Around the World: New Zealand

Around the World: New Zealand
 New Zealand consists of two small islands in the southwest Pacific. This country is not a popular tourist destination for Russians: too far away from us it is, and our knowledge, as a rule, are reduced to a minimum of it. It is known that there is beautiful nature, there are geysers and active volcanoes, high standard of living. But this is only the most superficial encyclopedic information. Selecting a trip to New Zealand, you can get an unforgettable experience and see with your own eyes landscapes of the "Lord of the Rings," which was filmed there.

New Zealand is approximately equal in size to the United Kingdom or Japan, but, unlike them, it is very sparsely populated: the entire population of the two islands is less than 4 million. Man. In New Zealand, there are only three relatively large (by New Zealand standards) city: its capital, Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch. The remaining towns - towns and villages.

Perhaps because of sparsely populated New Zealand managed to keep the nature of pristine beauty, which can not be found in other parts of the world. There is a clear lakes and waterfalls, wild mountain rivers, geysers, active volcanoes. New Zealand has 14 national parks. Together they occupy about a third of its territory.

Nature has both quiet contemplation and for extreme entertainment. Lovers of rafting, kayaking, skiing is not bored. There is even their Alps - Southern Alps on the South Island. Contemplatives should enjoy the warmth of the hot springs in the area of ​​Lake Taupo and visit ethnographic monument - the village of Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand.

You can soak up the beaches on the east coast of the North Island. Here the most beautiful beaches and clean. Sunbathers should remember that New Zealand is located in the southern hemisphere, and the warmest months are January and February. Arriving in June and July for swimming makes no sense. The tourist season usually lasts from October to April, in the rest of the time the weather is mild, but cool.

New Zealand is not interested in only those who are interested in history: a rich historical past, it can not boast. Since the mid-18th century it actively developed by the British. Indigenous peoples have left almost nothing that could be of great interest.

New Zealand is one of the world's developed countries. She is a member of many international organizations are at a high level are medicine, tourism, service, transportation. In this small country located 113 airports. The largest of them - Auckland Airport. 70% of tourists arrive in the country through it.

Direct flights from Moscow to New Zealand not that easy due to its remoteness. Usually Russian tourists arrive in New Zealand via Hong Kong, Tokyo and other cities. Flight may take more than a day.

Within the New Zealand (from island to island) are also encouraged to move on the plane - the services of local airlines will cost relatively inexpensive.

Those who wish to travel to New Zealand must obtain a visa at the consulate in New Zealand. For a tourist visa, which is generally issued for 30 days, it is important to have a hotel booking confirmation for the entire stay.

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