What makes New Zealand so alluring to visitors is the variety and great number of New Zealand attractions all located within relatively short driving distances from one another.
Comprising two main islands with a network of fine roads, New Zealand is as satisfying for a short holiday as for a somewhat longer trip which can cover the whole country in a month or so.
You can see a variety of New Zealand attractions, for instance, by simply taking a five-day tour of either the North Island or South Island.
New Zealand is, of course, the land where The Lord of the Rings was filmed, and if you've seen any or all of the three movies, you'll be struck, at close hand, by the wondrous landscapes of this wondrous land.
Geysers and glaciers
From Ninety Mile Beach and Cape Reinga in the north to Stewart Island in the south, New Zealand attractions provide such diversity as beautiful bays, islands and underwater marvels, thermal geysers, glaciers and snow-capped mountains, placid fiords, Maori life and culture, and historic sites.
You can be in the near-tropical north one day -- and lazing in the sun -- and skiing down Mt Cook the next; or going bungy jumping in Queenstown, which calls itself the adventure capital of the world, and going into the bowels of the earth at Waitomo the next.
The cities are New Zealand attractions in themselves: Wellington, the nation’s capital; Auckland, the City of Sails; Christchurch, that most English of New Zealand cities; or Dunedin in the south...
History and adventure
On the North Island, a sampling of New Zealand attractions would include a visit to historic Waitangi and the Bay of Islands, Cape Reinga in the far north, Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty, the Waitomo caves, Gisborne where the day begins...
On the South Island, aside from Christchurch, Queenstown and Mt Cook, there are the Marlborough Sounds to visit, Kaikoura for a spot of whale watching, Milford Sound which provides, for me, one of the grandest, most peaceful and awe-inspiring sights of all New Zealand attractions.
Check out the map and fast facts and see if you need a visa to visit.
Kia ora. Welcome.
