Rach's travels around South Island, NZ
In and around South Island, New Zealand
I've got just over 2 months to travel around New Zealand with a uni friend who's out here wanting to do the same after completing his Rookie course - now a certified snowboarding instructor!
As far as I can tell, NZ is a big kid's adventure playground with more adrenaline and varied extreme sports than any other country! It's also stunningly beautiful - words that I've overused already but this place really is out of this world.
2 months is going to go far too quick and will eat the biggest hole in my budget, but worth every penny!
Oh - and here's my adrenaline activities checklist:
Ariel sightseeing (heli/plane), Bungy Jumping, Canoeing and kayaking, Caving, Horse riding, Jet-boating, Marine Mammal Watching, Mountain Biking and cycle touring, Paragliding, Rock Climbing, Ice Climbing, Sailing, Scuba Diving/snorkelling, Skiing and Snowboarding, Skydiving, bushwalking, White water rafting, Windsurfing/ kiteboarding, Zorbing.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler RachC
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Rach catching the end of the ski season
Rocked up in Wanakaafter a horrendous connecting flight, cancelled and delayed multiple times, to have my friend from home, Jon, p... Continue reading »
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Travels around the N & E Coasts of the South Island
Kaikora - Fantastic seafood and fantastic roads to drive..
OntoNelson, a nearby town which boasts to receive more sunsh... Continue reading »
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Fun days in 'ChCh'
Christchurch is a beautiful city, reminded me of Cambridge in England
We went out with the New Zealand guy I’d met in Queenstown b... Continue reading »
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Rach in Abel Tasman, N.P.
Hoping to kayak here but it’s not quite the start of the season so we checked out the area in our van and by foot. I’d love to come back here with... Continue reading »
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Rach's adrenaline rush in Queenstown
Queenstown - the adrenaline capital of the world!
Watch my bungy jump video: Continue reading »
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Penguins & sights in Stewart Island
We braved a rough ferry crossing to an island off the base of NZ’s South Island to Stewart Island.
At first I couldn’t understa... Continue reading »
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Crusin' the Catlins
Sheep, sheep and more sheep! It was lambing season which meant every five minutes I was cooing and making “aw” noises at the adora... Continue reading »
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Sailing through Doubtful Sound
This has to be the most stunning place on earth I have seen so far. My photos just don’t do it justice. We forked out the extra for an overnight cr... Continue reading »
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The Glaciers – Fox and Franz Josef
I was intending to do a heli-hike which involved a heli ride up the glacier, landing in the snow, and then hiking your way down. We looked into alt... Continue reading »
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Rach driving up the West Coast of NZ
On The Road...
...up the gorgeous west coast has been a great road trip on our way north to Abel Tasman. The west coast or ‘The Coast’ as i... Continue reading »
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