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AMAZING NEW ZEALAND - The Itinerary Specialist
AMAZING NEW ZEALAND - The Itinerary Specialist
We are a New Zealand based consultancy (specialising solely on New Zealand) creating innovative and imaginative self-drive itineraries tailored to your own requirements. We can offer you great diversity to take you off the beaten track and away from the mass tourism wherever possible to see and experience the REAL New Zealand.
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Aorangi Forest Park - Off the beaten track
Aorangi Forest Park - Off the beaten track
It's well worth driving to the Aorangi Forest Park in the Wairarapa (east of Wellington on the North Island). This park features some of New Zealand's most striking landforms and spectacular views which can enjoyed after a short walk. These landforms include: the Putangirua Pinnacles, high slabs of rock known as Kupe's Sail and the coastal Whatarangi Bluff
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BUY NEW ZEALAND MADE - New Zealand
BUY NEW ZEALAND MADE - New Zealand
Mobile-friendly - Buy New Zealand Made promotes and connects manufacturers, retailers and shoppers with New Zealand made products. The campaign began in 1988 with member businesses using the iconic trademark on their products and in their marketing. Visit www.buynzmarket.org.nz for a huge range of genuine New Zealand made products, including souvenirs, arts and crafts, food and drink, clothing and more.
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CAMPING IN NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Wide
CAMPING IN NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Wide
Freedom camping is permitted in many places in New Zealand but the rules vary in each community. To be certain about local camping regulations, we recommend you check out the freedomcamping.org website and get the Camping NZ or Camper Mate app. You can also ask at an i-SITE or Department of Conservation visitor centre or holiday park. #TiakiPromise
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Cape Brett - Off the beaten track
Cape Brett - Off the beaten track
As you head north towards the Bay of Islands region on New Zealand's North Island, make a detour to Cape Brett. This is a place of outstanding scenic beauty offering views over the Bay of Islands including the 'hole in the rock' and beyond. It is also home to the Cape Brett lighthouse.
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Cape Palliser - Off the beaten track
Cape Palliser - Off the beaten track
Head to the southernmost point of the North Island to Cape Palliser, where you can climb the Cape Palliser lighthouse for spectacular views of the coast and South Island, see a breeding colony of fur seals and spend time exploring Aorangi Forest Park.
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Capture NZ Photography Tours - Nelson
Capture NZ Photography Tours - Nelson
We would love to have you join us photographing in our unique country. New Zealand is undoubtedly one of the finest photographic destinations in the world, and the incredible diversity of the landscape enthralls even the most seasoned of travellers. Whatever season you want to photograph New Zealand in, we have a tour departure to suit you.
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Castlepoint - Off the beaten track
Castlepoint - Off the beaten track
Castlepoint is located on the east coast of the Wairarapa (North Island) about one hour's drive from Masterton. The Castlepoint Scenic Reserve is probably one of the most photogenic (and windiest) locations in the North Island. Aside from the spectacular views, you may also see the Castlepoint daisy, brachyglottis compactus, found only on the crumbled limestone of the reef.
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Crucible Lake - Off the beaten track
Crucible Lake - Off the beaten track
This beautiful little iceberg-studded lake lies in the heart of Mt Aspiring National Park, in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It can be accessed during a 3-4 day hike by experienced hikers only – a truly off the beaten track destination surrounded by some of the most beautiful and most dramatic scenery in the country.
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Curio Bay - Off the beaten track
Curio Bay - Off the beaten track
Head south, as far south as you can on New Zealand's South Island and start exploring the South Catlins region. As you travel the Southern Scenic Route, you'll come across Curio Bay - a place full of unique wildlife and natural attractions including a petrified forest, Yellow-eyed penguin colony, Hector's dolphins and Southern Right whales.
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Driving Creek Railway - Off the beaten track
Driving Creek Railway - Off the beaten track
The Driving Creek Railway is a unique set of tracks about three kilometres from the town of Coromandel on the beautiful, rugged and mysterious Coromandel Peninsula. The Peninsula has a host of attractions and activities, of which the Driving Creek Railway is just one. It's a great day out for families and railway enthusiasts.
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Earnslaw Burn - Off the beaten track
Earnslaw Burn - Off the beaten track
When you're visiting Queenstown, why not detour off the beaten track for a few hours and follow in the footsteps of dwarves and hobbits and take the track to Earnslaw Burn glacier. One of the most magical locations in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Earnslaw Burn is a glacier that has created a number of cascading waterfalls.
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Farewell Spit - Off the beaten track
Farewell Spit - Off the beaten track
Farewell Spit is the longest natural sandbar in the world and can be found at the wild and windswept northernmost point of New Zealand's South Island. The Spit is regarded as a Wetland of International Importance and as such is protected by New Zealand's Department of Conservation. No private access is permitted, although you can join organised tours.
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George Sound - Off the beaten track
George Sound - Off the beaten track
George Sound is accessible by boat, float plane and helicopter - several boat operators take groups from the track end on the Middle Fiord and provide boat transport on Lake Hankinson. Once there, hikers (or trampers as they are more commonly called in New Zealand) can take between 2-3 days to complete the George Sound track.
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Himatangi Beach - Off the beaten track
Himatangi Beach - Off the beaten track
If summer means sunshine, sands and sunsets to you, then take a trip to the peaceful, quiet and sandy expanses of Himatangi Beach. Located in the Manawatu district in the North Island - about 30 minutes drive west from the city of Palmerston North - this west coast beach is home to New Zealand's largest sand dunes.
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Invercargill - Off the beaten track
Invercargill - Off the beaten track
Heading down to the southern 'wop-wops' gives you the opportunity to explore Invercargill and the Southland region on New Zealand's South Island. A truly exceptional region of New Zealand for travellers with particular interests in bird-watching, nature, fishing, hunting and walking.
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Kahurangi National Park - Off the beaten track
Kahurangi National Park - Off the beaten track
If you love hiking, or tramping as it's called in New Zealand, then you will definitely enjoy the Heaphy Track, one of the more remote Great Walks situated in the Kahurangi National Park. Located in the north-west corner of the South Island, the Heaphy Track is the longest of the Great Walks and takes between 4-6 days to complete.
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Kapiti Island - Off the beaten track
Kapiti Island - Off the beaten track
Lying about 5 kilometres off the west coast of the southern North Island (not far from Wellington), Kapiti Island is one of few accessible island nature reserves in New Zealand. It gives visitors the opportunity to observe birds that are either rare, or absent on the mainland. Truly a bird-watcher's paradise, Kapiti Island is also of historical interest.
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Karamea - Off the beaten track
Karamea - Off the beaten track
Well worth a visit for outdoor adventurists and keen hikers, Karamea is a small coastal town located 100 kilometres north of Westport on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The one and a half hour drive north from Westport includes stunning coastal scenery, rainforests and the Karamea Bluff, which offers spectacular views.
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Kawakawa - Off the beaten track
Kawakawa - Off the beaten track
Kawakawa is a small town in the North Island of New Zealand. Located in Northland on the State Highway 1, it has a tiny population of just over 1,000. Originally a service town for the local coal mining industry, its economy is now based around farming.
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Kawhia - Off the beaten track
Kawhia - Off the beaten track
Think 1950s and go back in time when you visit Kawhia, a sleepy, quiet and isolated coastal town on the North Island's west coast (about two hours drive from Auckland). The local population of about 650 increases by up to 10,000 people who come to the annual Kai Fest held in February, but for the most of the year, Kawhia is
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Lake Manapouri - Off the beaten track
Lake Manapouri - Off the beaten track
Described as the 'loveliest of all lakes' in New Zealand, Lake Manapouri is a haven of seclusion and beauty and located in Fiordland in the south-west of the South Island. This pristine lake is the second deepest in New Zealand and is the gateway for trips to Doubtful Sound.
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Lake Sumner Forest Park - Off the beaten track
Lake Sumner Forest Park - Off the beaten track
Lake Sumner is a lake located about 100 kilometres northwest of Christchurch in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island (between the Lewis Pass and Arthur's Pass National Park). This area has fantastic opportunities for hiking, hunting, trout fishing, white water kayaking and mountain biking.
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LEOPARD COACHLINES - Christchurch
LEOPARD COACHLINES - Christchurch
Mobile-friendly - Travel on modern luxury touring coaches, with experienced driver/guides to ensure your New Zealand coach trip is enjoyable, informative, comfortable and safe. Leopard use only the best four-star and five-star touring coaches for your New Zealand coach tour. Leopard holds a 5-Star Rating under the NZTA Operator Rating System - the highest possible. Call us today!
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