Places to Stay in new Zealand South Island

Hotels, Hostels & Luxury Lodges

You will find 5-star boutiques and lodges, as well as hotel and motel facilities in most cities and cities. Some of our more picturesque and remote sites are supplemented by camping sites, mobile caravans and cottages. If you want a true kiwi adventure, stay in a cottage ('bach' in your neighbourhood's slang), or just relax and savour the warmth of a farm or host family.

New Zealand South Island Free Guidebook, New Zealand

South Island has an incomparable diversity of landscapes - snow-capped summits rising above sun-dried plateaus, fascinating falls plunging deeply into fiords and shimmering icebergs merging into calmlaces. It is also home to huge farms, vines and inviting towns. Bigger than the North Island, it is much less crowded, so you can explore large areas on your own.

Fifty Park Terrace, Christchurch (00 64 3 379 4560; www.thegeorge.com). cafculture of caffe 235 papanui road, merivale, christchurch (00 64 3 3 3 355 0440; www.coffeeculture.co.nz). Amish FIELD WINERY BAISTRO 10 Lakes Hayes Road, Queens Town (00 61 3 442 0556; www.amisfield.co.nz). Situated just outside downtown Queenstown, the Amisfield Winery makes Otago Pinot Noir and flavoured whites, all of which can be found on the bistro's menu.

I' m THE BOUNKER Cow Lane, Queenstown (00 64 3 441 8030; www.thebunker.co.nz). Don't let the name put you off - The shelter is one of the best in Queenstown and serves merger foods with the best products New Zealand has to choose from. CRISTCHURCH The biggest town on the South Island, Cristchurch, has a large number of parklands and backgrounds, among them the Botanical Garden, Mona Vale and Hagley Park, and has become known as New Zealand's Garden Town.

Near the ski slopes of the South Alps, many visitors use Christchurch as a stop, but the city deserves a second look. Don't miss the Roman Catholic Basilica of Christchurch, one of the most attractive cathedrals in the South. Established in 1848 as a Scotish village, Dunedin has developed into one of New Zealand's most important centers of technology and technology.

In addition, it gives travelers the opportunity to get closer to the natural environment and get to know the many penguins, albatros and seals populations. A small city of just under 3,000 inhabitants, Kaikoura ("Meal of Crabs" in Maori) is situated in the Southern Hemisphere protected area, and is perhaps the best place in the whole wide open for visitors to watch whales.

It also offers dolphin watching, a southern fur seal population and a great chance to see seabirds in the open world. Kaikoura, part of the Southern Alps, is situated in the immediate vicinity and offers a nice and quiet setting. ARTHUR`S PASS An Alps cross in the Southern Alps, the Arthur`s Pass is 140 km from Christchurch.

It is a good way to climb and get nearer to the Southern Alps without going up too high. Famous both for its natural beauties and as a place for adventurous tourists, Lake Wakatipu provides stunning panoramic vistas of the remarkable mountains as well as the opportunity for either para-gliding or boungee jumping.

Enormous glacier ponds and snow-capped peaks provide excellent vistas and some of the best ski resorts in the state. Situated in a great position to discover the South Island's wildlife. There are a number of tourist organizations in the region that specialize in vineyard trips and other viticultural activity.

There are also good ski and eco-tours in the area. western national parc The west country national parc founded in the 60's extends from the summits of the southern alps to the coastline. It is possible to see the Fox Glacier, a rain forest and old mine cities that were abandoned after the golden intoxication.

Only for the courageous is the bungee jumping community on the South Island still powerful. In Queenstown there are several firms to take you upcountry to a high viaduct so you can try out your wing (attached to a security line of course) - AJ Hackett's seasoned staff will take you to the Kawarau Viaduct for a 43-metre leap, the Nevis Highwire, where you will drop to 8.

or the ledge, which is 400 meters above Queenstown itself. If you are planning a long hike in the South, only a few trails will take you to the 53rd floor of THE MILFORD Tracks. TRANZAL PIN TRAIN TranzAlpine runs daily from Christchurch along the 223.

8 km long routes, through 16 tunnel and over five viaduct, which arrive in Greymouth on the west side of the South Island. New Zealand's most important New Zealand internation port is Auckland to Mangere ( (00 64 9 275 0789; www. nz), 24 km south of the town. Further major world wide airfields are located in Wellington and Harewood, near Christchurch.

New Zealand Air New Zealand provides connections to many New Zealand cities.