Walking

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Walking and Trekking

Walking and trekking the tracks throughout New Zealand is top of the to-do list for many travellers to New Zealand. From gentle, scenic short walks to multi-day adventures, experience Aotearoa on foot and immerse yourself in the bush, beach and wilderness you came to see.

12 items with the highest ranking score first

NZ Fur Seals are a living soap opera at Tauranga Bay

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 23 reviews

Time: 20 min

South IslandCoastal Otago

4.9 54 reviews

Penguin + Seal Viewing. Time: From 20 mins to 1 hour

Tiny

North IslandNorthland

(Kairara Rocks)

Duke's Nose Track

4.6 6 reviews

500 m one-way | 45 minutes one-way

There's an underground river beneath their feet

North IslandWaikato

Ruakuri Walk

Waitomo

4.5 3 reviews

1 km return | 45 minutes return

Father of the Forest - Matua Ngahere

North IslandNorthland

Te Matua Ngahere Walk

Waipoua Forest

4.4 10 reviews

1.5 km return | 40 minutes return

These falls are banger

North IslandWaikato

Marokopa Falls

Waitomo area

4.3 13 reviews

840 m return | 20 minutes return

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North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

4.1 2 reviews

approx 1 km return | 40 minutes return + time in cave

Matai falls

South IslandSouthland

3.9 5 reviews

1 km return | 30 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

3.7 3 reviews

Time: 30 min round trip

Crystal Clear spot the local resident

North IslandRotorua Region

3.7 27 reviews

Time: 40 min return, $18 cost to walk the track

Nikau in their element

South IslandWest Coast

Nikau Walk

Kahurangi National Park

985 m return | 50 minutes return

North IslandCoromandel

800 m return | 40 minutes return