New Zealand Travel Blog

When you travel on one of our small group tours, your MoaTrek Kiwi Guide will be your best friend in New Zealand. From morning till night, this is the person who is at your side helping make your trip one that you will remember for a very long time. 

Here's our latest NZ Travel Podcast, an interview with Susan Mills, a recent solo traveller on our our Kiwi 12 day North & South Island tour. She shares her thoughts on travelling alone, trip highlights and some handy travel tips with MoaTrek Kiwi Guide Andrew.

Here's a handy guide to the North Island's best day walks, including our favourites in the Bay of Islands, Auckland, Rotorua, Tongariro and Wellington. We've included key facts like how to get there, distances, time and what you'll see on the way.

Susan Mills is from Adelaide in South Australia and was a recent guest on our Kiwi 12 Day Tour. This was her second visit to New Zealand, her first was in 1976! She was a solo traveller on tour and kept a wonderful diary of all the places, people and experiences which made up her trip, which she has kindly agreed to share with us.

Here's a handy travel guide to the West Coast of the South Island, answering common questions like what's the best time to go, what are the best walks and activities, what's the weather like and where should I stay?