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A Summer Tiki Tour Of Raglan
A Summer Tiki Tour Of Raglan

Summer in Kiwiland - what’s more Kiwi than the quintessential summer roadie? How did I decide on Raglan? I Googled where I could go rock climbing in the North Island, came across Raglan Rock’s website and planned my road trip from there. Simple as that, really. Turns out Raglan is just one of the many places on my ‘how come I’ve never been there’ gigantic list. Maybe, because I’d always considered it more of a surfing mecca, when really there’s so much you can do.

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Coastal, The Local Tourist, Water Activity, Free, Forest, Hamilton, Raglan, Guided TourRonna Grace Funtelarthelocaltourist, coastalexplorer, newzealand, freewalksnz, freeactivities, freewalks, walkingtracks, halfdaywalk, thingstodoinraglan, raglan, raglanactivities, kayaking, coast, coastalkayaking, waitomo, tikitour, roadtrip, waikato, waikatodistrict, ngarunuibeach, blacksandbeach, marokopa, marokopafalls, mangapohue, nznatural, naturalbridgewalk, piripiricave, bridalveilfallsComment
The Hamilton Gardens
The Hamilton Gardens

Two of my favourites are the Italian and Japanese gardens. The Japanese garden for its Bonzai trees, water features and understated tranquility, while the Italian gardens for its romantic vines, statues and fountains. There was a couple having their wedding photos in the Italian gardens, which made us feel a bit voyeuristic, but we were respectful not to intrude and kept out distance.

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The Local Tourist, HamiltonRonna Grace Funtelarthelocaltourist, hamilton, hamiltongardens, flora, gardens, newzealandComment