Cactus Jacks Backpackers Rotorua
1210 Haupapa St Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
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Horses and jet boats
On Tuesday I booked myself on a horse trek in the morning. It was only an hour long but the plan was to get me over my fear of being on a horse (I'd never quite recovered from the wild horses in Mongolia!). I had nothing to worry about though as these horses were really placid so I quite enjoyed my trek through the woods to 'Craters of the Moon', a …
Back to Rotorua
Post caving our next town was Rotorua. I had been here before the girls wanted to try out Cactus Jacks. I had raved about the lovely hostel and random stag do night. Plus the girls we met whilst tubing had also decided to come stay to so off we went. Personally I was a bit worried as I like the place but would they? Once Pauline had met Daryl, see …
Amanda goes on a Stag Do
Rotorua is famed as being the cultural capital of NZ and is also called Vegas as it has so many hotels in a row. I will probably remember it more for its eggy sulphur smell as it is surrounded by hot geyers. I arrived hungover on a Saturday morning looking for somewhere to sleep. My recommended hostel was full so I started walking and found a …
What's that nasty smell?!?!
We arrived in Rotorua yesterday evening after a 5 hour coach journey from Auckland. When we arrived were headed for the YHA hostel,but on the way, we spotted a different hostel and ended up staying there. The guy who ran it explained that the hostel was really quiet at the moment, so he gave us a pretty good deal on a room. (Still expensive, but …
We're in an active volcanic area.......!!
So this morning we were up early to head to the car rental place to pick up our wheels for the day. It wasn't exactly the Mini Cooper Fran was hoping for, or the Ferrari Chris was hoping for. But for $65, what did we expect?! It had 4 wheels and fitted us and our belongings in it, so we were good to go! As it was still only 8.30am, we had plenty of …
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