The draws of New Zealand
On this page you can find some of the many attractions New Zealand has to offer , sometimes with a link to a relevant site are mentioned below. Also, you can check some general info about activities and festivals below.
North island Auckland: -Sky tower -Mount Eden -Dolphin swimming Northland -Northland forest
-Bay of IslandsWellington -Mount victoria -Karori Wildlife Sanctuary South island Christchurch: -Mount Pott (a set of lord of the rings!) -Christ Church cathedral Dunedin -Taieri gorge railway Southern Alps -Fox Glaciers
Fiordlands-Fjordlands national park
-Te Anau glowworm caves
The Catlins
-The CatlinsGeneral information of attractions
Because New Zealand is so isolated, it inhabits a unique and diverse flora. About 10 to 15 % of New Zealand is still covered with the original flora, most of it consists of national parks. These parks are certainly worthwhile visiting. The best known plant is the Pohutakawa, which grows beautiful flowers in December. There's not much left of the original faun New Zealand has to offer because of the introduction of goats and pigs and so on. The only original mammal is the bat. There are still some birds, but they are nearly extinct. On the coastal lines you can find dolphins, whales, sharks, tuna and snappers, to name a few fish.
Tourism to New Zealand is mainly oriented upon the beautiful nature New Zealand has to offer. There are a lot of companies which organize hiking trips.
Some events which you can visit:
- Golden Shears Sheep-Shearing Contest:
This festival takes place in Masterton in March
-Marlborough food and Wine Festival: second week of February in Blenheim
- Summer City programme: Takes place from January until February and takes place in Wellington. Some festivals are organized around the city.
There are a lot of activities that can be done in New Zealand. Rafting, for instance, can be done in the rivers Wairoa, Rangitaki and Tongariro on the North island. Other exciting activities are bungee jumping, canyoning, parapenting and jet boating.
New Zealand is rated second best by lonely planet, with its beautiful scenery and tons of attractions. It was the scene for all three of the lord of the rings movies as well, so fans of lord of the rings should certainly visit some of the scenes. Especially for these fans, there’s a link below to a tour-operator which visits some scenes directly from the lord of the rings movies.Scroll below, to see some individual attractions of New Zealand.