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

Today, we are going to run into the heart of a volcanic crater! Simple! Rotorua is, of course, famous for its geothermal activity which we have already discovered at Orakei Korako and Kuirau Park. But