About New Zealand Scenery

By whatever standards, the scenery of New Zealand is just stunning. That there is so much variety crammed into a small country just a 1000 km long is just unbelievable.
New Zealand is a wonderful destination for a holiday. No other country has such  a concentration of amazing scenery in such a concentrated space. You can drive the length of the country in a mere two days but take in:

• stunning white sand beaches
• bush-clad islands
• red-flowered pohutukawas framing unused beaches
• rugged coastlines with forbidding cliffs
• West Coast black sand beaches
• 1000 year old kauri trees
• primitive native forests
• island-dotted harbours
• extinct volcanic cones with gorgeous views
• geothermal areas with geysers and mudpools
• original native forests sloping down to golden sand beaches
• active volcanoes - even on a ski field
• wine country - ten regions
• massive snow-covered moutains
• pristine, chrystal-clear mountain rivers
• serene steep-sided fiords
• huge National Parks with amazing outdoor activities
• hunting, fishing opportunities anywhere
• stunning natural lakes bordered by dense natibe bush
• beech tree forests with abundant bird life
• green fields of the farms
• and best of all - very friendly people!

But don't try and do all that in two days - allow two weeks at least or one week per island.