The Family Find

Perfect place for a family getaway! Follow @thefamilyfind for more, family travel, hidden gems and epic adventures

This might be an unpopular opinion… (Hi there, if you are new here and love finding adventure, follow along our journey as we show you hidden gems and hikes perfect for the family) This might change over time, but for right now we are not worrying about height restrictions or ride operators and are swapping wristbands and wait times for real adventure like this ‘Lazy River’ on K’gari Island! This is 📍Eli Creek. Save for your next adventure!

This might be an unpopular opinion… (Hi there, if you are new here and love finding adventure, follow along our journey as we show you hidden gems and hikes perfect for the family) This might change over time, but for right now we are not worrying about height restrictions or ride operators and are swapping wristbands and wait times for real adventure like this ‘Lazy River’ on K’gari Island! This is 📍Eli Creek. Save for your next adventure!

Who can relate? Before we jump in, if you’re new around here we are @thefamilyfind. Sharing kid friendly adventures and hidden gems. We’d love for you to give us a follow. We love hiking as a family! Some days it goes really smoothly and others we think ‘should we just call it quits’. What I always find so funny though is that it takes the kids a little bit of time to find their groove and once they do the whinging always stops and the fun starts. HOT TIP! Don’t shy away from grade 4 and 5 hikes just because you have kids. These harder hikes are always the most enjoyable for our family! They push our kids and they get to rock scramble etc and we get less ‘I’m bored’ Tell us what we missed? What do your kids whinge about when hiking?

Peak NZ behaviour! Just us and a few thousand locals. Follow along @thefamilyfind for more family friendly adventure, hidden gems and authentic travel chaos!

This was our favourite hidden gem in New Zealand. To be fair, we don’t realise the gimble had broken so the drone footage ended up a disaster but I thought I would share anyway because well it’s funny and because people tell us they follow us because we aren’t perfect and quite average and relatable. 😂😂 We had the entire place to ourselves! The only footprints on the beach belonged to us and it was truly magical! Definitely a place we will remember forever. Details: The arch is only accessible at low tides and you still need to wade out into the water to get to it! 100% worth it, but please always check tide and swell conditions to ensure your safety. Save this for your next New Zealand adventure! The arch can be found on 📍White Cliffs Beach about 40 minutes north of New Plymouth, North Island, New Zealand!

There’s one thing you need to know before you visit New Zealand! The weather report is always wrong. (Follow along @thefamilyfind, if you are looking for more fun advice and family adventure!) Plan for the day, but make sure you have a plan B,C,D,Z based on what the weather throws at you! We had to swing past @mountainwarehouse to pick up some raincoats as we were not at all prepared! Lucky for us the rain wasn’t cold and didn’t detour us from having a great time!

There’s one thing I can tell you about Rotorua! Firstly, if you like adventuring as a family and looking for cool kid friendly experiences, follow along @the family find It will put a dent in your back pocket, but it’s definitely worth it. We don’t have a good run with the weather. It rained all but 1 day we were there, so lots of inside activities. Can’t complain though, we had the best time and got to hang with family as well!

This was our favourite hidden gem in New Zealand. The drone footage ended up a disaster but I thought I would share anyway because well it’s funny and because people tell us they follow us because we aren’t perfect and quite average and relatable. 😂😂 We had the entire place to ourselves! The only footprints on the beach belonged to us and it was truly magical! Definitely a place we will remember forever. Details: The arch is only accessible at low tides and you still need to wade out into the water to get to it! 100% worth it, but please always check tide and swell conditions to ensure your safety. Save this for your next New Zealand adventure! The arch can be found on 📍White Cliffs Beach about 40 minutes north of New Plymouth, North Island, New Zealand!

When you’re looking for things to do in Taupo you might not be all that impressed by an 11m high waterfall, but I tell you something: Firstly follow along @thefamilyfind, if you are looking for more fun advice and family adventure! Huka Falls packs a punch with 220,000 litres of water following over it every SECOND! These falls are a must visit!