Earth Bound Explorer Pass – New Zealand

Swim NZ and Wild NZ – North Island, both in one app on your phone.

The Explorer Pass puts every spot from our two North Island guides on one map: nearly 100 hot springs, waterfalls, swimming holes, volcanic lookouts, forests and black sand beaches. Tap a pin to see where it is, how to get in and how to get there.

Every North Island spot on one map

Swims are blue and wild places are green. Filter the map or zoom in on where you're heading and see what's close by.

Tap a pin, know before you go

Every spot has its own page with access and parking, etiquette and directions that open in Google or Apple Maps.

Read both guides in full

Read Swim NZ and Wild NZ page by page, or jump from a pin straight to its story. Each spot has the background, how to get there and the safety notes.

What's included

• Swim NZ – North Island: hot springs, waterfalls, swimming holes, hidden rivers and coastal pools
• Wild NZ – North Island: volcanic lookouts, ancient forests, black sand beaches, lakes and waterfalls
• Every other Earth Bound guide too: swims, hidden gems, drives and supernatural stories across Australia and California, plus the World Drift Atlas
• New guides as we add them, for as long as your pass is active

How it works

1. Choose a 1-month or 12-month pass and check out.
2. We email you a login link for app.earthboundguides.com.
3. Open it on your phone. You can add it to your home screen so it opens like any other app.

It's all digital, so there's nothing to ship. You can start planning straight away.

Questions

Does it renew automatically?
No. It's a one-off payment. When your pass ends you can buy another one if you want to keep going.

1 month or 12 months?
1 month suits a single trip. 12 months covers all your trips for the year, plus new guides as they come out.

Do I need to download anything?
No. It runs in your phone's browser, so there's nothing to install from an app store. It works on iPhone, Android and computers.

Does it work without reception?
Mostly. Open it once with reception and the guides, pins and access notes are saved on your phone. Photos and map areas you've already looked at work offline too, so check the area you're heading to before you lose signal.