SOUTHERN LAKES
Calling Code: +64 3
The top of your chest will quickly get sore as the South Island's jaw-dropping scenery becomes more prevalent.
From the adrenalin thrills of Queenstown to the achingly beautiful Milford Sound, there's never a dull moment down south. Stop
frequently, take deep breaths and enjoy one of the most beautiful places on earth.
The region's main town, Queenstown, is known as the adventure captial of New Zealand. This is beacuase visitors can take part in many exciting activities, all close to each other. There is bungy jumping, jet boating, white-water rafting, horse riding, Fly by Wire, mountain biking, rock climbing, water skiing, ice skating and Frisbee golf.
Central Otago is home to stone fruit such as apricots and peachs. Wine growing in Central Otago is flegling industry and is already recognised for producing some of the world's best Pinot Noir. This part of New Zealand has some of the finest water and winter sport facilities in the country.
Mount Aspiring National Park and its glaciers feed the rivers that flow into the glaceer Lakes Hawea, Wakatipu and Wanaka.
Maori, in their search for the very highly valued pounamu (greenstone), created a lot of tracks through this region which are now walkways or hiking tracks.
The Fiorland National Park takes in the whole southwest corner or New Zealand. It contains Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri as well as Milford Sound. Visitors can appreciate the fine walking tracks, which include the Routeburn and Milford Tracks.
Seals, penguins and dolphins can often be seen in Milford Sound.
The region's thick forest has hardly been touched by humans and exploitation of the region has been mainly condined to the coast, with fishing, and in the past, sealing.
Southern Lakes District has three of New Zealand's Great Walks - the Routeburn, Milford, and Kepler Tracks. There are also tracks within Mount ASpirign and Fiordland National Parks.
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 | Wanaka District
Cardrona, Lake Hawea,
Makarora |
| | Central Otago
Alexandra, Clyde,
Cromwell, Ettrick,
Millers Flat, Clyde,
Omakau, Ophir,
Ranfurly, Roxburgh,
St Bathans, Wedderburn |
| | Queenstown District
Arrowtown, Athol,
Glenorchy, Kingston,
Queenstown
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| | Fiordland
Manapouri, Milford Sound,
Te Anau, Te Anau Downs
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| | Coastal Otago and Southland
Hampden, Kurow,
Moeraki, Oamaru,
Omarama, Otematata,
Palmerston
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| | Dunedin and Around
Dunedin, Middlemarch,
Mosgiel, Waikouaiti,
Otago Peninsula
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| | Clutha District
Balclutha, Caitlins Coast,
Kaitangata, Kaka Point,
Lawrence, Milton,
Tapanui, Waihola
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| | Southland District
Bluff, Gore,
Invercargill, Lumsden,
Mataura, Mossburn,
Tuatapere, Riverton,
Waikaia, Winton
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