Hot Water Beach is an NZ Must Do and one of its most dramatic places. From the sound of its surging waves to the fierce bite of hot sand underneath your bare feet at low tide, Hot Water Beach presents a landscape and an atmosphere like nowhere else. Popular for a patch of thermal water bubbling just beneath the surface of the sand at low tide, Hot Water Beach has achieved cult-like status as a worldwide wonder right here on The Coromandel.

Doubtful Sound is a beautiful Fiord close to Queenstown. It is a lot more remote than Milford Sound and more than twice its size. The trip starts in Manapouri. Your Doubtful Sound adventure continues as you cruise the crystal clear waters of Lake Manapouri. Then it's over Wilmot Pass, stopping along the way to experience some of Fiord land’s densest rainforest. On reaching Deep Cove, you will board a spacious catamaran for a three hour cruise that takes in the most dramatic scenery of Doubtful Sound.

Established in 1965, Shotover Jet operates on an exclusive section of the Shotover River in Queenstown, New Zealand. They are the only jet boat operator permitted in the Shotover Canyons

They operate on the Shotover River, conveniently located less than 10 minutes drive from central Queenstown. The award-winning Shotover Jet is the world's most exciting jet boat ride, operating at high speeds and delivering gravity-defying stunts to thousands of visitors every year.

Swimming with dolphins is a unique and sought after activity often being described as a life-changing experience; creating the most special and heart-warming memories of any activity. There is a limit of just 16 swimmers on each vessel with plenty of additional space for watching. Both swimmers and watchers travel on the same boat.

Glacier Explorers has been operating boat tours on the Tasman Glacier terminal lake in the Aoraki Mount Cook National Park since 1993 and is the sole operator allowed to do so. Between mid-September and late May they offer the opportunity to access the rapidly growing Tasman Glacier terminal lake to view New Zealand’s largest glacier, and its icebergs.