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Experience the stunning bay of islands on New Zealands biggest houseboat - with snorkeling and dolphin spotting!
Stay at: YHA Bay of Islands The Rock Cruise
Guests think this hostel is best for
- Sightseeing
- Sports & Activities
- Unique atmosphere
Photo credit: Bruce Tuten
Experience the beautiful mud pools and hot springs of Rotorua.
Stay at: YHA Rotorua
Photo credit: Alex Wain
The vibrant city of Wellington is famed for it's rich culture and quirky street art.
Stay at: YHA Wellington
Photo credit: Danny
Calling all Lord of the Rings fans! Visit Hobbiton and see the Shire itself.
Photo credit: Hrund Thorsdottir
You will visit Queensland, known as New Zealands adrenaline capital - and witness it's stunning scenery.
Stay at: YHA Queenstown Central
Photo credit: Vicki Mar
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Day 1 - North Island
Discover the Bay of Islands for an activity packed, nature-filled experience on the water with NZ’s biggest houseboat – YHA Bay of Islands The Rock Cruise. Accommodation and activities are bundled together for this overnight cruise where guests get to kayak coastlines and sea caves, snorkel, gather fresh sea food, target shoot, night swim, dolphin spot, explore WWII remains, trek across some of the Bay of Islands’ 144 islands and visit ancient Maori fortifications....
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Day 2 - North Island
Your backpacking travels and tribulations can go to the back burner when you settle in Opoutere. Get pretty far off the beaten track and away from it all at YHA Opoutere – an historic converted schoolhouse overlooking a sheltered estuary on the Coromandel Peninsula....
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Day 3 - North Island
Bunk down in an imaginatively converted train carriage or a tipi at YHA’s sustainably minded YHA Raglan. Perched on the top of a hill with panoramic views of one of Raglan’s world-class left hand breaks, YHA Raglan is all about sustainability with earth floors, solar powered LED lighting, solar heated indoor-outdoor showers, composting toilets, gravity-fed mountain stream water and more....
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Day 4 - North Island
Rotorua, the cultural capital, is the ultimate tourist destination and is the home of fascinating Māori culture, hot springs and boiling mud pools. And YHA Rotorua is right in the centre of it all....
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Day 5 - North Island
Today we visit Wellington for art, culture and coffee. Set between the harbour and rolling hills, New Zealand's capital city is known for its arts, heritage, culture, native beauty and abundance of good eats and cafes....
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Day 6 - South Island
The coastal town of Kaikoura is the Mecca for marine and wildlife experiences of all kinds, coastal walks, and tucking into a crayfish. And YHA Kaikoura is a beachfront hostel overlooking the South Pacific Ocean and the majestic Kaikoura mountain ranges....
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Day 7 - South Island
Hop on the Great Alpine Highway and stop for a while in Arthur's Pass National Park – the gateway to a network of spectacular Southern Alps walking tracks. YHA Arthur’s Pass is your walking headquarters....
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Day 8 - South Island
This is glacier country! In some places glaciers extends nearly to sea level and three thousand metre peaks tower over lowland rainforests that reach to the edge of the Tasman Sea....
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Day 9 - South Island
Wanaka is a lakeside town with the alpine backdrop of breath-taking lakes and mountains and Mount Aspiring National Park. Get away from the crowds and do your own thing in this year-round destination while enjoying the relaxed Kiwi way of life....
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Day 10 - South Island
Queenstown has a buzzing, fun atmosphere and to-die-for scenery and is known as the adrenaline capital of New Zealand. There’s really no place in the world like Queenstown....
