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💙 Putaruru Blue Spring & The Arapuni Swingbridge - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year

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Channel: NZ Pocket Guide · 2017 · Travel & Events

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Day 24: Today we’re checking out the beautiful Putaruru Blue Spring and crossing the Arapuni Swingbridge on our tour with our backpacker hostel hosts. 

Yesterday - Day 23 - https://youtu.be/Hyi-fGG6hSY

Tomorrow – Day 25  – https://youtu.be/PybDvIkCWaI

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First things first, we are in Arapuni, a small town in the Waikato region with a big swingbridge! Our hosts at the Arapuni Backpackers take us on a bit of tour to the Arapuni Swing Bridge, which crossed the Waikato River, before furthering our walk to check out the hydropower dams and spillways. We have time for a quick lunch back at the Arapuni Backpackers before hitting the road on this backpacking New Zealand trip once again. 

But before we leave this part of the Waikato, there is one more place we have to visit: The Putaruru Blue Spring which sits along the Te Waihou Walkway. The Te waihou Walkway follows a winding river of the bluest yet clearest water full of brilliant green river weed. The Putaruru Blue Spring is like something from a fairy tale. There are a few viewing platforms and bridges to take some awesome photos of the Putaruru Blue Spring and get some incredible views of it. 

Finally, we are hitting the road to our next stop, Otorohanga and the Waitomo area. Join us tomorrow for what we can promise you is going to be a ridiculously weird day! 

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New Zealand Biggest Gap Year

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Join Robin and Laura, the team behind the online New Zealand travel guide, BackpackerGuide.NZ, as they challenged themselves to 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand! It’s New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! That way, we can bring you the most exciting activities and hidden gems for your own backpacking trip to New Zealand. 

Read more about Sanctuary the Putaruru Blue Spring and the Arapuni Swingbridge on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers: http://www.backpackerguide.nz/blog/2016/06/locals-tour-swing-bridge-blue-spring/

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