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Auckland continued
In Auckland itself, well, you have everything you might expect from a great city, museums, public parks, fine dining, lively bars. The one thing you will notice is how uncrowded and unspoilt much of the country is.
There is a wonderful Victorian Village that has been preserved since colonial times at Howick, a short bus or car ride outside Auckland, where you can easily spend a day imagining what it was like to have lived in those times. They have an excellent gift shop and restaurant, and it is situated in the most wonderful expanse of parkland. There is even a nearby pub.
If you take the public bus out there, and ride to the end of the line and then come back around, you will also see some of the most spectacular seaside views, gazing out at miles and miles of golden sandy beaches without a soul on them.
There are a number of islands, like Waiheke, which are situated in Auckland’s magnificent, harbor and great for day trips for hiking, nature walking, and even wine tasting. If you love wine, New Zealand is rapidly becoming a food and wine paradise, offering great value and really top class wines.
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A vacation in New Zealand will introduce you to an awe-inspiring country, very unspoiled, with a population of only about 4 million people and 40 million sheep!
Although home to several lively cities, such as Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin, New Zealand is best known for its spectacular landscapes. The coastlines of the two islands that make up the country, the North and the South Islands, are edged with pristine sandy beaches, cliffs and glaciers. Their interiors feature mountains, lakes, rivers, geysers, forests, hot springs, and much more!
Your vacation in New Zealand will be one of discovery, a whole new world, similar to England in many respects, but with a unique Maori flair thanks to the thriving indigenous culture, and some of the most amazing wildlife and land and seascapes you will ever see.
Most visitors to New Zealand arrive in the northernmost large city, Auckland, also known as the City of Sails due to one of the ighest per- capita boat owning populations in the world. It is a remarkable city built on a narrow peninsula, with views of the Tasman Sea on one side and the Pacific on the other.
The city is likened to Sydney due to its coastal setting with a breathtaking harbor and bridge (which you can bungee from), and it is an ideal base for discovering the picturesque neighboring regions of the Haurali Plains and the Coromandel Peninsula.
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