Independent Travellers New Zealand 2006 The Budget Travel Guide

by Rice, Christopher; Rice, Melanie

• ISBN13: 9781841574967
• ISBN10: 1841574961
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-01
• Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing

Summary

A popular series of practical guides for independent and adventurous budget travellers of all ages. Revised and updated annually. 1 A - Z of travel basics brings all practical information together into one easy-to-use section 1 Mini locator-maps enable travellers to identify at a glance the areas covered by routes 1 Extracted Thomas Cook timetables show actual public transport timings 1 Features budget options for accommodation, transport, eating out and sightseeing, and practical information on car rental, air travel and public transport 1 Includes full-colour photo sections and city and area maps.

Author Biography

Christopher and Melanie Rice have written numerous travel guides and have contributed to several Thomas Cook publications.

Table of Contents

General Information
Introduction	p. 10
How to Use this Book	p. 12
Country Map	p. 14
Route Map	p. 16
Reaching New Zealand	p. 18
Travelling Around New Zealand	p. 19
Some Driving Itineraries	p. 33
A-Z of Travel Basics	p. 34
Timeline of New Zealand History	p. 74
Routes & Cities
North Island	p. 76
Auckland	p. 79
Auckland-Russell	p. 100
The Far North	p. 115
The Kauri Coast	p. 122
The Coromandel	p. 127
Waihi-Tauranga	p. 144
Rotorua	p. 152
Tauranga-Opotiki	p. 169
The East Cape Route	p. 178
Gisborne	p. 184
Hamilton-Pureora Forest Park	p. 191
Lake Taupo Circuit	p. 198
Tongariro National Park Circuit	p. 207
New Plymouth and Taranaki	p. 214
Wanganui and the Whanganui River	p. 220
Palmerston North-Wellington	p. 228
Hawke's Bay	p. 240
Woodville-Wellington	p. 252
Wellington	p. 262
South Island	p. 276
Cook Strait and the Marlborough Sounds	p. 279
The Top of the South	p. 285
Kaikoura-Christchurch	p. 300
Christchurch	p. 306
Banks Peninsula and the Canterbury Plains	p. 321
Christchurch-Westport	p. 327
Hokitika-Haast	p. 338
Central Otago	p. 346
Queenstown	p. 355
Manapouri-Milford Sound	p. 367
Timaru-Oamaru	p. 375
Dunedin	p. 387
Balclutha-Invercargill	p. 398
Invercargill	p. 404
Stewart Island	p. 412
Reference Section
Conversion Tables	p. 417
Index	p. 418
Special Features
The Kiwi	p. 40
The Tramping Experience	p. 47
Flora	p. 57
Fauna	p. 58
An Excursion to Tiritiri Matangi	p. 98
Hundertwasser's Loo	p. 107
Maori Art	p. 161
Te Rauparaha - A Maori Napoleon	p. 236
The Lord of the Rings	p. 261
Moa	p. 314
Survivors from a Bygone Age	p. 408
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Excerpts

This compact alpine resort has a stunning setting at the edge of luminous Lake Wakatipu, the serrated peaks of the Southern Alps rising in the distance. There are excellent skiing facilities here and Queenstown is also a good touring base for exploring Fiordland and Central Otago. What's more, it's on the go more or less 24 hours a day. If you're not shattered after a day on the slopes, sailing the lakes, rock climbing, bungy jumping, jet-boating or river rafting, you can dance the night away in one of the town's many nightclubs. It's no surprise that the locals claim that Queenstown is the 'Adventure Capital of the World'.

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