New Zealand Travel Blog

Meet our 2020 Kiwi Guide Team

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.

Our Kiwi Guides come from a wide range of backgrounds and life skills, we're very proud of our team and they are some of the most experienced guides in New Zealand. What they all have in common is a passion for New Zealand and sharing it with visitors.

Meet the 2020 guide team below, find out more about them, see some photos of them in action and hear what guests on recent trips have had to say.

Kiwi Tour Guides

Author

andrew

Post date

21 Jan 2020

Author

miles

Post date

23 Sep 2019

6 Best Day Walks in the South Island

Want to explore New Zealand’s South Island on foot without spending days hiking? Then this guide to the South Island’s best day walks is for you. All the must-see destinations are covered like Abel Tasman National Park, Mt Cook, Queenstown, Franz Josef Glacier and more.

South Island

Walking

MoaTrek Guest Interview with Photographer Chaz Anderson - SoundCloud Graphic

Author

andrew

Post date

12 Aug 2019

Photography in New Zealand - Interview with Charles Anderson

Listen to an Audio Interview with American photographer Charles Anderson, who travelled around New Zealand in March & April in 2019 on a MoaTrek Small Group Tour and took hundreds of wonderful photographs all over the country.

Photography

Audio

Travel Tips

Walking on the beach at Abel Tasman National Park

Author

andrew

Post date

24 Jul 2019

Walking in New Zealand - A Beginner's Guide

Read our complete guide to walking in New Zealand for overseas travellers. Specifically for people who want do enjoy walks of 2 - 4 hours on a 2 to 3 week holiday in New Zealand.

Walking

Travel Tips

Senior Travel

Travellers enjoying spring conditions on their Milford Sound cruise

Author

andrew

Post date

30 Jun 2019

New Zealand Spring Travel Guide

Are you thinking about visiting New Zealand in October, November or December? Well that's our spring season and we're sure you have a few questions, like “what is it like in New Zealand in spring?”, “Is it the same as in the Northern Hemisphere?” and “what should I pack for spring down under?” This is your complete guide to travelling to New Zealand during spring including what the weather is like, why visit in spring, the best things to do, what to pack and more.

Seasons

NZ Travel Info

Before you visit NZ

Tour group and guide on the beach at Abel Tasman National Park

Author

andrew

Post date

19 May 2019

Do I need to tip in New Zealand?

Tipping in New Zealand - the complete guide for visitors. If you’re planning on visiting this wonderful country and want the definitive guide to who and how much to tip, you’ve come to the right place. By the end of this article, you’ll know as much as anyone about how to tip in New Zealand.

NZ Travel Info

Travel Tips

Money Tips