http://traveltipsplus.com/great-barrier-island/ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:32:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://traveltipsplus.com/great-barrier-island/comment-page-1/#comment-602 simcmanus Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:34:22 +0000 http://traveltipsplus.com/?p=1986#comment-602 I recently went to Great Barrier Island, fantastic, it's off the beaten track, even for Kiwis, but if you're after a remote paradise wilderness with forest walks, deserted white sand beaches, brilliant diving and laid back locals, this is it. The four and a half hour ferry ride through Auckland's Hauraki Gulf ensures that you forget that this is still officially part of New Zealand's largest city, and rightly so, it's a different world out there. I recently went to Great Barrier Island, fantastic, it’s off the beaten track, even for Kiwis, but if you’re after a remote paradise wilderness with forest walks, deserted white sand beaches, brilliant diving and laid back locals, this is it. The four and a half hour ferry ride through Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf ensures that you forget that this is still officially part of New Zealand’s largest city, and rightly so, it’s a different world out there.

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