Veronique Kaplan
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Coromandel Town ▷
Waiau Falls and Kauri Grove Lookout Walk
4.0/5
A steep, short walk, 3 hours, getting to a huge grandfather kauri tree: amazing!
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Tarawera ▷
Tarawera Trail
4.5/5
A great hike!
15 km in beautiful native forest to get to a hot spring at the beach on the lake. A reasonable fee for the water taxi to get back, if you do not to walk back.
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North Island ▷ Waikato ▷ Waitomo ▷
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
1.5/5
Too commercial!
Yes, the glowworms are plenty and it is a beautiful night, but the guided tours ($50) allows only a few minutes watching them. The rest is stalagtites, very common in Europe........
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Museum of New Zealand
2.5/5
The entrance is free and it is great for kids.
But be careful of the parking wardens around, tickets arrive quickly!
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Te Puia Daytime Experience
1.0/5
The entrance fee is outrageous, and it is like turning Maori Culture into a show watched from a zoo!
It is too bad because the geyser valley is beautiful, but the visit is too organised that it spoils the magic of it.
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North Island ▷ Bay of Plenty ▷ Mt Maunganui ▷
Mount Maunganui Summit Walk
3.5/5
This place is near a beach tourism resort.
Even though it is very busy with tourism, the place remains friendly, offering a large variety of activities and beautiful settings. There is a beach for surfers and another one for grandmothers and in between, a nice dynamic little town with lots of shops and restaurants.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Golden Bay ▷
Wharariki Beach Walk
5.0/5
Easy to find on the map, look for the 'kiwi beak' shape.
The Farewell Spit, mouth of Golden Bay. It is the most beautiful beach in the world! I also saw baby seals in little swimming holes there.......