Our New Zealand Road Trip Begins! | The North Island

3 Months of Van Life in New Zealand - Episode 1

We have arrived in New Zealand, the first stop on our travel year! We’re here for the next 3 months and will be traveling to the North and South Islands in a camper van. This video documents our first 2 weeks in the North Island.

After picking up our van, we visit Rangitoto island to climb Auckland’s largest volcano, explore Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach in the Coromandel Peninsula, and visit two geothermal parks in Rotorua, before heading to Taupo to see New Zealand’s most popular natural attraction, Huka Falls.

00:00 - Intro
01:26 - Meet Old Gold
02:30 - First night in the van
03:31 - Rangitoto island & volcano hike
06:10 - Exploring caves & lava tubes
07:50 - Hahei, Coromandel Peninsula
10:47 - Hot Water Beach
12:01 - Cathedral Cove
12:43 - Hobbiton!
13:51 - Arriving in Rotorua
14:27 - How we almost lost our car keys...
16:13 - Waimangu Volcanic Valley
18:15 - Wai-o-Tapu
19:23 - Taupo, Huka Falls & hot springs
20:57 - A change of plans...
21:55 - Next time

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