In addition to describing the visa process, this book also presents the realities of settling in New Zealand. Public transportation was better than anywhere we've travelled and it's missing the crowds like most cities. A perfect reference book for everyone enchanted by the beauty of the locations in the movie trilogy, it contains valuable background information and exclusive anecdotes about the filming, with sections written specially by Sir Peter Jackson, Alan Lee, Sir Richard Taylor and Barrie Osborne, plus contributions from the cast and crew. Free eBook download with every purchase of this guide book to New Zealand allows you to access all of the content from your phone or tablet, for on-the-road exploration. Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Ninety Mile Beach and the spectacular Taieri Gorge Railway.

If you or your traveling partner run cold, you might need more, but I'd suggest leaving the bulky items at home and layering instead.Driving times can be considerable, especially on the South Island where there are fewer roads and large expanses of mountain and wild forest to be detoured around. Check out Lonely Planet’s New Zealand’s North Islandor New Zealand’s South Island for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer. In Wellington, there are boutique properties filled with contemporary art or exuding mid-century chic, often serving up top-notch Kiwi cuisine.

In this follow-up to Epic Bike Rides and Epic Drives, we share our adventures on the world's best treks and trails. Prepare to loosen the belt buckle a notch or two, thanks to the delectable homegrown lamb and beef, fresh seafood such as crayfish and kina (sea urchins), traditional Maori hangi feasts cooked in the earth and, of course, pavlova for dessert. Discover New Zealand with this comprehensive and entertaining travel guide, packed with practical information and honest recommendations by our independent experts. Includes carefully planned routes covering the best of New Zealand, which give a taste of the richness and diversity of the destination, and have been created for different time frames or types of trip. Thankfully, for those on smaller budgets, New Zealand has plenty of small holiday homes known as “baches” (short for bachelor pads) to rent.You can hike around their bases or take a spectacular ride on a helicopter to remote and pristine parts, where you can fix crampons to your boots and explore breathtaking blue caves and crevasses. They tramp over windswept pastures, watch penguins swim ashore at Oamaru, slip and slide deep into a gully to find native palm trees in a rich coastal forest, and ride horses through glacier-carved Dart River Valley near Queenstown, the self-proclaimed Adventure Capital of the World. Then they'd have to figure out what on earth you do with 500 olive trees that hadn't been pruned for years, a geriatric rooster, warring hens, an obese kunekune pig, cast sheep, marauding cattle, and understanding your neighbors when they said "yiece" but meant "yes". Here, as the name suggests, hot underwater springs emerge, allowing beachgoers an unimaginable luxury: to dig a hole in the sand and soak in a warm pool by the sea.

Anna was never anything like those ‘real’ runners on telly – all spindly limbs, tiny shorts and split times – but when she read about New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometre-long Te Araroa Trail, she began to wonder… perhaps being a ‘real’ runner was overrated. We’ve collected a list of books, guides, and stories that we find to be the most useful and inspiring for anyone interested in visiting New Zealand, the North Island and South Island. About Rough Guides: Rough Guides have been inspiring travellers for over 35 years, with over 30 million copies sold globally. Here are the best packages from Expedia, as well as the best tours of New Zealand from our trusted partners. In this charming and warm-hearted memoir, Jared Gulian describes the first four years of their new life in the country, its disasters and small triumphs, its surprises and pleasures.

Experiences selected for every kind of trip to New Zealand, from off-the-beaten-track adventures in Poor Knights Islands, to family activities in child-friendly places like Farewell Spit, or chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas, like Auckland. For Jared Gulian, leaving the United States and coming to tiny Wellington, New Zealand, was a big enough switch from the bright lights of big cities. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. But in the middle of Polly's journey, 9/11 flung us all into a crossroads in world history, and she found herself navigating a vastly changing world. You'll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.