🇳🇿 Auckland Day Trip for Int'l Students｜Free Return to City! 🚗

🗺️ Itinerary: Blue Spring → Tirau → Huka Falls → Lake Taupo 1️⃣ Blue Spring 🌊💙 🚗 *2 hrs from Auckland CBD* - Known as *“New Zealand’s Jiuzhaigou”* — stunning blue waters! - Reopened now! Enter from Leslie Rd — a 20-min gentle walk uphill 🥾 - One of the world’s purest water sources 💧— 70% of NZ’s bottled water comes from here! - Like “God spilt Monet’s palette” 🎨 📍 *Leslie Road, Putāruru* 2️⃣ Tirau — The Corrugated Iron Town 🐑🔧 🚗 *13 mins from Blue Spring* - Quirky town with creative iron sculptures & signs 🤩 - Must-see: Big Dog & Sheep 🐶🐑 - The dog building is a toilet 🚽 - The sheep building is a gift shop 🎁 - Lunch stop: Cabbage Tree Cafe ☕🍰 (more food details in next post!) 📍 Main Road, Tīrau 3️⃣ Huka Falls 🌊💦 🚗 *1.5 hrs from Tirau* - “Huka” means “foam” in Māori — the power of Waikato River is unreal! - 220,000 liters of water per second 😱 - Walk across the bridge to Huka Falls Lookout — feel the spray and roar! 🌉 - Want more thrill? Try the Hukafalls Jet Boat 🚤 — $139/adult 📍 Huka Falls Trust Kiosk Lake Taupo & The Coolest McDonald’s 🍔✈️ 🚗 *10 mins from Huka Falls - McDonald’s Taupo: Built inside a real WWII DC-3 plane! ✈️ - Retired in 1984, repainted but kept its props and cabin — so iconic! - Lake Taupo: North Island’s largest lake 🌊 - Snap a pic with the “LOVE TAUPO” sign ❤️ - Try the hole-in-one golf challenge** ⛳ — win $10k if you score! 📍 *McDonald’s Taupo + Lake Taupo* 5️⃣ Return to Auckland** 🚗🌆 Relax and enjoy the ride back after a full day! #AucklandDayTrip #NZTravel #ExploreNZ #NorthIslandNZ #StudentTravel #HiddenGems