CLIFF BLUFF BATHS Sitting 30 minutes north of Nelson, guests must cross the golden ‘drawbridge’ to access Pepin Island, a working sheep farm off Cable Bay. Aside from the livestock, you get 518 hectares to yourself, and three gorgeous huts with secret paths that drop into hidden beaches. The piece de resistance? Curvy porcelain bathtubs balancing on the cusp of a dramatic cliff bluff.
Suds up Fancy a soak? These seven outdoor bathtubs will make you ooh and ahh.
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IGLOO-INSPIRED Part transparent igloo, part hut, Te Tuhi Dome near Taupō affords uninterrupted Milky Way views from inside a huge perspex bubble. Perched on hillside with nothing but farmland in eyeshot, the only place you’ll find a better panorama is from the outdoor tub, which has wheels for moving from one jaw-dropping viewpoint to the next.
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TUBS ON A TRAIN Up until it crashed in 1963, Te Pahika was a 1900s train carriage. These days it offers a unique accommodation experience, complete with outdoor bathtub. Just 15 minutes from Greymouth, the four-acre property ensures your stationary train experience feels a million miles from anywhere. BATHING IN BEAUTY Overlooking the wild black sands of Karioitahi Beach and only an hour’s drive from Auckland, Castaways have bathtubs embedded deeply into the ground, on a cliff edge overlooking raging waves. LEFT: Outdoor bath on Kariotahi Beach, Auckland © Auckland Unlimited ABOVE: Sheep, rural New Zealand © AATP
