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Reasons To
Visit New Zealand

  • Food & wine

    This small nation has established a name for fabulous wineries, many internationally acclaimed. Whilst most will point connoisseurs to the Marlborough region for the finest vintages, Hawkes Bay and Martinborough should not be ignored. A trip here would not be complete without trying the local 'fush 'n' chups' or traditional Maori fare either.

    Food & wine

  • Landscapes

    For a small country, New Zealand incorporates landscapes as diverse as they come. Mountains, volcanoes, beaches, lakes, fiords, valleys and caves - to the everyday traveller these remarkable sights are other-worldly. Both the North and South islands share many common features, but are also wonderfully contrasting.

    Landscapes

  • Light adventure

    It's not necessary to throw yourself off a suspended platform in order to fully experience New Zealand. Alternative options include air safaris over White Island, heli-hiking the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers and wilderness cruises in Milford and Doubful Sounds.

    Light adventure

  • Maori culture

    New Zealanders are proud of their Maori roots. Maori song, dance and mythology are prevalent, towns are adorned with carvings and rooms are dressed in flax weavings. Most physical locations also have Maori names with literal translations such as Waimakariri River (Cold water river).

    Maori culture

  • Outdoors & coastal living

    The 'outdoors' perception of New Zealanders is not something consciously cultivated; with such a plentitude of mountains, beaches, fiords lakes and forests on their doorstep it is simply a way of life.

    Outdoors & coastal living

  • Self-drive

    New Zealand has wonderful roads - scenic, safe and, especially on the South Island, largely empty. They even drive on the left and some of the most scenic routes are waymarked. There are car hire stations at all of New Zealand's airports.

    Self-drive

  • Walking & trekking

    There are so many excellent hikes - or 'tramps' as the locals call them - in New Zealand that it is sometimes difficult to know which one to select. We feature several of the country's 'great walks' which can easily be incorportated into any itinerary.

    Walking & trekking

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Visit Dunedin, New Zealand

The Scottish city of the South, Dunedin has an intoxicating mix of classical architecture, coastal wildlife and established gardens. As a lively university town, the city has a thriving café society and vibrant local arts scene.

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Dunedin

New Zealand

The Scottish city of the South, Dunedin has an intoxicating mix of classical architecture, coastal wildlife and established gardens.

During the gold-rush days it was the largest city in the country, founded by Scottish settlers - ‘Dunedin’ is Celtic for Edinburgh - and the city still has a statue of Robert Burns guarding its city centre.

Nowadays, as a lively university town, the city has a thriving café society and vibrant local arts scene.

Around Dunedin

From Dunedin travellers can take the scenic Taieri Gorge Railway inland as far as Middlemarch. This journey takes you over magnificent wrought iron viaducts and impressive stone bridges before connecting with a coach that continues on to Queenstown.

The beautiful Otago scenery can be explored further along the track where, disused, it has now been converted into a walking, biking and a horse riding trail. The complete trail can be walked in three to five days but it’s perfectly feasible to do a section in a day.

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