New Zealand Attractions

There are so many superb physical features in New Zealand that you find yourself taking the beauty of the country for granted after a while.

Bay of Islands and Waipoua Kauri Forest— Northland. This is the historic meeting point of New Zealand's European and Maori cultures and an area of great natural beauty.

Waitomo Caves — south of Hamilton. Limestone caverns with stalactites and stalagmites are always obvious tourist attractions — there are a few of them scattered around both islands and one is much the same as another — but how many have the unusual feature of a glow-worm grotto? See it on the way to Rotorua.

Rotorua — central North Island. One of New Zealand's most interesting areas, go there for the thermal activity (boiling water, hissing steam, bubbling mud pools) and the Maori culture (don't miss the night time Maori concerts or a hangi).

Tongariro National Park— central North Island. Some of the best mountain/ volcano scenery in the country and excellent tramping tracks. A short run south of Rotorua.

Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers — west coast, South Island. Nowhere else do glaciers come so close to sea level so close to the equator. Steep mountains and heavy rainfall are the scientific answer but sitting in sub-tropical rain forest, looking at so much ice, drives the easy answers out of your head.

Milford Sound — west coast, South Island. Further south is Fiordland, just like the fiords of Norway. Milford Sound is one of the most spectacular.

Queenstown — South Island. A resort town with a whole host of activities from genteel boat trips on the lakes to shooting rapids in jet boats, from visits to sheep' stations to walking trips— plus skiing in the winter.

Mt Cook — South Island. The highest mountain in New Zealand, fantastic scenery, more good walking territory and the Tasman Glacier, very different from the ones in Westlands National Parks but equally interesting.

A museum— either Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch or Wanganui. While you're in one of the cities, go to a museum and get an insight into the Maori culture; the four listed are among the best but New Zealand is well endowed with excellent museums.

A walk— somewhere along the line set a week aside and do one of the long walks for which New Zealand is justly famous, the Milford Track is the best known but others are equally rewarding.

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