Insight Guide New Zealand is an indispensable guide to a land of epic scenery, thrilling outdoor experiences and fascinating cultural diversity, accompanied by stunning travel photography. Be inspired by our Best of New Zealand section highlighting unmissable sights and experiences and lavish Photo Features on adventure sports, exploring the national parks, and the Lord of the Rings phenomenon. With a longer and more in-depth history and culture section than its competitors, this travel guide provides an essential introduction to New Zealand’s Maori culture, settlement and colonization and contemporary politics and environmental issues. The informative text, written by regional experts, is a pleasure to read. A detailed Places section, with full-color maps, guides you around the regions that make up this breathtaking country, starting in the sophisticated city of Auckland and finishing up in the vast southern extremes of Southland, Fjordland and Stewart Island. A comprehensive Travel Tips section gives you all the travel advice you need to plan your trip. The selective listings for hotels and restaurants are the personal recommendations of a regional specialist.

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Berlitz Handbook New Zealand is the ultimate practical, inspirational guide to this fascinating destination, with 304 pages combining authoritative narrative detail and stunning color photography. What sets the guide apart is the illuminating Unique Experiences section, packed full of practical advice on how to make the most of all the opportunities unique to New Zealand – from swimming with dolphins to hiking on a glacier and relaxing in a mud bath. The guide starts with a rundown of New Zealand’s Top 25 Attractions, ranging from the majestic peaks and crystal-clear waters of Milford Sound to whale watching in Kaikoura. In the Trip Planner you’ll find itineraries outlining how best to maximise your time in New Zealand, whether you’re embarking on a week of thermal wonder or a fortnight spent wine-tasting.
 The Places Section divides this enchanting country into 11 regions – starting in the sophisticated city of Auckland and finishing up in the vast southern extremes of Southland, Fjordland and Stewart Island. Each chapter is color-coded for easy reference, and features everything you’ll need to know about the sights and attractions in the area as well as maps to help you get around and carefully chosen listings of the best places to sleep, eat, drink and get active. The Places section is interspersed with fully mapped tours, suggesting a classic route such as a walking tour of Auckland’s stylish suburb Parnell or a dramatic drive through Arthur’s Pass in Canterbury, and Cultural Spreads that give a striking insight into an element of New Zealand’s culinary, artistic, sporting or popular culture, from Maori legends to the arts scene in the thriving city of Nelson.
 Further practical advice is provided in a chapter dedicated to accommodations, transportation, health and safety, money and budgeting, responsible travel, and family holidays. The Setting the Scene chapter is devoted to New Zealand’s historical and cultural background, plus information on the country’s cuisine.

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Step-by-Step New Zealand reveals this stunning country through a selection of clearly laid-out walks and tours, complemented by beautiful, full-color pictures, an authoritative narrative voice, and a wealth of practical information, all in a compact package. The guide starts with Recommended Tours, suggesting the book’s best tours for animal-spotters, daredevils, and foodies, among others. In the Overview, an engaging introduction reveals essential background information on New Zealand’s culture, geography, and lifestyle, plus the lowdown on the country’s food, drink, shopping, entertainment, and history. This provides all the background information needed to set the walks and tours in context. The Walks and Tours section features 18 irresistible self-guided routes, from the lively city of Auckland and the geysers of Rotorua on the north island, across the Cook Strait to the south island’s dramatic glaciers at Hokitika and the spectacular fiord of Milford Sound. All show step by step how to get the most out of the destination, with something for every budget, taste and trip length. Each of the tours has an clear, easy-to-follow map, hand-picked places to eat and drink en route, great insider tips and informative feature boxes. All this makes it simple for the reader to find the perfect tour for the time they have to spare. The final section of the book is the Directory, incorporating a user-friendly, fact-packed A to Z of practical information, plus select hotel and restaurant listings, which will lead the reader to the best that New Zealand has to offer.

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Insight Guide New Zealand is your comprehensive guide to one of the world’s most remote but rewarding destinations. Full-color photos throughout combine with the lively text to help you discover this small but amazingly diverse group of islands. Our inspirational “Best Of New Zealand” section outlines top attractions and activities not to miss, while features by local writers cover a whole range of subjects – where to explore glaciers, caves, volcanoes and thermal springs, where to sample the country’s delicious food and respected wines, and where to experience the adrenalin buzz of a whole range of adventure sports, including the world’s original bungee jump off the Kawarau Bridge. History and Culture are covered in more detail than any other guidebook in features on Maori art and society, Kiwi life today, and the Lord of the Rings phenomenon. The Places chapters cover all the sights and attractions of the North and South Islands as well as the smaller islands. Evocative accounts of the country’s 14 beautiful national parks and wildernesses combine with lively descriptions of the main towns and cities. Full-color maps throughout help you get around, and the travel tips provide all the planning information you’ll need for your trip, such as how to get around and how much to budget. Our selective listings for hotel and restaurants are the personal recommendations of our local authors and direct visitors to authentic establishments with local character.

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