Kiwi Paka

... in Rotorua and the drizzle is still with us but we are enjoying the thermal parks. Tips for Travelers: Rotorua has a great backpackers lodge: Kiwi Paka (right in town, clean rooms, $50NZ) You need a rental car in NZ.. we wanted to go by bus but ...

... Magic Bus. The buffet was incredible, they had chicken, beef, fish, mussels, pork, salad, vegetables, pasta and for dessert Kiwi Pavlova, fruit Salad and Toffee pudding and custard!!After living on noodles...it was such a treat to have a proper ...

... the supermarket. With no real idea of what there is to see and do in Auckland, we decided to take a FREE tour with the Kiwi Experience. The bus picked us up outside our hostel and took us over the Harbour Bridge to North Shore City where we climbed a ...

... oh, and free delivery on Tuesday's with an internet order :) We then walked back to the hostel for what seemed like forever, since Kiwi Paka is not very centrally located. I had a few beers left from my trip so we decided to check out the "hot ...

... eat with our daily soup meal and then found a picnic spot to eat. We continued our journey to Rotorua and found a campsite called 'Kiwi Paka' which was the cheapest campsite so far on our trip through New Zealand and it even had a thermal outdoor pool! We ...

... of rotten eggs! Didn't smell when we first got here but then we suddenly got a whiff of it! We're staying at the Kiwi Paka YHA, hostel was ok, great thermal pool (38c!). OUr first day in Rotorua we went on Skyline skyrides, which was a gondola cable ...

... him on the other side of the road. His life had been saved - if only temporarily. Once we checked into the Rotorua Kiwi-Paka YHA mid-afternoon, we then took it easy for the remainder of the day perusing the multitude of activity leaflets / brochures ...

... round the roundabout until we we're all loud enough - It was a really great night all for the price of about £28 Stayed in the Kiwi Paka in Rotorua which claims to be a YHA but it is actually not and you get no discount for being a YHA member and its ...

... park is dotted with them.   Some are set up nicely for soaking your tired feet in.   Our Lonely Planet guidebook recommended the Kiwi Paka YHA as a quiet spot for the older backpacker on outskirts of town.  But when we checked in it was about as ...

... swing bridge on the way to waitomo to get a feel of Bungy jumps. that night stayed in the best Youth Hostel in the world - Kiwi Paka YHA. Nice outside area to sit and enjoy the sun and views, 2 lounges, a clean tidy kitchen and great rooms. That night ...

... Zealand ticket counter and gate. She also was the baggage handler. Luggage and I were finally reunited. Home for the night is another Kiwi Paka Hostel. Rather than a private room, I'm saving some money by staying in a 4 bed dorm room, but I think I'm ...

... . I picked the Black Abyss tour and luckily I was able to get on the 1:00 tour. Since it was only 10:30, I stopped by the Kiwi Paka Youth Hostel to check in and grab a bite to eat the cafe next door. Back at the rafting company, there were four more ...

... grassy hills -- so gorgeous. (The real Hobbiton that was filmed was actually 20km from where we stayed) iii) Checked into Hostel Kiwi Paka iv)   5) DID BOMBS (cannon balls) into a FREEZING COLD river at night. There was a thermal spring that ran ...

... that everyone was out of the car and fine, so there was nobody in any immediate danger. We arrived in Rotorua, and headed for the Kiwi Paka, which according to the Lonely Planet was a YHA with camp-sites, which made us think that we might be able to get ...

... about 4.30pm and could stay in the hostel I wanted to stay in because 200 school kids where staying there, so I got booked into Kiwi Paka for $22 a night, for a twin room.  I am sharing with Lovisa (a Swedish girl).  The room is quite dark and ...

... longer, but it was worth it. I don't know what will follow that but whatever it is its got to be good. Overnight: Kiwi Paka Hostel. Day 4 - Waitomo to Rotorua . Travelling on to Rotorua where we will be going to a Maori Hangi meal and Haka demonstration ...

... .  Having worked up a fair hunger from the walk I’m certainly ready for some dinner!! Just down the road from the Kiwi Paka hostel is somewhere named ‘Curlys Bar’.  Now all the way here Kane has been bigging this place up and ...

... - the name kinda stuck!). My first destination was Waitomo which is famous for it's caves, particularly the gloworm ones. I stayed at the Kiwi Paka YHA which was very nice, more like a lodge than a hostel. And I ended up being the only person in a ...