The Top 7 New Zealand Travel Bloggers To Follow Right Now!
Looking for New Zealand travel bloggers to follow before your trip, or just a few Kiwi accounts to fill your feed with mountains and beaches?
I’m a Kiwi travel blogger myself, and over the years I’ve followed (and met!) a lot of the Kiwis who do this too, including Jub, who I bumped into on a family trip to Indonesia.
We may be a tiny country, but there are a lot of us out exploring, and it can be hard to know whose stories are actually worth your time.
So these are the 7 New Zealand travel bloggers I think you should follow right now.
Quick Answer: Planning Your Own New Zealand Trip?
⭐⭐⭐ Where should you stay? For the most photogenic base in the country, I’d book The Spire Hotel in Queenstown. Check prices & availability →
⭐⭐ What’s the one trip every Kiwi blogger has posted? Milford Sound. This coach and cruise day trip from Queenstown is the easiest way to see it. Check availability →
⭐ How should you get around? Hire a car, so you can stop at every lookout you see on Instagram. Compare car rental prices here →
1. Jub from Tiki Touring Kiwi
I got the pleasure of meeting Jub in April on a family trip to Indonesia. He’s a kind vegan Kiwi bloke with a long beard and has travelled to over 45 countries.
He’s explored some pretty amazing parts of the world including Mongolia, Russia and Belarus, and he has a great Kiwi blog covering places both popular and off the beaten path!
Jub is a man with no plan, taking each day as it comes, and he’s quite a laugh!
You can follow his adventures on Facebook
2. Kyle from Bare Kiwi
Kyle is a New Zealand Instagram king with a travel blog and YouTube channel, and one of the Kiwi travel creators I’d follow closely.
He takes some of the most beautiful pictures of New Zealand which he features on his Instagram account! He’s passionate about showing travellers the beauty of NZ.
Taking the road less travelled Bare Kiwi is a guy you should follow if you want to see the true Aotearoa (New Zealand).
3. Sonja from Migrating Miss
Sonja is an inspiration!
She’s lived in lots of corners of the world, including the United States, Australia, Canada and Spain.
She loves to promote the expat lifestyle as a Kiwi living her dream and sharing her passion of travelling the world.
Sonja left her cosy house at the tender age of 16 to move to the United States for a year, and has claimed it was her first best decision.
Follow her adventures on her blog, she has one of the best travel blogs in New Zealand, and her photos are beautiful!
Where I’d Stay for the Most Photogenic New Zealand Trip
(⭐⭐⭐ = my top pick)
⭐⭐⭐ The Spire Hotel: Pick this one if you want to splurge a little. It’s a small boutique hotel in the middle of Queenstown with some of the best reviews in town. Check prices & availability →
⭐⭐ The Cobbler Hotel: Pick this one if you’re spending time in Wellington. It’s a stylish base for exploring the capital’s cafés, street art and waterfront. Check prices & availability →
⭐ Furneaux Lodge: Pick this one if you want something a little unique. It’s a historic lodge deep in the Marlborough Sounds that you reach by boat or on foot along the Queen Charlotte Track. Check prices & availability →
4. Phil from Broken Limitz
Phil was bored of the 9-5 work life as a carpenter so he decided to chase the big money in the Australian mines like a lot of Kiwis do.
It took 4 months for him to realise that money cannot buy you happiness so he booked a one way ticket to Europe via Thailand to pursue his dream of travelling the world.
Now you can see him on his laptop writing about his adventures on his website Broken Limitz.
He’s travelled to over 40 countries and has had some amazing experiences you must read about! Phil also takes some epic pictures that are featured on his Instagram.
He’s one of the most popular New Zealand Instagram creators, so follow him there and on Facebook too!
5. Katie from The World on my Necklace
Katie has spent years travelling the world and living abroad, visiting beautiful places such as Belize, Fiji and Peru.
She has a quite impressive list of destinations she has visited so far.
Katie decided to start a blog so she could document a 13 month trip she was doing through the Americas so she could keep her family and friends in the loop.
These days she blogs with an audience from around the world and is considered one of New Zealand’s top travel bloggers!
Make sure you follow her adventures on Instagram and Facebook too, it will make you want to book a one way ticket!
3 New Zealand Experiences I’d Book Right Away
🛥️ Milford Sound Coach and Cruise Day Trip: Pick this one if you want the most famous view in New Zealand without driving the long road yourself. Check availability →
🚁 Fox Glacier Helicopter Flight with Snow Landing: Pick this one if you want photos nobody else back home will have. Landing on the snow up there is unreal. Check availability →
🏡 Hobbiton Movie Set Guided Tour: Pick this one if you’re a Lord of the Rings fan. Every hobbit hole is as cute as it looks online. Check availability →
6. Jon from Jon is Travelling
Jon didn’t want to get a ‘real’ job so he left New Zealand after he finished university in 2010 which is why he pursued teaching in Taiwan and later in Singapore to save some money.
Since 2014, he took the leap of a lifetime as a nomad living out of his suitcase as a full-time traveller.
He has a wicked Kiwi sense of humour so be sure to read his stories that he publishes on his New Zealand blog.
Make sure to check out his epic trip around India and read about his other adventures on Instagram and Facebook, he’s one of the best bloggers to follow!
7. Anita from Anita Hendrieka
I can’t make this list and not promote myself in any way shape or form because I would love to connect with you!
I am a Kiwi travel blogger who’s passionate about exploring the world and inspiring others to get off their couch and go see something new.
Leaving home at 19 I bought a one-way ticket to London not knowing a single soul or what I was going to do but I knew I was doing the right thing.
It was a crazy 2 years living and working in the UK as I fell in love with the world and in love with a man. These days I live in Albania, and I still head home to New Zealand whenever I can.
You can follow my adventures here on my blog or on Instagram and Facebook.
My Number One Tip: Hire a Car for Full Flexibility
If you want to find the same spots these bloggers post about, New Zealand is so much easier with your own wheels. The best lookouts and beaches are usually nowhere near a bus stop.
Check here for the best car rental companies and prices for your New Zealand trip →
Let me know which travel blogger you love to follow! If you know somebody that should be nominated then comment below!
A great list of Kiwi bloggers, some of which I already follow, and a few more that I will need to check out. And thanks for the shout out!
Thanks Katie! Keep being awesome 🙂
Great list – I’ve worked for a Kiwi/Aussie business before and have encountered some of these bloggers. The pictures they take and the stories they tell really inspires me to travel.
Yay! I’m glad you already follow a few of them already 🙂
Didnt make the list goddammit!
Woo made the cut! Thanks for the feature Anita, you’re a legend! Keep up the amazing travels
No problem! 🙂
We’ve been following you on Instagram for some time as well as @Barekiwi. Some of our other favourite follows include @backpackingmatt, @thekiwifrog and @youngadventuress.
Great List, thanks for sharing.
thanks for sharing this list
Great work. These blogs inspired me
Maybe in 2018 I’ll make the cut 😉 There’s some truly inspirational people on this list.
I know, I miss NZ every day!
Great list!
Jub and Sonja rock! As do you Anita 😉 Kiwis rock. I love your country after a 3 month visit from earlier this year. Magical land it is.
Ryan
Woohoo! Glad my country has left a good impression 🙂
Ooooh there’s some new ones on there for me to check on