One of the TOP 25 BEACHES in the WORLD! Mount Maunganui Tauranga NEW ZEALAND | 197 Countries, 3 Kids

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Join us as we explore Tauranga, on the North Island of New Zealand! 🇳🇿

Located in the sunny Bay of Plenty, Tauranga is the fifth most populous city in New Zealand and home to historic sites, beautiful beaches, and NZ’s national jazz festival.

We visited Tauranga on several different occasions, and this video is a collage of our visits.

Mount Maunganui township is one of the best places to get a glimpse of the region’s beautiful, sandy coastline. It’s the perfect place to get away from the hustle of the city and just enjoy the gorgeous nature. And that’s exactly what we did during the first visit.

Those of you who’ve been following us know that we love a great hike, and climbing up Mount Maunganui wasn’t even a challenge. It took us about 40 minutes to reach the summit and the views were worth every step we made!

New Zealand, in general, is absolutely breathtaking. The landscape changes so quickly and each area is more beautiful than the next.

Once we hiked down, we hurried to get some delicious gelato. After all, we had just climbed a mountain and deserved a treat. Am I right?

Then, it was time to check into our Tauranga Home Exchange. We found such a great house - 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, gorgeous views, fully equipped kitchen, cozy living room, Netflix and Disney+ subscriptions, and most importantly, a coffee machine!

Our next destination was downtown Tauranga. The girls were getting ready for a summer camp, so we did some shopping. They went all out! Fortunately, NZ’s op shops really allow that without breaking the bank!

We quickly checked out the beach, which looked totally different from our first visit, and headed back to our Home Exchange. While the girls were sifting through the clothes they got, we enjoyed the beautiful view over a delicious cool drink.

Some Home Exchanges really give us the homey feeling (they are someone’s home after all), especially if there is a well equipped kitchen we can use to cook our favorite meals, like the lasagna we had that evening! It was the kind of place we didn’t want to leave.

We also stopped by Lake Rotoiti to visit our good friends Jenny and Malcolm who helped the girls prepare for Summer Camp and lent them their tent. .

On our way back, we saw the kiwi fruit 🥝 capital of the world statue in Te Puke and tried the one-of-a-kind boysenberry real fruit ice cream.

With only one day left till summer camp, Chantal and Chloe decided to spend some quality time together and go on a walk. Believe it or not, they thought it was a great idea to skip the trail and walk across a muddy bay.

You already guessed it, the worst experience ever!

Luckily, they got out on time and continued along the trail which was so beautiful and much easier to traverse..

Before heading out, we went back to the beach for a walk along the ocean. The weather was nice, people were enjoying the water, and the waves were lovely and perfect for beginner surfers. We can’t wait to return!

Would you ever consider visiting New Zealand? Let us know in the comments below!


00:00 Welcome to New Zealand
01:05 Mount Maunganui Tauranga
01:35 New Zealand Beach Walk
04:32 Hiking Up Mount Maunganui
06:11 Made it to the Summit
06:40 Gelato Time
07:10 Apex New Zealand Car Rental
07:40 Quick Tour of our Home Exchange
09:52 Exploring Downtown Mount Maunganui
12:09 Shopping for Summer Camp at New Zealand Op Shops
12:54 Mount Maunganui Beach
13:42 Back at our Home Exchange
14:46 Lasagna Dinner is Served!
15:14 New Zealand Book Exchange
16:00 Getting Ready for Camp at Lake Rotoiti
17:17 Kiwi Fruit Capital of the World Statue
18:20 Boysenberry Ice Cream
19:24 Walking Across a Muddy Welcome Bay
25:14 Spending Time at Mount Maunganui Beach

Enjoy the video!

#NewZealand #Tauranga #KiwiFruit
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