I’m Rachel Howells, the owner and operator of Adventurers travel. I’m passionate about outdoor sports and activities, adventurous challenges – anything that involves the freedom and exhilaration of the great outdoors.
This race is cool. It's not easy but then again it's very achievable. At 72km, the Colville Connection route is a loop around the tip of the Coromandel Peninsula, on both gravel roads and single track it takes in the best of the famous Coromandel coastal scenery. It's only possible…
Contact Epic Race … 125Km of pure NZ mountain biking adventure around Lake Hawea So it begins, on a dark, cold, windy and nerve racking start line. The Epic race, and the 125Km around Lake Hawea await. It’s tough and endlessly undulating. A roller Coaster ride around a bloody big…
The Routeburn …. One of NZ’s Great Walks, a multi-day, 32Km hike through ever changing bush, meadows, alpine valleys, waterfalls and beautiful lakes. If you ever wanted to do one walk that gives you the best of what NZ tramping (what they call hiking here!) has to offer, then this…
Sticky forest is a cool and well managed collection of tracks a short ride away from Wanaka town centre. It’s the right sized area for having a play. Discovering tracks without constantly staring at a map, and yet still having the energy to find your way back to where you…
Buller Fest ….. NZ’s wildest, most inclusive kayaking festival!! It’s 3 days of all things kayaking (plus nowadays a bit of SUP and rafting) and not to mention partying! If you want to meet other kayakers, and discover the rivers around Murchison, this is the best time to go! Adventurers…
Back in NZ after some awesome biking in British Columbia (this is the wonderful Squamish!) and into the planning for the upcoming season. Custom mountain biking itineraries, cycling trail adventures, multi day hikes whatever your desires are for getting out there in New Zealand this summer, I can help you organise it! ... See MoreSee Less
When you feel life coming down on you,Like a heavy weight,When you feel this crazy societyAdding to the strain,Take a stroll to the nearest waters,And remember your place,Many moons have risen and fallen long, long before you came.Xavier Rudd ... See MoreSee Less