Our Top Ten NZ Activity Picks!
New Zealand offers a wealth of activities from the extreme to the sedate – we have picked our top ten New Zealand wide activity favourites to help you decide what to try!
Alternatively if it is all still too much, please contact our Travel and Leisure department who will be delighted to guide you and ensure you make the very most of your time here in New Zealand.
Auckland Sky Tower - Auckland
No visit to Auckland is complete without a trip to the Sky Tower. At 328 metres, it is the tallest man-made structure in New Zealand and offers breathtaking views for up to 80 kilometres in every direction. Travel up in the glass-fronted lifts to one of the three spectacular viewing platforms, or for more thrills and excitement, SkyWalk round the pergola at 192 metres up or SkyJump off the Tower!
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Big Game Fishing - North Island - Bay of Islands
The waters off the north of New Zealand offer some of the best deep sea fishing. Fishing charters, normally 3-4 hours, can provide local expertise, equipment and bait in order for you to have the ultimate fishing experience. Snapper & kawhai are the predominant fish caught in the Bay of Islands. Deep sea full day charters are also available.
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Whale Watching - Kaikoura, Christchurch, Auckland
See one of nature’s most magnificent animals up close – sperm whales are visible all year round in parts of the county and during specific months you can also see humpback whales and killer whales as well as dolphins.
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Wine Tours - Central Otago, Malborough, Auckland
New Zealand is famous worldwide for producing some of the best wines in the world. Visit Central Otago to try the award winning Pinot Noirs or visit the Marlborough region famous for its production of Sauvignon Blanc. Wine Tours are a fabulous way to let someone else do the driving while you sample the nectar of the gods!
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Bungy Jumping - Queenstown, Auckland
Queenstown is considered the birth place of modern bungy jumping in New Zealand – experience the rush as you jump the Kawarau Bridge Bungy site, the site of the first commercial bungy operation! Or alternatively bungy off the Auckland Harbour Bridge or from the highest bungy in the Southern Hemisphere - the 'Nevis Highwire'.
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Jet Boating - Queenstown, Auckland, Rotorua
Jet Boating is hugely popular in New Zealand and no visit is complete without experiencing the thrill of a 360 degree turn! Sit back, buckle yourself in and feel the acceleration. A New Zealand jet boat ride will take you powering through narrow river gorges, almost brushing against sheer rock faces; or skimming across the surface of water channels that weave through the shingle banks of braided rivers.
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Golf - Queenstown, Auckland, Christchurch
New Zealand boasts some stunning golf courses – why not play a round at Kauri Cliffs in the North Island where the Pacific ocean crashes below you, or perhaps the challenging The Hills course near Arrowtown, home of the NZ Golf Open for the last 3 years appeals. We can suggest and book a golfing experience you will never forget!
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Skiing - Queenstown, Christhchurch, Wanaka, Methvan
With ski fields in both the North and South Islands, New Zealand is a fabulous place to ski. Famous across the world for it’s easy access ski fields, Queenstown also offers some of the best après ski entertainment! Alternatively ski on New Zealand’s only volcano, in the North Island; there is also skiing near Christchurch, Wanaka and Methvan.
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The Natural World - Queenstown, Catlins, Moeraki
As the youngest country on earth New Zealand has some of the most spectacular natural scenery in the world. Visit the beaches of the Coromandel in the north, or the Sounds in Fiordland in the South Island where you can see dolphins, penguins and seals. Other highlights include the petrified forest, 180 million years old, revealed at low tide in a spectacular area known as The Catlins and the Moeraki Boulders, number of huge spherical stones, found strewn along a stretch of New Zealand's Otago coast.
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Explore NZ History - Queenstown, Paihia
From the early Maori settlers to the Europeans who came in search of gold, there is history everywhere in New Zealand. Take a 4 wheel drive tour and try your hand at gold panning in one of the richest gold bearing rivers of its size in the world, or visit the historic Treaty Grounds where the treaty that shaped modern day New Zealand was signed.
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