Forgotten World Highway & Owhango Lagoon - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ
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Day 39: Today we are road tripping down the Forgotten World Highway after checking out the Owhango Lagoon! That’s two activities today out of 365 Days: 365 Activities.
About this video:
Today is day 39 of New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year and today we are starting a road trip down the wonderful, mysterious and rugged Forgotten World Highway!
Before we hit the road though, there is one more place we want to check out before leaving the Taumarunui area: the Owhango Lagoon. Thanks to a recommendation from the Forgotten World Motel, we find a beautiful bush walk around the Owhango Lagoon which leads to the tranquil Owhango Lagoon itself.
After that, we hit the road onto the Forgotten World Highway where we are treated to countryside scenery, rolling hills and a classic New Zealand traffic jam: sheep. Things get more rough and rugged as we reach the gravel road and go through the Tangarakau Gorge. The scenery of the Forgotten World Highway is stunning, but man this road is rough!
Finally, we reach our final destination on the Forgotten World Highway this evening – a place called Tangarakau, otherwise known as Ghost Town. So we meet our Forgotten World Highway farmstay hosts and hop in a 4x4 up some mountains to check out some awesome Forgotten World Highway scenery before sunset. We have dinner with the farmstay family and get ready for more Forgotten World Highway adventures tomorrow!
What do you think of the Forgotten World Highway? Is it a New Zealand road trip you would do?
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Read more about the Forgotten World Highway on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers: https://www.backpackerguide.nz/blog/2016/07/ghost-town-forgotten-world-highway/
About this video:
Today is day 39 of New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year and today we are starting a road trip down the wonderful, mysterious and rugged Forgotten World Highway!
Before we hit the road though, there is one more place we want to check out before leaving the Taumarunui area: the Owhango Lagoon. Thanks to a recommendation from the Forgotten World Motel, we find a beautiful bush walk around the Owhango Lagoon which leads to the tranquil Owhango Lagoon itself.
After that, we hit the road onto the Forgotten World Highway where we are treated to countryside scenery, rolling hills and a classic New Zealand traffic jam: sheep. Things get more rough and rugged as we reach the gravel road and go through the Tangarakau Gorge. The scenery of the Forgotten World Highway is stunning, but man this road is rough!
Finally, we reach our final destination on the Forgotten World Highway this evening – a place called Tangarakau, otherwise known as Ghost Town. So we meet our Forgotten World Highway farmstay hosts and hop in a 4x4 up some mountains to check out some awesome Forgotten World Highway scenery before sunset. We have dinner with the farmstay family and get ready for more Forgotten World Highway adventures tomorrow!
What do you think of the Forgotten World Highway? Is it a New Zealand road trip you would do?
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Read more about the Forgotten World Highway on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers: https://www.backpackerguide.nz/blog/2016/07/ghost-town-forgotten-world-highway/