{"id":890,"date":"2021-02-21T22:20:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T22:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/5-must-do-things-in-rotorua-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-03-17T02:12:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T02:12:12","slug":"my-favourite-hiking-spots-in-nz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/my-favourite-hiking-spots-in-nz\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favourite Hiking Spots in NZ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"890\" class=\"elementor elementor-890\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51093c1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" 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Favourite Hiking Spots in NZ<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8ff65 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7a8ff65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3ad4b37 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/author\/nova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"elementor-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09411a63f0e665c5b52fef21689ca3ae?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Cedrick Okiorina\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"165516e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve always been a really active person. As a kid I played lots of different sports and even back then began to really enjoy going on hikes with my parents in the mountains not too far from our home. And growing up, while I dropped pretty much all the sports (I do play sometimes when I\u2019m home just for a bit of fun), I still love hiking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My time in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/category\/new-zealand\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Zealand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was made so much better by the hikes I took; getting out and up close and personal with the incredible nature New Zealand has to offer and often being rewarded by views I won\u2019t ever forget.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if you\u2019re not a huge fan of hiking, I would definitely recommend going on at least a couple while you\u2019re visiting. There are a few that won\u2019t take too long and the payoff is well worth it, while some are a little longer (quite a few will actually take two-plus days for those extra-keen folks out there). Anyway, here are my favourite hikes in NZ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><b><i>Queenstown Hill Walkway in Queenstown Hill Reservation Preserve<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right near Queenstown and taking you to some wonderfully picturesque spots on the trail is the Queenstown Hill Walkway in Queenstown Hill Reservation Preserve. While it\u2019s quite lengthy for beginners &#8211; 6.9 kilometers to be exact &#8211; the trial itself is very easy and has no difficult stretches at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><b><i>Taranaki Falls Loop in Tongariro National Park<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a breathtaking waterfall is for you, the Taranaki Falls Loop track in Tongariro National Park is ideal. The Taranaki Falls drop a whopping 20 meters, and it definitely needs to be seen to be believed. It\u2019s a little more challenging than the Queenstown Hill Walkway, though not too much, and is just under 6 kilometers long.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(FYI there\u2019s a toilet at the halfway point!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><b><i>Diamond Lake Track in Mount Aspiring National Park<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catch the Diamond Lake and experience its stunning mirroring effect on the gorgeous surrounding scenery for awesome Instagrammable pics (if that\u2019s what you\u2019re about). Located in Wanaka on the South Island, take the east track up Rocky Mountain for an awesome view and the west track down for the best experience. The whole trek will take you around three hours and I\u2019d say is just on moderate-level difficulty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><b><i>Tongariro Alpine Crossing with Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe in Tongariro National Park<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to get a decent breakfast before heading off on this one! It\u2019ll take a full day to hike and may provide a few intense challenges, but for the views you get you certainly won\u2019t regret making the journey. The weather can play a big part in whether you\u2019re actually able to do the hike or not, so make sure you check either on the web opr with the locals whether it\u2019s the day to head off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps that\u2019s why this is regarded as the best day trek in all of New Zealand!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Mother Nature is what you\u2019re after, you should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/5-must-do-things-in-rotorua\/\">check out <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/5-must-do-things-in-rotorua\/\">Rotorua\u2019s charming parks<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;I simply couldn\u2019t get enough of.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438cdbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"438cdbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Favourite Hiking Spots in NZ I\u2019ve always been a really active person. As a kid I played lots of different sports and even back then began to really enjoy going on hikes with my parents in the mountains not too far from our home. And growing up, while I dropped pretty much all the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/my-favourite-hiking-spots-in-nz\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">My Favourite Hiking Spots in NZ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=890"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1234,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890\/revisions\/1234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}