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New Zealand
Tourism in New Zealand can take a traditional form, like camping or driving a motor home from town to town. Chat with a sunny-natured Kiwi about contemporary Maori art over a glass of Sauvignon Blanc or catch an “All Blacks” rugby match. Visitors can also seek out quirkier travel options like heli-skiing, luging, and zorbing in the geothermal area of Lake Rotorua, or a flight over Mt. Doom (AKA Mt. Ruapehu) during a Lord of the Rings tour. With views like the waterfalls of Milford Sound, it's no wonder Peter Jackson chose this beautiful country for his magnificent sets. Plus, after seeing such odd wildlife as yellow-eyed penguins or the glow worms of Waitomo Caves, a hobbit spotting might not seem so unlikely.
Highlights: Bungee jump – or skydive -- everybody does it here … Queenstown is the international hub of extreme sports …Take the TranzAlpine Train in the south … See the All Black rugby team play – watch their traditional Haka performance before … Cape Reinga –Worth, see where the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean meet … Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch – each city has a flavor and history all it’s own …
Best time to visit: November to April
What it costs:
Student Airfare: from $825 New York to Auckland
7 nights in a hostel: $140 in Auckland
Can of Coke: 83 cents
Exchange rate: $1 US = 1.42 New Zealand Dollars
Student Traveler Travel in New Zealand home page
Study Abroad: Australearn, University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), World Endeavors, SUNY Oswego, AHA International, Butler University, Center International Studies (CIS), International Education Students (IES), SUNY Brockport, SUNY New Paltz, Pacific Challenge, College Consortium International Studies (CCIS), Boston University
Teach Overseas: Global TESOL, I –t o – I, TEFL International
Work Overseas: BUNAC, New Zealand Skydiving School, CCUSA
Adventure Travel: Connections Adventures, Contiki Holidays, Kiwi Experience
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The sun is setting slowly over Darwin Harbour at Mindil Beach, as if putting on a strip-tease for the mobs of people on the shore. Australians love watching the sun go down, and this Thursday-night ritual is almost mandatory in Darwin. The colors turn from a hazy orange to lavender, pink and a deeper purple before going back to another shade of pink. But the sunset only marks the beginning of the night.
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New Zealand is a land of unspoilt landscapes and immense natural beauty, with amazing extremes of climate and terrain. From rainforest to reef and glacier to volcano, Globe Trekkers Ian Wright and Zay Harding explore the four corners of the country. As they head out on individual expeditions of New Zealand, they take in Maori cultural heritage, empty wilderness, and bustling cities where even the skyscrapers are home to some of the world’s most extreme sports.
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