DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New Zealand

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Penguin, Mar 3, 2014 - Travel - 384 pages

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New Zealand will lead you straight to the best attractions this country has to offer. This fully updated guide includes illustrated 3-D cutaways and floor plans of must-see sights and street-by-street maps of cities and towns.
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New Zealand explores the country's Maori heritage, flora and fauna, beaches and national parks, focusing on the best scenic routes from which to explore the diverse New Zealand landscape--from the glistening glaciers on the West Coast to the surfers' paradise on Central North Island. This fully updated guidebook provides insider tips every visitor needs to know about the best restaurants, bars, shops, hotels, and attractions in New Zealand.
What's new in DK Eyewitness Travel Guides:
-New itineraries based on length of stay, regional destinations, and themes.
-Brand-new hotel and restaurants listings including DK's Choice recommendations.
-Restaurant locations plotted on redrawn area maps and listed with sights.
-Redesigned and refreshed interiors make the guides even easier to read.


With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that brighten every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New Zealand truly shows you this destination as no one else can.
Now available in PDF format.

 

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Contents

How to Use this Guide 6
6
Discovering New Zealand 10
10
The North Island 16
16
The South Island 18
18
A Portrait of New Zealand 20
21
New Zealand Through the Year 44
44
The History of New Zealand 48
49
New Zealand at a Glance 60
60
Canterbury and the West Coast 222
223
Otago and Southland 258
259
Where to Stay 298
298
Where to Eat and Drink 308
308
Shopping in New Zealand 326
326
Entertainment in New Zealand 330
330
Specialist Holidays and Activities 334
334
Practical Information 342
342

Introducing the North Island 64
64
Auckland 70
71
Northland 98
99
The Central North Island 116
117
Wellington and the South 156
157
Introducing the South Island 192
192
Marlborough and Nelson 200
201
Travel Information 352
352
General Index 362
362
Acknowledgments 381
381
Further Reading 383
383
Glossary 384
384
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Bibliographic information

TitleDK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New Zealand
EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES
AuthorDK
PublisherPenguin, 2014
ISBN1465427015, 9781465427014
Length384 pages
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