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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Museum of New Zealand
4.5/5
It is one of the best museum I have visited.
From nature to history, it has enough to entertain the children and adults. Not to mention it's free too.
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Waiotapu ▷
Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
3.0/5
A bit pricey, the Lady Geyser is fairly normal geyser you see everywhere else.
Champagne Pool is the real attraction here, it will be better if you plan your visit so the sun is behind your back, with the sun in front of you, the sun will cast a reflection on the pool and it is harder to see the vivid orange color.
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World
2.5/5
The main attractions are the stingray tank, the penguin train, and the underwater walkway.
There are better aquarium out there. the stingray tank and the walkway is nothing to speak of, the king penguin encounter is decent, but you are sitting in a closed window train, and the train moved continuously.
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North Island ▷ Waikato ▷ Waitomo ▷
Green Glow eco-adventures
5.0/5
The tour starts by abseiling down 27m to the cave, then we got through 5+ hours of caving that included looking at rock formations, look at Glowworms at finger tip, walking through rivers inside the cave
, another two abseiling, and walking through topical rain forest.
Paul is the owner and guide for the tour. He is very knowledgeable and patient. We get to learn about different rocks structure, tips on abseiling, tips on hiking, the Glowworms. Paul also know the cave by heart, make it very easy to take pictures with his instruction. He also brought us hot orange juice and dessert made by his wife (which taste so good!!).
After the trip, we were able to take shower at his home, We even get to play with his 12 days old baby goat "Chocolate".
Don't let this small family business worries you, Paul takes good safety measure, cables are installed at places that is easy to slip. You get to spend an unique afternoon with just your group caving at your own pace.
I saw from the website that the price will raise to $180 per person soon, and rightfully so. I would not hesitate to recommend this tour to anyone who will visit this area, even with the new price.