Explore NZ Travel Blog

Waiheke Island is a great destination and one of the most popular for those visiting Auckland, the City of Sails. It has its own tropical sub-climate, beautiful scenery, the vibrant Oneroa village, amazing beaches and vineyards galore. Thanks to EcoZip, Waiheke also boasts a thrilling ziplining adventure experience and with your GO Play card, you […]

Rotorua is a major destination for local and international visitors and there’s good reason why. Not only do they have spectacular, out-of-this-world geothermal sights like the Champagne Pools at Wai-O-Tapu and the Pohutu Geyser at Te Puia, it’s also the place to discover and experience Maori culture. For those based overseas, you’ll probably have seen […]

New Zealand is a haven for walkers and lovers of the outdoors. We have so many parks and open spaces that the biggest problem you will have is deciding where to go. We have 14 National Parks, as well as hundreds of regional parks, spread throughout the country and they all have fantastic walking tracks […]

Freedom Camping. It just sounds exciting doesn’t it? It sounds like something right out of the Lord of the Rings. Find a spot, pitch up in your campervan and enjoy a free night of accommodation under the starry night sky. A post shared by Camping New Zealand (@campingnz) on Jan 25, 2018 at 6:06pm PST […]

New Zealand is a great place to enjoy the outdoors. From our amazing walks to cruising the waters to skydiving out of aeroplanes – there are so many ways to see our beautiful country. One of the most popular is cycling. Whether it’s on the road or off-road, we love our cycling here in New […]

Ever wanted to cage dive with Great White Sharks? Well, there are only five places in the world where you can do it safely and New Zealand happens to be one of them! A new addition to our awesome and exclusive GO Play programme, Shark Experience is taking New Zealand by storm and is sure […]

Before we start, let’s just say that this is not a post bashing our Aussie neighbours. We do in fact love our Aussies neighbours (most of the time) which is why we welcome so many of them to our beautiful country every year. We also like to head across the ditch ourselves from time to […]

You will often find us writing about the best places to visit in New Zealand. It’s our job to keep you up to date with all the hot spots that you need to check out on your trip to New Zealand. However, we’re also about the adventure. We’re not called GO Explore for no reason. […]