West Coast
Leaving Westport for Franz Josef, we travel down the Highway 6. The drive delivers beautiful views, beaches as well as
Westport
We start our route down the west coast of the south island. On the way we stop to cross the
Abel Tasman National Park
The Abel Tasman National Park offers many beautiful golden beaches only accessible by foot or boat (no roads). We took
Takaka Hill
Discovered by a surveyor assistant in the late 1800s, the magnificent Ngarua Caves do not only impress with their beauty
Motueka
Sadly, we had to leave the North Island and take the Interislander ferry from Wellington. It is a nice cruise,
Wellington – Day 3
After our second day in Wellington with (almost) no Lord of the Rings related stuff, we are finally back to
Wellington – Day 2
Our second day in Wellington was spent on learning more about natural and cultural history. We visited Zealandia, the world’s
Wellington – Day 1
The first stop on our way to Wellington was (rainy) Rivendell. While the set is gone, there are some very
Martinborough
From Upper Hutt our road turns east to Martinborough over the Rimutaka Hill. Von Upper Hutt biegt unsere Strasse nach
Upper Hutt
On our way to the Hutt Valley, we had a few stops. First, we wandered like Frodo and Sam through