Highlights of New Zealand
- Climb the Auckland bridge
- The Auckland Bridge Climb offers an unforgettable 1 and a half hours of adventure under, around, up and over the Bridge. Also popular is the International Film Festival which attracts audiences of over 100,000 people.
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- Spot whales off Kaikoura
- You may encounter New Zealand fur seals, the endangered wandering albatross and pods of dusky dolphins, with whom it is also possible to swim. You may also see migrating humpback, pilot, blue and southern right whales.
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- Travel by tram in Christchurch
- Christchurch city has a wonderfully elegant feel about it. The city centre can be explored by tram, taking a stop at the Arts Centre, one of New Zealand’s premier venues for arts, shopping and entertainment.
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- Take an overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound
- In one of the most remote corners of Fiordland lies Doubtful Sound. By far the best way to explore it is on an overnight cruise. Look out for the resident wildlife including a pod of bottlenose dolphins.
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- Take part in an adrenalin activity in Queenstown
- Experience Queenstown’s most personally challenging water-based adrenalin activity – river boarding. Offering thrilling river surfing on big rapids, rock jumping, a unique rope swing, jet ski-boarding and a mega slide – this is not an excursion for the timid!
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- See the mud pools in Rotorua
- Rotorua is the geothermal centre of New Zealand; with bubbling mud pools, steaming geysers and colorful silica terraces, a visit to one of the local thermal attractions is a must-do.
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- See the kiwi on Kapiti Island
- Kapiti Island is an absolute gem, home to some of New Zealand’s most endangered bird species. Here kiwi and takahe roam free in their native environment, and just 50 people per day are admitted onto the island to watch them.
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- Enjoy Wellington's café culture
- Wellington is a gourmet lover’s paradise and as such it is worth experiencing the cafe culture here. You can choose to explore independently or join an expert guide who will take you to some of the gourmet spots only the locals know about.
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- Explore Fox and Franz Josef glaciers
- The twin glaciers of Fox and Franz Josef can be explored either on foot, with an experienced guide, or from the air as part of a scenic flight.
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- Watch the gloworms in the Ruakuri Cave
- The Ruakuri Cave is the longest underground guided walk, bringing you up close to glow worms, elaborate cave formations and underground rivers as well as including myths, legends and sacred Maori sites.
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Our country specialists have travelled the length and breadth of New Zealand - here are a few of their favourite things to do
New Zealand continues to remain one of the world’s most sought-after destinations. Those prepared to travel half way around the world are rewarded with the most sumptuous platter travel can offer.
Here you will find excellent hotels of character, some on the doorstep of the ocean; you can sample internationally acclaimed wines and indulge in the freshest of sea food.
With vibrant cities and the sincere and generous Kiwi hospitality, you are sure to have an experience with a sweet and lasting taste.
New Zealand's landscapes
Yet all of this aside, what New Zealand is most famous for is its sublime landscapes. This is ‘God’s Own’ as the locals know it. With the most dramatic and awe-inspiring vistas at every turn, even the finest photographers struggle to capture such significant beauty; seeing it with your own eyes is the only option.
So diverse is the landscape that you can expect to start a day dwarfed by rumbling volcanic peaks, journey through dense ancient forests, traverse rich fertile plains and skirt shimmering lakes, before ending it on a long stretch of empty golden sand.
Culture and heritage
With Polynesian culture and Maori heritage weaving through the land, you can expect an holistic travel experience: innovation, scenery, culture, food and people, New Zealand has it all.
Popular Places to visit in New Zealand
Auckland & Northland
Auckland is likely to be your gateway to New Zealand, and is certainly worth a couple of days to experience the cosmopolitan mix of the Polynesian world’s largest city. Known as the ‘City of Sails’, there are plenty of reasons to take to the water here.
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Auckland & Northland
The small townships of the Bay of Islands are steeped in colonial history, and set against a patchwork of gently rolling farmland and ancient forests of venerable kauri trees. The 144 islands are scattered in the clear Pacific waters, which are abundant with marine wildlife.
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Christchurch & Canterbury
The most English of New Zealand’s cities, Christchurch is the provincial capital and also serves as the international gateway to the many scenic wonders of South Island.
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West Coast
In the heartland of the West Coast, the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers pour down from the mountains to the pounding surf of the Tasman Coast - nowhere else in the world, at this latitude, have glaciers advanced so close to the sea.
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Christchurch & Canterbury
Kaikoura is an idyllic small seaside township on a rocky peninsula, with a superb beach and also a walkway encased with pairs of whale ribs, known as the ‘Garden of Memories’.
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Southern Lakes
Milford Sound is without doubt one of the most beautiful sights in New Zealand. Here, the power of nature stuns.
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Christchurch & Canterbury
Known in Maori as ‘Aoraki’, Mount Cook is the highest mountain in the continent of Australasia. The National Park which surrounds the peak is certainly one of New Zealand’s most spectacular, with more than one third covered in permanent snow and glacial ice.
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Southern Lakes
Few towns in the world - if any - have so dramatic a setting as Queenstown, on the shores of Lake Wakatipu and backed by the constantly dramatic ‘Remarkables’ Mountains.
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The Thermal Plateau
At the heart of New Zealand’s geothermal activity and a major focus for Maori culture, Rotorua is situated on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua.
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Wellington & Wairarapa
The nation’s capital and the home of New Zealand’s parliament, Wellington is gloriously set beside its magnificent harbour with some stunning modern buildings surrounded by quaint wooden Victorian houses, often beautifully painted in primary colours, dotting its steep, hilly suburbs.
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Flight time
26 hours via LA or 25 hours via Hong Kong
