Akaroa Hostels - Reviews and Rates

Kia Ora, am naechsten Tag ist die erste Etappe gar nur 6km lang, habe die Vier-Tageswanderer daher schon beim Fruehstueck eingeholt:-) Die Huette liegt hier am einzigen Sandstrand, ganz nett. Dann verlaesst man allerdings die Kueste und wandert zurueck gen Akaroa, durch das Hinewai Reservat, ein privat gemanagetes Wildnisreservat (auch von solch...

Our first taste of the South Island was the Bank's Peninsula, close to Christchurch. We hired another car, but this time got a more fuel efficient compact car, and drove to Akaroa on the far side of the peninsula. The drive over the summit road offered great views over to the Southern Alps and into the fiord-like inlets around the peninsula. The...

Last Valentines Day I remember well. Paul and I were walking in the bitter cold on Dark Peak with Henry, falling in and clambering out of peat bogs. It was cold. Today the weather was beautiful, but the water was cold. We were all very glad for our wetsuits as we slipped in to the water and waited for the Hector's Dolphins to come and investigat...

We spent the day riding our bikes around Akaroa. We have found it a great way to venture around and see an area, plus getting exercise. I have to admit that I am quite out of shape. I don't know how cyclers deal with a sore bum after a day of sitting on that hard, tiny seat. We stopped by a real estate agency to get some information on renting a...

ron and i have just gotten back from doing the Banks Peninsula Track out of Akaroa. i wanted to write an entry specifically for it because it was so outstanding. it's a private track, a business made up by a group of farmers that own the land that it runs through. it's not backpacking like ron and i are used to...really alot cushier and nicer--i...