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Jeny Smolders
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Waiotapu ▷
Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
4.5/5
Very nice park!
A lot of hot pools (colourful, stinky, bubbly) and we saw the Lady Knox Geyser at 10:15. Also we went to the mud pool nearby, what was also cool to see.
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Kuirau Park walkway
3.5/5
Some parts were closed due to maintenance.
The rest of the park was nice to walk in. The hot (foot) pools were also closed.
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North Island ▷ Ruapehu ▷ Tongariro / National Park Village ▷
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
4.5/5
We had very good weather, that was nice.
Some parts were more difficult to walk, but overall not too hard/tough. Amazing views!
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Hahei ▷
Hot Water Beach
5.0/5
We went to the beach at around 8:00pm.
In a hot pool we watched the stars. You can cool off in the sea with glowing plankton around you. Very awesome.
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North Island ▷ Waikato ▷ Waitomo ▷
Ruakuri Cave
4.0/5
We had a good guide, who told a lot about the cave.
Very nice cave, also with glowworms.
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North Island ▷ Waikato ▷ Waitomo ▷
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
3.5/5
Before we went to the glowworm caves, we stayed at a free camping spot where we had already seen glowworms.
Waitomo was nice, but very busy and too quick.
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North Island ▷ Waikato ▷ Matamata ▷
Rings Scenic Tours
4.5/5
Very cool place, looked a lot like in the real movie.
You even get a free drink (beer/cider) after the tour.
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Te Pō
4.5/5
We booked a tour and evening programme with dinner (buffet).
The tour was nice, very big geyser! The evening show was cool and the dinner amazing! Traditional cooked. After dinner we went back to the geyser. There, we got hot chocolate and we could see the geyser and stars!
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Interislander Ferry
4.5/5
Very nice crossing on the ferry!
Nice views, good chairs, clean toilets etc. We even saw some dolphins! The sunset was also very nice.
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North Island ▷ Taupo Region ▷ Taupo ▷
Waikato River Walking Track
3.5/5
A short drive from Wai-o-Tapu and very nice to see from close - impressive!
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Wellington Cable Car
3.5/5
Only $4 one way for adults.
It was a very short ride, but we had a nice view! And we walked back through the Botanic Gardens, that was a nice walk.