Adventuring in New Zealand: The Sierra Club Travel Guide to the Pearl of the Pacific - Softcover

Jefferies, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871565714 ISBN 13: 9780871565716

Publisher: Sierra Club Books, 1993

Synopsis

This guidebook details New Zealand's great variety of outdoor recreational opportunities from the best spelunking caves to peaceful picnic sights. Includes trail access points, maps, and contacts for further information. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

New Zealanders call their country the "Last Great Paradise" -- and it's no wonder. Similar in size to Japan or Great Britain, New Zealand offers a diversity of scenery hard to match anywhere in the world: glaciated mountains, active volcanoes, vast tracts of dense rainforest, wild rivers and tumbling waterfalls, crystal-clear lakes, magnificent fiords, rich rolling farmlands, dramatic cliffs, and secluded beaches.

Adventuring in New Zealand is the essential guidebook for anyone who wants to discover this country's abundant natural wonders, from the beaches and rocky headlands of the North Island to the scenic fiords of the South Island. This comprehensive volume features:
An overview of New Zealand's geology, flora, and fauna, and a brief history of its inhabitants, including Maori culture
Profiles of twelve national parks, twenty-one forest parks, three maritime parks, numerous scenic reserves, eight coastal farm parks, and many protected islands
Complete information on a wide variety of outdoor activities, including swimming, surfing, sailing, snorkeling, diving, rafting, boating, kayaking, cycling, spelunking, hunting and fishing, and horse trekking
Recommendations for the best hiking and climbing, from gentle strolls to multi-day "bush" trips, with information on New Zealand's extensive network of walking trails and backcountry huts
Practical information on visa and visitor permits, transportation and accommodations, clothing and travel essentials, maps and exchange rates, and weather and seasons
Appendices listing common plants and commonly and rarely sighted birds, a Maori glossary, and a recommended reading list
More than thirty maps and black-and-white photographs

About the Author

Margaret Jeffries is a native New Zealander and the author of two previous travel guides.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sierra Club Books
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0871565714
• ISBN 13: 9780871565716
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 424