Mainly Hiking, Nature, and a little mix of Traveling
Mainly Hiking, Nature, and a little mix of Traveling
Ever wanna ‘simply walk into Mordor’ and to see Mount Doom with your own eyes? The Tongariro Northern Circuit Great Walk is the ultimate journey to turn The Lord of the Rings fantasy into reality! The Lord of the Rings epic movie scenes of the realm of Mordor and Mount Doom are filmed right here […]
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Holding both the titles for one of the best day hikes in New Zealand and one of the best Great Walks is the Tongariro National Park in the Central North Island region. Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a 19.4km one-way day hike. The track passes between the significant Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe, across the volcanic
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While the North Egmont Visitor Center may be more popular due to its direct access to the Mount Taranaki Summit Track, don’t give Dawson Falls Visitor Center a skip as it offers a larger variety of beautiful trails from easy to challenging walks. Some of the most popular easy tracks here include the Wilkies Pool, the Goblin
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Being the second highest peak at 2,518 meters in the North Island, Mt Taranaki has no doubt attracted many enthusiastic climbers to scale this iconic volcano. The lesser-known Fanthams Peak is a parasitic/secondary cone formed on the South side of Mt Taranaki’s main cone. While it is less popular and more challenging than Mt Taranaki
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New Zealand’s wildlife is not all about kiwi birds: the mystical glow worms are one of NZ’s most signature creatures. When it comes to these glowing insects, the Waitomo Glowworm Caves is the world’s most well known tour and attraction. However, anyone who spends enough time outdoors overnight in New Zealand would know that these glow worms
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Rainbow Mountain Scenic Reserve, or Maunga Kākaramea Summit Track, is both an easy hiking spot and an advanced mountain biking track. It is also a tourist attraction in the Kaingaroa Forest. It takes about 1-1.5 hours of hike to the summit, through moderate inclinations and steaming ridges (geothermal activities). There is also a 15-minute, 500
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Ever been to any of Windows’ wallpaper locations? The Cathedral Cove Walk is one of the most public accessible spots for the famous Windows 10’s background photo! Cathedral Cove is located in the southern part of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. You will find stunning views along the Coromandel Coast, during the 30-40 minutes walk
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One of the most popular walks in the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand’s North Island is the Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk). Coromandel Peninsula was once a chain of volcanoes extended along the landform. After erupting for millions of years, the volcanic activity ceased around one million years ago. Since then, erosion slowly worked on
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Mount Karioi is a 2.4 million years old ancient volcano with a summit rising over 756 meters tall. Karioi summit can be reached via two routes: Wairake Track and Mt Karioi Track. The Wairake Track is a shorter, easier hiking trail to the summit, starting from Karioi Road Car Park. The track involves passing through a private
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Hunua Falls Hunua Falls is a beautiful plunge waterfall outside of the concrete city of Auckland. When I arrived at the car park at Hunua Ranges Regional Park, I started walking the 15 minutes Hunua Falls Loop Track right away, thinking that would take me to the falls. When I first entered the track, on the
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