The National Cycle Trail, Nga Haerenga, includes the rural Hauraki rail trail (top and centre) and passes steaming mud and hot pools near Rotorua.

On Lantau Island off Hong Kong, Duncan Gillies sees Snow White and an extremely large Buddha.

Their bags - and they're not travelling light - are festooned with maple leaves, a subtle clue this young couple hails from everyone's second-favourite country.

Jordan is famous for Petra, the fallen capital of a pre-Roman empire whose citizens carved impressive buildings directly into the rock.

Ann Huston took her sons on a voyage to Borneo’s Tanjung Puting National Park to meet their orange relatives.

Influence pedallers: The best cities for bicycle rides.

Elisabeth Easther finds more to love about Vanuatu on every visit.

Warmer weather brings a new energy for experiencing the great outdoors. Great Lake Taupo will not disappoint, writes Donna Jarden.

I travel light: take only what you really need and leave room for treasure!

A five-day tramp on the West Coast gives photographer Greg Bowker ample chances to capture some wild beauty.

Lydia Jenkin drops the shops and experiences a Ladies' Weekend with a difference - caving, climbing and trekking in Tongariro National Park.

Paul Rush tackles foaming rapids on a six-day journey down the Whanganui River.

Walking a spectacular coastal section of Te Araroa is a special New Zealand experience, writes Jim Eagles.

Braving the dark and cold, Elisabeth Easther, goes on a caving adventure and discovers more than one reason why Waitomo rocks.

Cliff Taylor dodges missiles and fickle weather on the Tongariro Crossing.

Packages with 'the comforts of home' on New Zealand's Great Walks are gaining popularity.

Pamela Wade zigzags her way around Milford Track's textured bush, bright prairies and breathtaking views.

The waves are pumping on Durban's Golden Mile, discovers P.K. Stowers.

Sarah Ivey sends the snow flying on a heli-ski adventure in the Remarkables.

Danielle Wright hits the South Island ski fields, on a sled pulled by huskies.

In the Uruguayan countryside, Geoff Cumming embraces the philosophy of South America's original cowboys.

Following the kings of beasts on their hunt for breakfast is both thrilling and disconcerting, writes Aaron Smale.

Kayaking, mountain-biking, bridge-jumping, paragliding - as Simon Calder discovers, Slovenia is a mecca for extreme adventures on land and water.

Danielle Wright finally graduates off the bunny slope, with the help of a bicycle on three skis.

A new eco-tourism operation offers a different perspective on our native forestry.

The Himalayan region of Kashmir is usually in the headlines because of political tensions and violence, but amid the trouble lie an awe-inspiring landscape and some of the best back-country ski areas in the world.

Only hours after Judy Bailey completed the Tongariro Crossing, the volcano awoke from its century-long slumber...

Danielle Wright gets into the swing of things at a forest adventure park.