Explore NZ Travel Blog

The Queenstown ski season brings skiing, snowboarding and mountain views to New Zealand’s South Island. With Coronet Peak and The Remarkables near Queenstown, plus Cardrona and Treble Cone in the wider region, you can choose a mountain to suit your experience and plans. Whether you’re learning to ski, organising a family snow holiday or looking […]

Summary: The top things to do in Rotorua at Night The Pig & Whistle Geothermal Pool Rotorua Night Market Redwoods Treewalk Lake Rotorua Night Cruise Night Luge Maori Cultural Experience Rotorua Sunset Mount Ngongotaha Stargazing Eat Street Paddle Board through glow worms What makes Rotorua so special at night? Rotorua (pronounced row-tuh-roo-uh) is famous for […]

Rotorua is one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations and for good reason. This place is jam-packed full of amazing things to do. Whether you want to investigate some of the amazing geothermal attractions, get stuck into some adventure activities, do some mountain biking or simply kick back and relax, Rotorua has it all. […]

New Zealand is famed for its picturesque scenery which includes a variety of different landscapes including volcanoes. It’s quite a cool thing to be able to say you’ve stepped foot on a volcano and not something everyone gets the chance to do. We thought we’d make this dream a reality by sharing our favourite active […]

Whose idea was this blog post? You want us to come up with a list of just 10 of our amazing natural wonders? Why just 10? Can’t we make it, like, 28 or something? This was our initial response to this blog post but after we had a cup of tea and a Tim Tam, […]

Thinking about exploring one of New Zealand’s glaciers? You’re in luck. We’ve pulled together this list of 6 of the best NZ glaciers which are super accessible and waiting to be explored. Whilst we have highlighted 6 of the best glaciers in New Zealand, an inventory in the 1980s found that there are actually more […]

Over the past couple of years, self-driving day trips have become incredibly popular as the getaway of choice. We’re extremely lucky in this country, as no matter where you are, you can pretty much hop into a car and, a short drive later, be somewhere extraordinary. This is especially true in our biggest city, Auckland, […]

We’re lucky enough to be a great destination for so many things. Culture and scenery are a given but what’s sometimes missed is the delicious New Zealand food you can enjoy. With some amazing fresh seasonal produce and seafood and some seriously talented chefs, there are some great opportunities to dine well. Very well! Before […]