Canterbury

Tongariro Alpine Crossing is widely consider one of the greatest day hikes in New Zealand, which puts it on the shortlist of the world's greatest hikes. This 19.4-kilometer long track rises to its reputation and then some, crossing through an active volcanic area in Tongariro National Park at the center of New Zealand's North Island. It is one of the most dynamic and dramatic hikes that you will come across, with stunning scenery that reinvents itself over every leg of the journey. ...Read more.

With well-kept facilities and lovely views of Hokianga Harbour amid the surrounding verdant hills, you'll definitely feel like you're on holiday at Rawene Holiday Park. Located above the town of Rawene, the holiday park is on a hill on a peninsula that juts into Hokianga Harbour. The harbor is on the remote east coast of Northland near the town of Opononi and north of Waipoua Forest, home of the largest Kauri Tree in New Zealand (and therefore the world). ...Read more.

Watkin Powell Track offers a short walk to a secluded beach near Otamure Bay Campground in Northland, New Zealand, and it is 1/3 of a kilometer round trip. This is an over-the-top hike that you'll walk up, over, and down a small ridge to reach the beach at Tauwhara Bay. Once there, you can snorkel and swim to your heart's content, or continue walking along a crescent-shaped cove that faces east across the Pacific Ocean. ...Read more.

The Northland region of New Zealand has a remote, sparsely developed coastline with oceanfront environments that are pure heaven for campers. Otamure Bay Campground is located on the east coast of Northland near the town of Whananaki North, about 40 kilometers from Whangarei or 200 kilometers from Auckland. The Department of Conservation Campground has a hundred campsites on grassy plots just inland from the beach at Otamure Bay and backed by bucolic green hills. ...Read more.