Roy's Peak in Wanaka, New Zealand is one of the best sunrises on earth! But is is a STRUGGLE to get to! Check out our adventure and follow along with our travels below.

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Video Timestamps
0:24 - We're Gonna Need a Montage!
1:28 - Sunrise on Roy's Peak Lookout!
2:08 - Roy's Peak
2:43 - We Found Some Baaaaad Boys

Roy's Peak is one of the hardest day hikes in New Zealand, not because of the distance (5 miles each way) but because of the ascent (over 4,500 feet!). The entire hike is basically a huge staircase, and the reward at the top is SO worth it.

The Roy's Peak Lookout is famous, and is the perfect photo opportunity. Further up on Roy's Peak, you can see Wanaka Town, Lake Wanaka and the surrounding landscape spread beneath you like a darn perfect painting.

If you want to do the hike for sunrise, then you'll have to get up pretty dang early. We got up at 4:45 am, got on the trail right away at 4:50 (we slept in our hiking clothes), and made it up in just under 2 hours. We hung out at the Lookout for about an hour during the most beautiful sunrise we've EVER seen! Then we made the last mile hike to the top of Roy's Peak where we were above the clouds!

Finally, we got to enjoy the hike down even more because we weren't able to appreciate the view during our hike up! Why? Because we were hiking in the dark! Even though this was an out & back hike, it felt like a loop because down and up were a different experience. We HIGHLY recommend hiking Roy's Peak, and doing it for sunrise if you can!
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On our 3 month journey through New Zealand we are sharing free things to do in places all over the North Island and South Island. We are exploring on a budget, so we happen to be finding free activities by necessity, but we've found that New Zealand is full of AMAZING things to do that won't cost a dollar to do!

We are living the van life in a self-contained campervan in New Zealand. With a self-contained campervan, we can camp for free at Freedom Camping sites located in convenient places all across New Zealand! We get to camp at beautiful places, and don't have to pay! Sounds like a perfect situation to us... Freedom Camping is the best way to see New Zealand, especially when you are on a budget.

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Who Are We??
We are Julie and Zach Ruhl. At the end of 2018 we sold almost everything we owned and moved out of our Chicago apartment and into a 2001 Volkswagen Eurovan. We took a leap of faith, and had the best year of our entire lives. We built a life on the road, and lived each day to the fullest in our wonderful tiny home (named Winnie :)).

We are continuing our travels into 2020 and beyond across the world!

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