Kia Ora, welcome
to New Zealand.
New Zealand is a natural wonder and contains just about every type of terrain
and landscape imaginable and some you cannot imagine. Virtual New Zealand will help you discover special places, some well known others off the beaten track.
Why is New Zealand a great travel destination ?
There
are few places on earth that offer the variety of scenery and things to do
that New Zealand offers, and best of all it is all compacted into an area
about the same size as Italy or Great Britain. Where else in the world can
you breath pollution free air and drink the worlds cleanest water. Or witness
active volcanoes and thermal
activity such as geysers, mud pools
and boiling rivers and lakes.
How about a fishing trip to some of the best fishing
in the world, or some great
skiing while the Northern Hemisphere is in summer. How about action activities
such as New Zealand's own Bungee jumping, Jet Boating and a range of unique
rafting activities. 
You
can walk world famous tracks such as the Milford
or Routeburn and cruise
on some of the worlds most magnificent fiords
like Milford or
Doubtful Sounds. New Zealand also contains vast areas of alpine wilderness
areas such as the Mt
Cook National Park. Sir Edmund Hillary (a New Zealander) trained on Mt
Cook before becoming the first man in the world to climb Mt Everest. You can
witness glaciers descend
into forests and sunbathe on golden
beaches or walk through primeval rain
forests to scorching
desert like landscapes. New Zealand also offers vibrant
cities, that offer great night life and cafe culture that co exists with
our fascinating and unique Maori
and Pacific Island cultures.
To help plan your trip to New Zealand we have some links to your left that will take you to our travel services. We recommend that you read our Top 10 visits first so you know what are the must see places.
Quote
from Bill Clinton while visiting in Queenstown: 2000 .
"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".
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