Traveller Awards: Fun Times! The Sydney Morning Herald tasked the Traveller brain trust to recommend places and experiences specifically for those travellers who just want to have fun. We made the cut! We’re a Traveller Awards 2024 winner in the Fun Times category! And here’s why…
“There are two surprising things about driving a golf buggy through New Zealand’s “forgotten World”, apart from the fact that there’s not a putting green within sight. Firstly, the steering wheel doesn’t work and secondly, the final destination is a town that doesn’t exist. The Republic is an adventure that takes guests for an 82-kilometre ride on a repurposed golf buggy or “rail cart” along the tracks of the abandoned Stratford-Okahukura line. The route passes through 24 hand-cut tunnels and over 94 bridges concluding with an overnight stay at the iconic Whangamomona Hotel in the self-proclaimed Republic of Whangamomona. Remote and ethereal landscapes, rail-side picnics and pioneering history make this a winner. See forgottenworldadventures.co.nz“
