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Taihape, New Zealand
This place gets its own special page because it was my favourite place in the north island for sure.Kiwi Experience are brilliant because they take you to all the big places, but every couple of stops they take you somewhere abit obscure to stay.My favourite of these places was River Valley Adventure Lodge.We arrived here, and it is set alongside the stunning Rangitikei River.You have to walk down a steep dirt track down to the lodge, which is stunning and in the...