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Showing posts with label franz josef. Show all posts

Saturday, 18 July 2015

Plan an Adventure Trip to New Zealand

New Zealand is a place where you can explore everything from South to North, from winter to summer or from Sky to Water. Choice is yours. New Zealand has plenty of things for you. If you have adventure trip in your bucket list, New Zealand is for you, starting from Bungee Jumping to Sky Dive whatever you like.

If you planning to do winter activities in New Zealand this the perfect time for you June-August. You will see snow in the south and rain in the north. Best time to come and join Queenstown for its winter festival. A great event to enjoy with your family.

1) Caving in Waitomo Caves:
New Zealand has some challenging caving system in the world, where cavers can enjoy in underground scenery. Explore the black water rafting caves by walking, wading, swimming and tubing.

2) National Parks:
Fiordland National Park is escaped by stunning fiords, waterfalls, lakes, mountains and snow capped peaks. National park has 500 kilometre network of walking tracks which allows to you to walk alpine lakes, moss carpeted valleys and mountain peaks.

3) Family Adventure:
There are plenty of reasons family are going to love New Zealand. Enjoy boating, fishing or even more Clydesdale adventures or even more full family fun at New Zealand’s first movie ride experience.

4) Off Roading:
You are going off the beaten track by driving a motor vehicle over rough terrain. You don’t imagine but you are going to ride in mud, gravel, sand at one of the sand dunes on the Ninety Mile Beach.

5) Ogo:
Take one 11 foot see through ball, with water or without water all the way down the hill for one unique and awesome experience. Enjoy the ride like a roller coaster at the Zorb.

6) Kaitiaki Rafting:
Kaituna River, Rotorua experience the level 5 rafting trail where you will see surrounding bushland area which tells you about the local Maori history.

7) Franz Josef Glacier: 
There are around 19 activities to do in Franz Josef Glacier. You can choose from Heli Hiking, Glacier Walk, Twin Glacier Helicopter Flight. If you are going in a small group just for Adventure Holidays, Franz Josef Glacier is a place for you.

8) Love swimming?
How does it sound, that you can go and swim in winter. Yes visit the Hot water Beach located at Coromandel, the best tourist attraction which has many activities suites to your age, budget, and tastes

If you have anything to know about Adventure Trip to New Zealand, contact kiwi@freedomtourism.com

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Westland Tai Poutini National Park

The West Coast is home to some of the world’s most beautiful scenery and the National Parks are a great way to explore this untouched beauty. Tai National Park established in 1960, the centenary of the European settlement of Westland District, and covers 1160 kms2


Westland Tai Poutini National Park, situated on the Western Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Tai Poutini National Park can be explored from Franz Josef or Fox Glacier. It is the proud home of over 60 Glaciers including Franz Josef and Fox Glacier villages. From its highest point in the snow capped mountains of the Southern Alps you are rewarded with a visual feast encompassing, ancient forests, crackling blue glaciers, pristine rivers, lagoons thriving with birds and an immense stretch of untouched coastline. It also remains of gold mining towns along the coast. Tai Poutini is the very popular National Park to visit a bunch of walking tracks, biking trails on mountain, daring ski slopes and an area of fossicking gold.  Between the glaciers and the sea the park is a bird watcher’s paradise. The best way to appreciate Tai Poutini National Park is to take to the air, the Twin Glacier Scenic Flight, takes you to both glaciers for amazing views before you are landing at the head of either Franz Josef or Fox Glacier for a precisely memorable snow landing.

Activities

Camping
Climbing
Hunting
Kayaking and canoeing
Mountain biking
Skiing and ski touring
Walking and tramping

Facilities

Opening hours for the centre are:

Summer: 8.30am to 6.00pm (late October to mid April)
Winter: 8.30am to 5.00pm

There are lots more must visit places in New Zealand, visit New Zealand Travel Blog for more information

Photo Credit to : Julian Apse

Saturday, 6 June 2015

South Island Cities, Locations & Attractions

South Island is the larger than the North Island, it has Cook Strait to the north, Tasman Sea to the west, Pacific Ocean to the south & east, 23% of New Zealand's 4.5 million inhabitants live in the South Island.

Largest city is Christchurch & know as 'Garden City'.

South Island offers wide varieties of tourist attractions in New Zealand for family vacations & couples for their honeymoon.

Main Cities are:
South Island Tour Guide

South Island attractions


For more information about places to visit in South Island, do visit Freedom Tourism website

Click here for family holiday packages for South Island, New Zealand

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

White Heron Sanctuary Tours - Franz Josef - New Zealand

White Heron Sanctuary Tours - Franz Josef - New Zealand

When you plan to visit Franz Josef do not forget to visit beautiful white heron at Waitangi roto Nature Reserve. It is a must visit place at Franz Josef, the best time to visit heron is during summer between September to early March. Enjoy your family holidays with white heron( kotuku), royal spoonbill and little shag, without this your holidays will be nearly incomplete, so don't forget to visit heron and yaa don't forget to click pictures for your memories at Franz Josef glacier visit.

Visit Information about White Heron Sanctuary Tours

Tour time: Around 2.5 Hours
Adults: $110 per person
Child: (12 years and under)$45
Minimum boatload 4 adults and maximum 12 adults
Tour Timings: 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm (For sufficient demand we can organize extra tours)

For more details and travel packages for Franz Josef, visit - FreedomTourism.com

Photo credits to - whiteherontours.co.nz