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Lonely-Planet-featured travel blogger, Matt Long has written quite a lot recently on his blog, LandlLopers, about his travels in New Zealand. While he was here he visited Waitomo, Rotorua, Christchurch, Wanaka and the West Coast, including Lake Matheson and Franz Josef Glacier.
If you want to hear what a travel expert does with 1 week in NZ and get some ideas for your own travels, read on. (It’s worth taking a look for the photos alone.)
Five Things I Wish I Knew Before Visiting New Zealand
Waitomo
New Zealand Adventure Travel – Waitomo
Black Water Rafting in the Glowworm Caves of Waitomo
Rotorua
Zorb, Sheep and Sulfur – Journey to Rotorua in New Zealand
What is Zorbing – OGO, The Human Hamster Ball
How to Spend a Day in Rotorua – Sheep, Sulfur and Zorbing
What’s that Smell? Defining the Indefinable at Lake Rotorua
Learning about Maori Culture at Te Puia
Christchurch
How to Explore Christchurch in a Day – Penguins, Punts and Cheese
Exploring Antarctica in Christchurch
West Coast
Christchurch to Franz Josef New Zealand – Trains, Glaciers and Spas
New Zealand TranzAlpine Scenic Rail Experience
Glaciers, Mt. Cook and the New Zealand West Coast
The Great West Coast Drive Experience – Greymouth to Franz Josef Glacier
Hot Pools, Kiwis and Glacier Hikes – How to Spend a Day in Franz Josef
On the Road Again – Franz Josef to Wanaka on the Great West Coast Drive
Wanaka
Lakes, Wine and No Snow – Meandering Through Wanaka and Queenstown New Zealand
Visiting Rippon Winery – The Most Photographed Vineyard in the World
What would you do if you just had one day in Christchurch or Auckland? Where in NZ would you most like to visit?
Written by Hannah Robinson at Languages International
