1.
NELSON:
New Zealand's best
weather. Visit
world-class wineries,
and world-class
Marlborough Sound and
Abel Tasman National Parks.
2.
WESTLAND
Remote and rugged
wild
west coast: a meeting of
glaciers, jungle, lakes, lagoons,
ocean, and alps.
Great fishing and hunting, too!
3.
QUEENSTOWN: New Zealand's outdoor adventure capital;
home of extreme and not-so-extreme sport.
Youthful, fashionable, and
trendy.
4.
FIORDLAND & TE ANAU:
Pristine habitat
where parrots meet penguins and famed walking
tracks (like the
Hollyford
and
Milford) venture where the ocean
reaches into the Southern Alps.
5.
Mt. Cook & Lake Tekapo: The
highest Southern Alps and
remotest
sheep stations meet on the
high
Canterbury plain.
Explore by car, by
walking, and by alpine
flights. Great
fishing, too!
6.
DUNEDIN:
Scotland of the South Pacific; university city;
golf; rare
seabirds: albatross and
penguins; scenic railway by train &/or
bike.
7.
CHRISTCHURCH Elegant English-style city
of the South Island and jumping off point for Antarctic expeditions. Nearby:
whale watching and
great train journeys.
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