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Travel Blogs from Haast, New Zealand
Haast an over night stop
This is a top pick! Hi all, On my last entry I said that the next stop was Queens Town via Wanaka, sorry forgot to mention that we stopped in Haast in between, it wasn't really a proper stop. It's so that the driver can rest. We got there early evening and stopped at a ...
Fox Glacier hike
This is a top pick! ... . 3) There are only a couple of places in the world were glaciers are found at sea level among temperate rainforests. Here in New Zealand (at Fox and Franz Josef) and in Argentina. After lunch it really started to rain but our hike became more ...
But on the other hand..
This is a top pick! ... retailer and a long sweeping bay overcast with dark skies, providing an ominous but surprisingly peaceful setting. The west coast of New Zealand sees ridiculous levels of rainfall (over seven metres in the Fiordland) and so the landscape here is lush ...
Pit-Stop
This is a top pick! ... to trek all the way up there so it made for a good stop for those of us who didn't get to see Frans Josef. Haast was about as exciting as Baz Vegas but achieves it's purpose well - a much needed rest stop and recharge before heading further South ...
Haast Pass
This is a top pick! ... from the softened ice cream, then set off once more on what I think is the most variable few hours of scenery in New Zealand. The road skips along from the lush green of the river gorges to another collection of snow-topped sentinels, then threads ...
Sand Fly Sabotage
This is a top pick! ... later was done on the run, I think these little biters may be more of a problem over the coming days. Arriving at Haast Lodge we were greeted by a friendly faces. Our Swedish buddies we met n Queenstown had also just arrived. Unfortunately ...
Haast
This is a top pick! We carried on from Wanaka, through Mt Aspiring National Park and Haast Pass, and onwards to Haast. This is the main route from Queenstown to get to the West Coast. On the way the road wound up around the mountains and we saw a lot of scenery including ...
Onto the west coast
So about a 2 1/2 hr drive or so from Cromwell to Haast - west coast beach area - can hardly say village as its tiny!! Didnt stay long there, soaked up the beach for a little bit and then hit the road again for the glaciers..! Stunning drive - ...
Definition of a Bad Day
... to find it excruciatingly cold, and I failed in my attempt to coax Daniel into swimming. We decided to continue onwards toward Haast, just to make some progress since Daniel is relatively short on time. We saw signs mentioned that Fox Glacier was the ...
My eyes hurt from staring!
... fear that we're beginning to sound very repetitive as we tell you about another spectacular place. Are you getting the picture? New Zealand is simply spectacular... just about anywhere you go. The next day or so described here is no exception. Leaving ...
Lake Matheson, Haast Pass and Wanaka
... and pools etc, shame there were so many damn sandflies though - arghh we hate them, bloodsucking little *!*#*!%*'s. After the haast pass we had a quick crisp sandwich pitstop and headed on to Wanaka where we checked into a proper campsite for a ...
Tasman Sea to Southern Alps in a Hamilton Jet boat
... an extra night to play with. We had left it blank and forgotten. We decide that we will do a pot-luck in Haast. However, before leaving Wannaka we go to Puzzling World, with brain teasing Illusion Rooms and a 3-D Maze. We got to all the ...
Day 7 - Franz Joseph to Haast
... (760m) leading to Haast township (not to be confused with Haast junction or Haast Beach) where we will spend the night at the Haast Lodge Motel/Caravan Park/Backpackers (not a Top 10 park like the others we've stayed at and not up to the same standard ...
Een stadje om met grote haast doorheen te rijden..
... over, dus daar langs de weg een broodje gegeten en een sigaretje gerookt. Niet al te lang daarna konden we onze weg weer vervolgen. Haast bleek een enorm klein dorpje met wederom niets te doen. Er was 1 supermarkt (met onwijs hoge prijzen), dus in ons ook ...
from Wanaka to Haast - a scenic wonder trip
... Bay, time permitting, where a feed of crayfish is a must. More later on this side trip. Here also is a must stop at the Haast Visitor Information Centre just down the road from McGuires so you can see what all is going on in this region that is ...
Glacier walking - the wimp's way
... falls but fewer waterfalls. Then drove down the West coast to Haast, where I am now. Absolutely beautiful drive - rainforest, mountains, lakes and coast. Haast is tiny, quiet and also lovely, surrounded by mountains on 1 side and the sea on the ...
Another day in paradise...
... stop along the road: the Blue Pools. We have to say we’re loving the DOC (Department of Conservation) here in New Zealand. Appears that they are similar to our National Park Service back home and apparently they are very well ...
The gates of Haast
... for lunch on a gondola in great weather. Sunny and clear. Later set off for the West Coast and the Glaciers. The Haast Vally in the evening light was a wonderful sight with the snowcapped mountains reflecting the light of the setting sun. Stopped ...
south of the glaciers
We got up at 5am to watch the presidential inauguration live. It was well worth the early rising to watch this historic event. Even from this far away we felt the optimism and look forward to better days ahead for every US citizen at home and ...
Low Downers
After speeding though the glaciers, we arrived in the most southern town in Westland. Haast is one small town not even connected to the national power grid and there are no mobile signals either. We arrived around 6PM, after flipping though ...
Haast Pass, Village, Mossies and Sandflies
We arrived at Haast Village at about 4pm after driving along the Haast Pass, which is a very good road to travel on... although very very bendy! We went to the local Tavern and had some dinner and then went back to the van at about 7pm... It was so ...
Franz Josef to Haast
... Leaving the glacier we headed to Lake Matheson from where you could see Mount Cook. Having heard that you can’t visit New Zealand without seeing this mountain, we were fairly keen to catch a glimpse. Lake Matheson didn’t disappoint, girls we ...
Heading West
... Mount Aspiring National Park to the West Coast District and the road to the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers, via a town called Haast. It was a beautiful day with little breeze and glorious sunshine, so we took our time and visited various places alongside ...
Middle of nowhere
After the big flight we made our way down to Haast, stopping off at the Fox Glacier to have a look at it from the bottom and then to the Mirror Lakes to see if we could see a reflection of Mount Cook in the water. Unfortunately it was too cloudy to see ...
The Alpine Experience
... getting down and dirty on the dance floor. We then headed for the town of Te Anau in one of the most beautiful settings in New Zealand. We took a cruise on Milford sound. A sound is formed by a glacier carving out a valley that later gets filled by the ...