🇳🇿 Auckland Day Trip for Students | Roundtrip from City

🗺️ Blue Spring → Tirau → Huka Falls → Lake Taupo 1️⃣ Blue Spring (Leslie Rd Entrance) ⏰ 2hrs from Auckland CBD 💎 "New Zealand’s Jiuzhaigou" – Reopened after closure! 20-min uphill walk (one-way) to see the springs. 💦 World’s purest water (70% of NZ’s bottled water comes from here). 🌿 "Like God spilled Monet’s palette!" 📍 Leslie Road, Putāruru 2️⃣ Tirau (Iron Art Town) ⏰ 13mins from Blue Spring 🛠️ Quirky corrugated iron sculptures (Big Sheep 🐑 & Dog 🐶—sheep’s belly is a shop, dog’s is a restroom!). ☕ Lunch at Cabbage Tree Cafe (details in next post!). 📍 Main Road, Tīrau 3️⃣ Huka Falls ⏰ 1hr 29mins from Tirau 💥 "Huka" = "foam" in Māori – 220,000L/sec thunderous rapids! 🌉 Walk to the bridge for epic views or try the Jet Boat ($139/adult). 📍 Huka Falls Trust Kiosk 4️⃣ Lake Taupo ⏰ 10mins from Huka Falls ✈️ World’s coolest McDonald’s (inside a 1943 WWII DC-3 plane!). ⛳ "LOVE TAUPO" sign + Hole-in-One Golf Challenge ($10k prize!). 📍 Lake Taupo 5️⃣ Return to Auckland #AucklandDayTrips #NZTravel #ExploreAuckland #NorthIslandNZ #HiddenGemsNZ