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New Zealand is famous for its epic, mythical blackpool hotels for stag weekends landscapes and outdoor activities. But it's also renowned for great wines and fascinating Maori culture. Here's our guide to the 'Land of the Long White Cloud'.
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completed in December 2011, Te Araroa (or 'The Long Pathway') became one of the world's longest walking trails. It runs the entire length of the country covering both islands and at 3,000km long the full route is not for the faint-hearted, but it can easily be sampled in more manageable sections as you travel through the country.
My favourite New Zealand walk is the three-day Routeburn Track, which gives you a taste of both Mount Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks. It passes through a wonderful mix of forested valleys and alpine scenery, and the views from the huts you stay in along the way are simply breathtaking.
New Zealand has a fine selection of lodges that vary in style and size, and with prices to suit most people. Whether you prefer contemporary architecture or a more modest, homely lodge, you'll find it in New Zealand. One common feature is the excellent blackpool hotels for stag weekends and friendly hosts that will make you feel welcome wherever you stay.
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With so much coastline, and all those lakes and fiords, it's no wonder Kiwis enjoy spending time on the water. Indeed no visit to New Zealand is complete without testing the waves in some form or another. A cruise on either Milford Sound or Doubtful Sound in the South Island is a particularly rewarding experience with gorgeous scenery and a plethora of bird and marine life.
From the Chardonnays and Merlots of the northern North Island to the Sauvignons and Pinots of the southern South Island, New Zealand's wines offer a delight for every palate. Two of the most productive regions are Marlborough at the South Island's northern tip and Hawke's Bay on the North Island's eastern coast, which both grow almost the full range of New Zealand wine varietals.
New Zealand recently picked up a record haul of awards blackpool hotels for stag weekends at the Decanter Wine Awards 2012. Regions making a name for themselves are Central Otago and Nelson (ideal for Pinot Noir and Riesling) and both can be easily visited.
The first settlers, blackpool hotels for stag weekends Polynesian ocean navigators and astronomers arrived in New Zealand's North Island around 1280AD and named the newly discovered land Aotearoa, meaning 'Land of the Long White Cloud'. The culture and language of present-day New Zealand are inextricably linked to its Maori origins with the convergence of the Maori and western cultures sealed in the Treaty of Waitangi signed on 6th Feb 1840.
The Te Papa museum in Wellington blackpool hotels for stag weekends recently secured NZ$2.25m of annual funding, helping to keep entry to New Zealand's national museum free. No visit to Wellington is complete without a visit to this innovative blackpool hotels for stag weekends museum.
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We can design your itinerary to include all your car hire and ensure that you are not driving any more than you wish on any given day. We know many of the property owners personally and all offer great Kiwi hospitality and a personal blackpool hotels for stag weekends insight to their local areas on your journey around New Zealand.
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