New Zealand Bucket List

Everything bucket list worthy to do in New Zealand!

EXPERIENCE

Heli-hike Fox Glacier.
See the glow worms at Waitomo.
Bungee jump at AJ Hackett.
Explore Auckland on a Lime scooter.
Go on a boating trip at the Bay of Islands.
Kayak Bay of Islands.
Hike Tongariro Pass.
Explore Hobbiton.
Bask in the sights of Milford Sound.
Watch a Haka dance.
Go jet boating in Lake Taupo.
See the bioluminescent plankton at Bay of Islands.
Zipline in Rotorua.
Go canyoning in any major mountain city.
Roll down the hill in a Zorb.
Go rafting in Rotorua.
Go skydiving.
Take a mud bath and give yourself a mud facial at Hell’s Gate Geothermal Reserve and Mud Spa

EAT

Eat edible cookie dough in Queensland.
Try seafood from a caravan in Kaikōura .
Try some New Zealand lamb.
Eat traditional Māori food cooked under the ground (hāngī).
Drink a Lemon & Paeroa in Paeroa.
Travel to a New Zealand vineyard.
Drink Hobbiton wine.
Go on the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail.
Go to a local farmer’s market.
Try some local beers at a brewery in most major cities.
Try, sample, and buy Mānuka honey from The Huka Honey Shack.

STAY

Have a luxurious glamping trip in The Yurt Wai Rua.
Stay in a repurposed Silo at SiloStay.
Sleep in the Hobbit House, a war plane, a navy boat, or a steam train at the Woodlyn Park Accomodation.
Immerse yourself in the stars by sleeping in a glass pod under the stars at PurePods.
Sleep in the Island Bay Lighthouse.
Stay behind bars at the jail themed hostel Jailhouse Hostel.
Pamper yourself in a treehouse at Hapuku in Kaikoura.
Go glamping at the Magic Cottages at Takou River

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