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Willowbank Wildlife Park Christchurch
2 Reviews ...almost good enough to be under 'attractions'...but to me, not quite.. Address: www.willowbank.co.nz/ 60 Hussey Road, Christchurch We wanted to see at least 1 wildlife Park during our 9 day stay in...
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Just take care when you want to buy bottled water. There are brands now, marketing water that has flavouring and sugars in, and claiming to be energy drinks. Some of it looks just like water, clear and lovely. Read the label to see if there are any additives in the so-called Water. Water is fine, our New Zealand water is particularly pure and wonderful to drink. Just make sure you are buying water.
Christchurch, city in New Zealand, on eastern South Island. It is the principal urban and commercial center of a fertile agricultural region producing grain and sheep. Christchurch is also one of the most important industrial centers in New Zealand. It has excellent transportation facilities, a bountiful water supply, and unlimited quantities of inexpensive hydroelectric power.
Christchurch, city in New Zealand, on eastern South Island. It is the principal urban and commercial center of a fertile agricultural region producing grain and sheep. Christchurch is also one of the most important industrial centers in New Zealand. It has excellent transportation facilities, a bountiful water supply, and unlimited quantities of inexpensive hydroelectric power.
I'm afraid I failed to be moved by a small stone and wood church bult in 1935 and a statue of a dog, surrounded by fifteen bus loads of tourists. Lake Tekapo is an incredible turquoise colour, and the surrounding scenery is stunning. Tekapo is a good place to take a flightseeing tour of the Mount Cook range. Now, that IS spectacular!
Very popular destination for locals and tourists. But still worth to see it and try to build your own spa! But be careful, because we were told the wrong hours, so came too late, when it was getting a high tide. Still we digged our legs into the sand - not for long! It's prickling hot even though the cold sea sprayed over us, so I was wondering how it looks when you dig a hole and sit in it...
I was a bit disappointed by the beauty of Queen Charlotte Sound : most of its virgin and native forest has been destroyed by Human Beings 90 years ago. In some parts the forest is only 20 to 70 year old, and some of the deforestation still takes place... However, the extremity , from Ship Cove to Resolution Bay has been preserved and offers virgin forest : there you will really enjoy your day walk! So before the whole Sound looks great in some 50 years, I would suggest you spend at least a day walk at its extremity and save time for the west coast native bush, for Abel tasman, for Doubtful or Milford sounds, or for many other places in the south of the very south!
Let's get it straight : the landscape here is wonderful. But, I though the glacier walk was far from what I expected : if you go for a so-called "falf-day walk", you'll end up walking around 45 minutes on the lower part of the glacier, obviously not the nicest... So you'd better go for the full day option which I did and we walked 2 hours (instead of the 1 and 1/2 scheduled because the weather was great). So this was good, but the truth is that the pace of walking is very slow because of safety measures and big groups. So kind of disappointing... Well, I guess that walking on a glacier if you have no experience sounds too dangerous and stupid, no? So try the neighboor Frantz Joseph Glacier , they sort groups by fitness level.
I just want to warn visitors to NZ that if you are issued with a speed ticket, the Tourism Department of NZ will charge an admin fee of NZD 50 to your credit card number that you provided to the car rental company. All this will happen on your return from NZ. This is on top of the NZD 80 speed fine that the Transport Department imposes.Personally I find it contradicting that the department which welcomes you and encourages you to visit their beautiful country should bill you an admin fee for matching your car plate number to a driver name. It leaves a bad taste in the mouth for an otherwise wonderful holiday.p/s - I pay my traffic fines.
Tipping is not obligatory or expected in New Zealand, though it is acceptable to tip moderately for courteous and efficient service in restaurant and hotels. If you liked the food and service, round up the bill to the nearest dollar !
Whilst travelling you soon notice that there arent villages/townships every few miles.Always plan you journey and be aware of the distances ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH PETROL/GAS TO GET YOU TO YOUR NEXT DESTINATION If you dont fancy risking the roads let someone else have the worry. There are plenty of coach /minivan companies operating all with very good informative drivers
Copthorne Hotel Commodore Christchurch Airport Christchurch
6 Reviews and 293 Opinions Prior to the earthquakes, I have always stayed in town at some renowned hotel chains. When I was...
SKYCITY Grand Hotel Auckland Auckland
7 Reviews and 434 Opinions The rooms and hotel in general were nicer than expected, and service was good. While this hotel may...
Browns Boutique Hotel Queenstown
1 Review and 170 Opinions Within stroling distance from the main town. Welcoming and homely. A warm cozey room admist the cold...
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Q: Last time in NSW/Australia it was quite easy to find good parking-places for my small motorhome, partly INside the villages, but...
A: With "official parkinglots" I mean rest-area along highways and other roads, such "Rest and revive-places" that are announced along the bigger roads ! I also saw some of...
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