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New Zealand is renowned for it scenic landscapes, beautiful beaches and alluring landmarks.
Below you'll find a list of the top 10 destinations within New Zealand, popular with tourists and locals alike.
Home to the popular Franz and Fox Glaciers, Westland National Park extends from the highest peaks of the Southern Alps to the rugged and remote beaches of the wild West Coast. Westland National Park is an area of magnificent primeval vistas – glaciers, snow-capped mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, beaches and wetlands. The Westland National Park is a world class World Hertiage Area and a treasure trove of geology, rare flora and fauna and wonderful history.
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7. Abel Tasman National Park
8. Mt Cook National Park
Abel Tasman National Park is renowned for its sculptured granite cliffs, golden beaches, and world-famous walking tracks.The region has a mild climate and is a good place to visit year round. Abel Tasman National Park is NZ's smallest at 22,530 hectares and offers an expanse of native bush interlaced with walking tracks, surrounded by clear blue/green seas and beautiful bays with golden sand. The most popular walking track is the picturesque Abel Tasman Coastal Track which skirts Abel Tasman's tantalising bays.
Just off the coast you'll find one of New Zealand's marine reserves which offers the opportunity to scuba dive or snorkel in beautiful clear waters.
9. Coromandel Peninsula
Mt Cook National Park is home to the highest mountains and the longest glaciers in New Zealand (The mighty Tasman Glacier spans a distance of 27km's and provides a landing place for small ski planes and helicopters). The Mt Cook National Park (also known as Aoraki National Park) is purely alpine - with massive peaks, glaciers and permanent snow fields.
The National Park is part of UNESCO's Te Wāhipounamu World Heritage region and encompasses 23 peaks, all over 3000 metres high. The park is very accessible and offers alpine activities a plenty. If your a mountaineer you'll be able to enjoy the best climbing in Australasia, for the less skilled adventurers there are plenty of mountain walks leading to alpine tarns and herb fields offering spectacular glacier views, with the local bird life enhancing the moment.
The Coromandel Peninsula offers pristine beaches, native forests and a relaxed environment. The region is one of New Zealand’s most popular holiday destinations with New Zealanders flocking there during the summer months.
The Coromandel offers sparkling azure blue waters, white sandy beaches, tree lined coastal roads and secluded bays as well as a hot water beach, on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, which has hot water bubbling up from deep in the earth, dig your self a hole and sit in hot water with the waves at your pools edge, or endulge in one the many rain-forest walks the area has to offer.
10. Tongoriro National Park
The Tongariro National Park encompasses some of New Zealand's most contrasting landscapes and is situated around the three volcanoes; Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu.. The park covers an area of 796 km's and offers emerald lakes, alpine meadows and hot springs surrounding the volcanoes which are very much active.
The park is most famous for the Tongoriro Alpine Crossing which takes you up and over Mt Ruapehu giving you the opportunity to take in the country's magnificent scenery from a great height while walking between crater lakes on the mountains surface. If thats not your thing canoe or kayak the Wanganui River or endulge in the many bush walks in the surrounding bush.
6. Westland National Park
courtesy of Gareth Eyre
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