If you thought yesterday was rapid-y fun, then you haven’t met today! It’s time to hit the white water of the Tongariro River! Our day begins rocking up to the Rafting New Zealand Adventur

Today involves a whole lot of rapids: rapids from a dam release and riding rapids on a jet boat! We should really savour this day, as it could just be the most rapid-y day of our lives. Let’s be

We don’t think we’ll ever get tired of waking up to the views of Lake Taupo. New Zealand’s largest and most magnificent lake is ever in sight in the town of Taupo, and Haka LodgeR

In between the likes of skydiving, kayaking and jetboating in Taupo, we are happy to have some downtime. Who are better at the art of “downtime” than locals? Luckily for us, Robin has a fr

Update: Souvenir Outlet is now called “Four B”. Taupo has had us trout fishing and sailing on the great Lake Taupo, kayaking and jetboating on the Waikato River, and skydiving over it all

As we have seen over the last few days, Lake Taupo is one impressive lake. Not only is it the largest lake in New Zealand, so large that it is said it is the size of Singapore, it is also the world

It’s Day 300!! For this final major milestone of our 365 Days: 365 Activities, we need to do something EPIC! Luckily for us, this comes during the time we are in Taupo, which is considered the N

Taupo is one of those places where there are as much things to do off the land as there is to do on it! Yesterday we sailed on New Zealand’s largest lake and today we are hitting the Waikato to

Today we are visiting New Zealand’s most-visited natural attraction… but in style! Our morning drive brings us just outside of Taupo to the Wairakei Park, home of heaps of things to do inc

Yes! We are in Taupo, a town on the edge of New Zealand’s largest lake and what is considered the “Adventure Capital” of the North Island. We have 10 days of epic activities ahead of

After 10 days of mountain bike festivals, giant swings, Shweebs, jetboats, freefalling, zombie killing, geothermal parks under the rain, Zorbing, bathing in thermal pools, encountering endangered bird

Nowhere sums up Rotorua quite like Te Puia! The attraction easily accessed from the city encapsulated two of the most famous things Rotorua is known for: geothermal activity and the Maori culture. It&

Before we came to New Zealand, we just assumed these “kiwi birds” were everywhere – waiting for you to leave on the street so they could steal the crumbs of your lunch, stealing your

What’s a trip to Rotorua without a cheeky Luge ride? Admittedly, we took one tiny ride in the downhill go-karts during the Crankworx Festival when we first arrived in the city. It was just there

Kia Ora from Rotorua, home of Maori cultural experiences! Finally, the time has come for us to immerse in the Maori culture ourselves by staying in a traditional-style Maori village overnight! That