If you are planning for a New Zealand holiday or even New Zealand holidays then you are making a good decision. New Zealand has most beautiful places in the world. You named it - towering mountains, everwhite glaciers, lush forests, and spectacular fjords – there are all in this nice country. You got a view of New Zealand in the unforgettable 'Lord of the Rings' movies. To assist your New Zealand holidays plan I will reveal 5 interesting spots in New Zealand South Island:
1. Auckland
Auckland is the main entrance to New Zealand. It is likely that your plane will land in Auckland and the first big sign board that you will see is ‘Auckland – The City of Sails’. This city is home to more than a quarter of New Zealand population and their many yachts. Auckland is rich with its very beautiful and unusual scenery. However, I personally feel that it is known as a shopping destination in this country rather than else.
2. Rotorua
This famous tourist spot is the one suggested by my Kiwi friend. He said Rotorua is a must for anyone visited North Island. He is right, this place has beautiful landscape. Rotorua is actually a geothermally active area, so you can expect its main identity is mud pools, thermal springs, and spectacular lakes. There are a lot of man made attractions too. In fact there are too many interesting things to do here, you can stay for a week but still miss something good.
3. Lake Taupo
I never see anything like Lake Taupo. Its like sea, it waves like sea and it is huge like sea. If you ask me I will say the air here is the freshest. The largest fresh water lake in Australasia is what it is. The view is spectacular. During winter you can see the huge lake with snowy mountains as its background. I never felt any calmer than when I was there. For me Lake Taupo is the best place to live in New Zealand.
4. Matamata
This is where several important plots of the Lord of the Rings movie are filmed. The major one is the Hobbit village. You can take Hobbiton Tours to see remainder of Hobbit holes and sets. If you have a chance to stop at this town you will see that everything is about LOTR. I have a chance to pull Golum’s ears there (of course it was just the sculpture of that strange fellow).
5. Wellington
I like Wellington more than Auckland. The city feels classy, less crowded, and the people looks nice (maybe not everybody can agree with me). An unforgettable place is the city museum. It called Te papa, has very interesting collection, the interior design of this museum is very modern and the collection is (as usual) very old but they mange to put this two elements together very well. If you want to continue your New Zealand holidays to South Island then you can take Interislander ferry in Wellington.
Your New Zealand holidays should not end with these 5 spots only. There are many interesting bits of New Zealand and the spectacular landscape is obviously the main. Lucky, with this internet info about New Zealand holidays are everywhere.
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