TRAVEL INSPIRATIONS
"Once a year, go somewhere you've never been before." The Dalai Lama
New Zealand
South to North
in 3 weeks
Our journey
We toured New Zealand from Milford Sound on noon South Island to Auckland in the north of North Island.
We drove nearly 3 thousand. km, and we walked, mainly up the hill, over 390 km, because in New Zealand you always go uphill :-).
All this in 20 days.
The slogan "Six pack coming soon. New Zealand" took on something special for us meaning.
Below are the most important points of our trip in the order in which they were visited.
MILFORD SOUND
Milford Sound is the kingdom of New Zealand fjords. A magical and beautiful bay, but at the same time one of the rainiest places on earth. On average, it rains here for over 230 days a year, so statistically just 1 in 3 days it happens rainless.
But don't let it put you off and it's worth seeing this place with your own eyes.
ROTORUA
Rotorua is a city considered to be the geothermal capital of New Zealand, where over 30% of its inhabitants are Maori.
A peculiar city because of the ubiquitous smell of hydrogen sulphide, reminiscent of the smell of rotten egg.
Fortunately, you can get into this unpleasant stench relatively quickly getting used to it and staying there for even a few days, and it's worth it, because it's a great starting point for Wai-O-Tapu, Te Puia and Hobbiton.
And there are beautiful black swans :-).
HOBBITON
Hobbiton is the original movie set from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Fans Tolkien's trilogy will surely delight you. Others will be able to admire the meticulousness with which film props are created and what an illusion is what we see on the screen. I recommend it to everyone who would like to feel the magic of movies.
CATHEDRAL COVE
A tiny beach with a heavenly view, surrounded by amazing rocks.
The beach is divided into two parts between which it is "rocky window "shown in the photo above.
To get to this place, you either have to walk about 45 minutes on a gentle, mountain trail, or take a boat here.
Did I mention that in New Zealand it's uphill everywhere, even to the beach? :-)
AUCKLAND
The most famous city of New Zealand. We didn't have time to visit it, but New Zealand delighted us so much that maybe there will still be an opportunity to come back here.
