Blenheim has just about everything a visitor could wish for - access to a wine trail of 70 vineyards, crystal clear fishing streams, high mountain peaks and native beech forests as well as secluded bush-fringed bays in the stunning Marlborough Sounds.
New Zealand’s largest lake is an immense volcanic crater fed by many sparkling rivers brimming with trout. It is one of the best rainbow and brown trout fisheries in the world. Lake Taupo is dominated by the active volcanoes of Tongariro National Park.
Nelson occupies an extraordinary corner of the South Island, bounded by golden sand beaches and the northernmost slopes of the Southern Alps. The region is richly endowed with scenery, tranquil waters, rich pastures, orchards, vineyards and clay quarries.
Our largest South Island centre has won international aclaim as the ‘Garden City’ and the ‘Most English City in New Zealand’. Christchurch is a very charming and graceful city that values its heritage, culture, arts and environment.
The wild and wonderful West Coast of the South Island is a narrow strip of primeval forest between the Southern Alps and the Tasman Sea. Greymouth township is the ‘Heart of the Coast’, served by an airport, regular coach links with Christchurch.
This self-styled ‘Adventure Capital of the World’ nestles in the midst of an alpine world that is both visually stunning and physically exhilarating. Queenstown is the destination of choice for the thrill seekers of the world.
Glacier Country is a very special part of New Zealand that has World Heritage Area status. Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier are two charming villages (24 km apart) set amongst some of New Zealand's most spectacular scenery.
Lake Wanaka is an inspiring place of beauty and tranquillity in the midst of a distinctive glacier-shaped landscape. The peaceful town of Wanaka on its southern shoreline generates a huge amount of energy on the ski slopes.
This bustling lifestyle city sits alongside its twin sister, Mount Maunganui in nature’s unspoiled Bay of Plenty - ‘The Coast with the Most’. The Bay was well named by Captain Cook for its fertile land and friendly inhabitants and these attributes are still evident today.
New Zealand’s premier visitor destination is a geothermal wonderland exceeding the wildest imaginings of the mind. Rotorua city and its environs have an astounding range of weird ecosystems, volcanoes, hot springs, mud pools, geysers, forests, lakes and wetlands.
New Zealand’s Scottish city of the south is a delightful university centre with well preserved heritage buildings and a lively social, arts and music scene. Dunedin’s fine Victorian and Edwardian buildings are spread around the city’s Octagon.
The peaceful lakeside hamlet of Te Anau is the gateway to Fiordland National Park and Milford and Doubtful Sounds. This quintessential clean, green Kiwi town is widely known as ‘The Walking Capital of New Zealand’.
