Kiwiana 2006

A summary of our New Zealand Tour 2006 / 2007 - Kiwiana

Kiwiana 2006 is a collection of photos, pictures and some information from our latest tour of New Zealand. Between the end of November 2006 and March 2007 we travelled mostly by campervan and covered a lot of territory in New Zealand.

Over the course of nearly 4 months we have walked on an active volcano, seen numerous species of birds and marine mammals, climbed a mountain, been choppered up to Glaciers, walked many trails, rode on tractors/trailers, shot across a river on a wire, sailed the Pacific, rode a bike after 20 years, kayaked, snorkelled, and so much more - a list the length of our arms!!

Nearly all of the activities and tours we have done have been exceptional, but one in particular stood out mostly for its uniqueness. It also rated high on our fun-o-metre and we consider it an absolute "must do":

So first place in our ratings (the creme de la creme) goes to:
Gannet Beach Adventures: Based out at Clifton in the Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand, they are under-rated in the travel guides but we consider this as the most fun and informative tour - and we did it twice! As well as visiting the gannets at Cape Kidnappers to watch the antics of these sometimes unsociable and clumsy birds, you are taken along a piece of coastline where layers of sediment have collected over centuries and are now uncovered through tectonic plate movement, all clearly visible. The tours are conducted from old red tractors which pull a small train of flat deck trailers along a beach which changes on a daily basis - and yes there are adventures including bogged tractors and trailers! Be sure to look them up during your next vacation in New Zealand.

March 22, 2007 marks the end of our Kiwiana 2006 tour and we will farewell Aotearoa, God's own, Kiwiland, Down under - but we will be back for sure! The diverse landscape, stunning scenery, culture, and wildlife of New Zealand is simply irresistible.

Make sure to read our daily blog about this tour: New Zealand Travel Blog - Kiwiana 2006/2007

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Ocean Picture Wairarapa Coastline NZ	Mt Cook New Zealand	Black Reef Gannet Colony
Nugget Point Lighthouse Catlins	Abel Tasman Sea Kayaking Adventure NZ	Auckland City Night Picture
Champagne Pool Wai O Tapu Rotorua	Haematopus Unicolor	Yellow Eyed Penguin Portrait
Wildflower Pictures	Abel Tasman Kayaking Vacation	Travel Destination Pancake Rocks Paparoa NZ
East Coast Lighthouse New Zealand	Pancake Rocks Punakaiki New Zealand	Kaikoura Coast Sunset
Sunset Auckland City NZ	White Island Helicopter Tour New Zealand	Mission Estate Vineyards New Zealand
Auckland Harbour Bridge New Zealand	Kaikoura New Zealand Pictures	Muriwai Gannet Colony Sunset
Penguin Sign Oamaru	Rocky Point Coastline North Island	Maori Games Wairakei Terraces
Pohutukawa Trees North Island	Beach Trips New Zealand	Stratovolcano Ngauruhoe Tongariro National Park
Paradise Te Pukatea Bay South Island NZ	Waikato Marokopa Falls New Zealand	Dunedin Railway Station Otago
Cape Palliser Coast New Zealand	Kaikoura Peninsula Sunset New Zealand	Castlepoint Lighthouse Sunset Photo
Kaikoura Peninsula Canterbury	Pictures Of Volcanoes New Zealand	Taranaki Coastline New Zealand
Penguin Bird Watching Sights	Mt Taranaki Sunset NZ	Russell Lupin Picture Fiordland
South Island Sunset New Zealand	Destination Kaikoura New Zealand	Oriental Small Clawed Otter Couple Auckland Zoo