New Zealand Cruise Expert Guide


New Zealand is a country guaranteed to surprise.Emerald green landscapes and towering mountainsmingle with spectacular fjords and icy glaciersin a land that is only 2,200 kms from the frozencontinent of Antarctica. That's the equivalentof the distance between Miami and New York! Avisit to these shores is something that everyoneshould do in their lifetime, but the only way toget the full New Zealand experience is to bookyourself on a New Zealand cruise.

A New Zealand cruise insures that you'll get thebest out of your visit to these islands. Ten,twelve and fourteen-day cruises around New Zealandgenerally begin in Auckland on the North Islandor in Sydney, Australia. They take in many portsof call along the Eastern coast of the North andSouth Islands, as well as a few 'bonus' ports inAustralia and Tasmania - these generally beingMelbourne and Hobart.

Auckland is known as the City of Sails. It islocated on the northern shores of the North Islandand is renowned for its cosmopolitan population,spectacular views and excellent shoppingfacilities. Beautiful sandy beaches await allwho visit Auckland, as well as a wealth of landand sea adventure activities - from sailing totrekking alongside dormant volcanoes.

At the North Island's most southerly point isNew Zealand's capital - Wellington. Here you canexperience the heart and soul of modern New Zealandlife and enjoy spectacular views of theSouth Island. If you time it right, you could evenwatch the Dragon Boat Festival that takes placein Wellington Harbor in March every year.

Further down the coast is Christchurch - gatewayto the Southern Alps and the magnificent AorakiMount Cook National Park. Shore excursions into theNational Park can be arranged from Christchurch,enabling you to experience spectacular views of thisawe-inspiring land. Close-by is Mount Sunday, famedas the location in which the City of Edoras and theCourt of Meduseld were constructed for the shootingof The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Wild coastal scenery and New Zealand's oldest citygreet all who visit the port of Dunedin to thesouth-east of the South Island, while FjordlandNational Park on the southern tip of New Zealandreally brings home the beauty and diversity oflandscapes that exist in New Zealand.

If you want a to experience a truly magical journeyin a land that is now synonymous with Tolkein's'Middle Earth', then a New Zealand cruise can giveyou all this and more...

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