Tubing Through the Glow Worm Caves

Hot Water Beach, Cathedral Cove and Waitomo Caves

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November 6th 2013
We stayed at the Hot Water Beach Holiday Park in the Backpackers Lodge. This place was lovely. There was outside decking with a BBQ to use. We went to Hot Water Beach and dug up our own hot water pool. This takes a few attempts, as some spots are very hot! Yet some aren't hot at all. Once you've got the perfect spot, you create a little channel to the sea to keep your temperature jus ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more