Thank you for stopping by. As a vacation destination New Zealand is positioned in the southern Pacific Ocean 1600 kilometres east of Australia, but it is not a Pacific Island like Fiji or Hawaii. Climate varies from sub tropical in the north to alpine in the Southern Alps. It is made up of the North and South Islands and a number of smaller islands with a total area of 268 000 sq kilometres.
In the North Island the volcanic interior contains New
Zealands
largest lake, Lake Taupo, and most of the countries active
volcanoes
-Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro - Ruapehu erupted as
recently
as 1995 and again in1996. Hot springs, geysers and mud pools
also form part of the volcanic system centred around Rotorua.
Northland where you'll find the beautiful and historic Bay of
Islands and Coromandel are favoured destinations with both
local
and international travellers.
Mountain
ranges and hill country dominate New Zealands landscape; one
of the most striking physical features is the Southern Alps.
These, along with fiords, glaciers, lakes and the coastal
plains
of Canterbury and Southland add to the variety of the South
Island scenery.
As a destination New Zealand offers you a spectacular holiday.
The unsurpassed scenic beauty defies description. Beauty so
fresh and spectacular that you may think you are the first to
see it. We welcome you to a land of soaring mountains, crystal
blue lakes, wide open spaces and 15134 kilometres of
magnificent
coastline - a land where you'll feel free and
alive.
The
following is a quote from former United States President Bill
Clinton made when he was in New Zealand to attend the APEC
meeting
in September 1999.
"Let me say from the bottom of my heart, this has been
a magical trip. I think every person, when he or she is young,
dreams of finding some enchanting place, of beautiful
mountains
and breathtaking coastlines and clear lakes and amazing
wildlife,
and most people give up on it because they never get to New
Zealand. This has been an amazing thing for me and for all of
us."
Our outdoor way of life in New Zealand lends itself to
adventure.
Outdoor adventures are part of everyday life here, making us a
unique nation and an exceptional place to holiday.
Claiming that
New Zealand is unique, seems so cliche, but the reality is
that
New Zealand truly is unique. There is no other place in the
world where you will find such a diversity of scenery, a vast
pristine wilderness and such genuinely friendly people.
New Zealand offers you everything from warm golden beaches,
sheer snow-capped mountains, crystal clear rivers and lakes,
towering ancient forests, stunning wilderness, thermal
wonderlands
and much much more.
Here you will find the most spectacular scenery in the world
just waiting for you. New Zealand really is the world in
miniature.
