashing liquid). Road outside the campground which can be loud. All tents side by side (crowded). Not worth the money.
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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷ Havelock ▷
Smiths Farm Holiday Park
5.0/5
Awesome!
Great facilities, very friendly hosts, lots of animals you can feed and a walkway with glowworms.
Thanks Max! We hope that the rest of your South Island trip goes well and if you get the chance to come back to the Marlborough region you are very welcome to stay! Kind Regards and Happy Travels, Barbara and Chris
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Barbara and Chris Faulls
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Balclutha ▷
Kaka Point Camping Ground
5.0/5
Clean facilities, hot showers and kitchen.
Also nice hosts. Good choice!
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Owaka ▷
Nugget Point / Tokata
5.0/5
Cool.
Watch penguins from a distance. Come in the late afternoon to evening for most penguins.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Fox Glacier ▷
Gillespies Beach Campsite
5.0/5
Awesome view.
Beach in the front - glacier in the back. Also some walks start there. Toilets are basic and there is water. The space is a bit limited. We went there end of November and it was full.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Golden Bay ▷
Canaan Downs Campsite
4.5/5
There is a long gravel road to get there.
The place is quiet with basic toilets and water. Some walkways start there.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Waikawa ▷
Curio Bay Camping Ground
3.5/5
Nice location and shelter from the wind.
The facilities are not the best. Basic toilet, a one-man kitchen and 2 showers that cost extra without any comfort.
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Palmerston ▷
Shag Point / Matakaea
4.5/5
A lot of seals but didn't see penguins.
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Owhiro Bay Overnight Campervan Parking
4.5/5
Basic public toilet.
Good view but windy.
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Omarama ▷
Round Bush Campsite
4.5/5
Beautiful location and quiet place, but dirty toilet and billions of sandflies.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Invercargill ▷
Lignite Pit Cafe and Secret Garden
5.0/5
We only went there for breakfast and it was great.
Friendly hosts, nice view and good meals. Try the hot chocolate!
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North Island ▷ Manawatu - Wanganui ▷ Whanganui ▷
Turakina Beach Camp / Koitiata Camping Ground
4.5/5
Very good value for money.
Showers cost extra. You smell iron in the water but overall it is a nice place at the beach.
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Oamaru ▷
Moeraki Boulders Holiday Park @ Hamden Beach
5.0/5
Nice campsite: Clean facilities, friendly hosts and hot showers.
There's a supermarket and a restaurant 5 minutes walk away.
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North Island ▷ Waikato ▷ Waitomo ▷
Juno Hall Backpackers and Camping
4.5/5
Really cosy hut with very good facilities and awesome host.
The space for cars is VERY limited. If you have a very big campervan go somewhere else.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Papatowai ▷
The Lost Gypsy Gallery Bus
5.0/5
What an awesome place.
Lots of cool, funny and creative inventions. Never expected such a lovely place in that location.
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North Island ▷ Waikato ▷ Raglan ▷
Kev's Place
2.5/5
$20 for 2 persons in a car.
Only cold water. View is great, but too expensive for what you get. On sunny summer days this location could be really good.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Owaka ▷
Cannibal Bay Seal Watching
5.0/5
Saw two very big sea lions.
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North Island ▷ Taranaki ▷ Mt Taranaki ▷
North Egmont Carparks
4.5/5
A carpark with toilet.
What makes it really good is the awesome view, near walking tracks and it is free!
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Golden Bay ▷
Harwoods Hole
4.5/5
Nice walk to an awesome hole.
Take care: no safety barriers! 10 minutes before you reach the hole a sign says you can go to a viewpoint up the hill. TAKE CARE: we lost the track going there and got stuck in bushes. Just go to the hole and follow the path.
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Oamaru ▷
Katiki Point Lighthouse Walk
5.0/5
Penguins and seals.
Very nice place but it was sooo windy.
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Lake Hawea ▷
The Camp
4.5/5
Awesome location at the lake.
Nice hosts and everything is clean. Showers are warm but a bit weak.
Thank you for your review. Being out of town and still on town supply our pressure is not great. We have a portacom which has gas hot showers and great pressure but is not open all the times but definitely during the cooler months. Have a great holiday in New Zealand and we hope to see you back another day.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Fox Glacier ▷
Gillespies Beach Seal Colony Walk
2.5/5
Long track.
Plan with 5 hours return. Also after rained it was really muddy. We didn't see any seals. Even though the walk is cool don't do it because of seals. There are better spots.