Travel to New Zealand without any tourist traps! Here you will find a list of the top 10 sights of New Zealand! Which highlights and attractions should you not miss on your holiday in New Zealand?
New Zealand is a pristine country full of breathtaking beauty - accordingly, nature plays the leading role in the most beautiful sights of New Zealand. In New Zealand, numerous attractions are located in a very small area. For example, you can go hiking and skiing in one day and then quickly jump into the sea in the evening.
Apart from outdoor activities in an impressive landscape, the architectural sights of sun-drenched Nelson, Victorian-inspired Oamaru or the founding city of Dunedin are also enticing.
After a day full of excitement, it's essential to find a comfortable place to rest and unwind. Locations such as the Wellesley Hotel http://wellesley-hotel-on-the-lake.northislandnz.net/en/ on the lake offer scenic views and soulful comfort.
Moreover, the city of Taupo is popular among tourists for its luxurious hospitality. You can browse top hotels in Taupo to find a place that suits your preference for a memorable vacation.
Tongariro National Park
The fascinating Tongariro National Park is the fourth oldest national park in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With rainforests, mountain peaks, crater landscapes, rivers and ski slopes, the spectacular nature offers everything a holidaymaker's heart desires. Ngauruhoe, one of the three active volcanoes in the national park, became famous as Mount Doom in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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The Catlins
If you are looking for solitude, "The Catlins" is the place for you. In the very south of the South Island lies one of the least populated areas in New Zealand, apart from birds, penguins and seals. In the lonely bays in front of breathtaking cliffs, switching off from everyday life works particularly well. Nugget Point, Purakaunui Falls and Curio Bay are particularly idyllic.
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Marlborough Sounds
In the north of the South Island, countless bays, peninsulas, headlands and islands form a picturesque landscape far from almost any civilisation. The rutted shores of the Marlborough Sounds can be explored by excursion boats and water taxis or by four-wheel drive vehicle.
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Otago Peninsula
A gigantic albatross colony lives on the Otago Peninsula near the Scottish-influenced founding city of Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island. Besides the world's largest birds, the charming sandy bays with lush vegetation and penguins, New Zealand's only castle and the Maori village of Otakou are also worth a visit.
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Ohope
Ohope on the east coast of the North Island is officially spoiled by the weatherman with New Zealand's most hours of sunshine. A breathtaking sandy beach, which has already been voted New Zealand's most beautiful beach, wonderful hiking trails and gorgeous sunsets make Ohope one of New Zealand's most visited holiday resorts.
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Auckland
The country's largest city is the gateway to New Zealand for most holidaymakers. From the natural harbour, a walking tour leads through the worthwhile city centre of Auckland with impressive churches, secluded parks, interesting museums, idyllic beaches and the Sky Tower, the world's tallest tower in the southern hemisphere.
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Egmont National Park
On the west coast of the North Island, the scenically extremely attractive Egmont National Park frames what is probably New Zealand's most beautiful mountain. The volcano Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, with its symmetrical peak is not only beautiful to look at from afar, but also easy to climb. The flowering meadows and fairytale forests surrounding it can be explored on 300 kilometres of hiking trails.
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Moeraki Boulders
The mysterious Moeraki Boulders are scattered seemingly at random along the coast near Kumara on New Zealand's South Island. The fascinating, almost spherical "pearls of stone" were formed in a completely natural way and, together with the gorgeous beach, form a wonderful backdrop for long walks.
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Queenstown
The former gold-mining town of Queenstown on the South Island scores with its picturesque location between the jagged peaks of the Remarkables and the deep blue waters of the 80km-long Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand's longest lake. Holidaymakers in Queenstown are mainly outdoor activists, night owls and extreme sports enthusiasts.
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Huka Falls
The spectacular Huka Falls are located very close to Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake, and are one of the most photographed sights in New Zealand. Here, the otherwise calm Waikoto River squeezes through a narrow channel and becomes a raging flood.
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Accommodation and hotels in New Zealand
Interesting articles for holidays in New Zealand:
Penguins of Oamaru
Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo
Albatros Centre on the Otago Peninsula
Mount John Observatory at Lake Tekapo
Queenstown
Te Puia Thermal Zone
Pancake Rocks
Moeraki Boulders near Oamaru