Advantages: Great Scenery, lots to do Disadvantages: long bus rides to see the whole area
New Zealand is the youngest country on earth, it was the last major landmass to be discovered. Its history has both Maori and European heritage. There are still amazing Maori historic sites to be found some dating back almost a thousand years.
When I visited New Zealand in July I decided to take an organised tour as I had limited time. I travelled with a group of other like minded travellers and we were transported around on a bus with two tour leaders who gave us loads of information along the way. They organised my accommodation and recommended tours to go on in each place we visited. Also most meals were included. The tour overall cost me
The Advantages on taking a Connections Tour
• It took hassle out of having to navigate and plan the trip.
• You travelled with like minded travellers.
• Were recommended ...
DeniseKelly40 13.09.2007 (14.09.2007)
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including the Canyon Swing, Highest Bungee, Rafting and Sledging! A word of advice, most of these activities are available all over New Zealand and are a lot cheaper in the North Island so I would check out the prices before you do it.
If you are not into crazy stuff then a nice pleasant Gondola ride is recommended, from the top you can see spectacular views.
Also another day trip is to the Milford Sound known for its beauty this day trip came highly recommended to us. I have to say I was slightly disappointed, we basically spent 12 hours on a bus and an hour seeing the Milford Sound on a boat trip, if you have the time I would recommend a self drive and perhaps an over night stay so that you don't have to cram it all in.
Dunedin:
Dunedin is a nice place which is much like Edinburgh in Scotland; a lot of the street names are the same ...
Advantages: Somewhere very diiferent, Maori culture, boiling mud and geysers Disadvantages: the smell was a little off putting, Maori evening was awful
ROTORUA:
Rotorua is on the North island of New Zealand almost in the middle about three hours drive from Auckland and six from Wellington.
We stayed at the Sudima Hotel right beside Lake Rotorua and as we got off the bus the interesting sulphur smell of Rotorua greeted us. It is quite a strong rotten egg sort of smell that gets in to everywhere. I didn?t find it too revolting but others in our group found it very over powering and complained constantly that it even pervaded the air-conditioning in the rooms.
The town is quite small enough to walk around the main sights, the lovely steaming lake and the park alongside it and all the way to Ohinemutu. On our first evening we went to the Tamika Maori evening ( see separate review on this one)
TE PUIA ? THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI ARTS AND CRAFTS INSTIRUTE:
The next day we were up ...
catsholiday 03.10.2009 (05.10.2009)
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