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You are looking for Resorts in South Island, New Zealand. We are bringing you one step closer to finding your perfect accommodation solution.
In South Island we have holiday accommodation properties of the following types: 4 Star Hotels, 5 Star Hotels, Apartments, Backpackers, Beaches, Bed and Breakfasts, Campings, Caravan Parks, Cottages, Golf Resorts, Holiday Homes, Houses, Inns, Lodges, Motels, Residences, Resorts and Villas.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in South Island include: Canterbury, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Kaikoura, Marlborough, Marlborough Sounds, Murchison, Nelson, Otago, Picton, Punakaiki, Queenstown, Southland, West Coast and Westport.
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in South Island include: Buller Bridge Motel, Terrace Downs Villas, Owen River Lodge, Glenfern Villas, The Peppertree Luxury Accommodation, Charlie B's Backpackers, Titoki, Rapahoe Beach Holiday Camp, Explorer Motor Lodge, Aloha Motel Christchurch, Kowhai Cottage, Olive Grove Lodge And Holiday Park, Korimako Lodge, The Beach House and Quickenberry Guesthouse.
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The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. The Maori name for the South Island is Te Wai Pounamu which means "The Greenstone Water" (greenstone being jade).
It has an area of 58,093 square miles), making it the world's 12th-largest island. Along its west coast runs the mountain chain of the Southern Alps; Aoraki/Mount Cook is the highest point, 3,754 m (12,283.3') above sea level.
Historical Note: In the 19th century, today's South Island bore the name Middle Island, and the name South Island referred to today's Stewart Island/Rakiura.
The South Island is often called the Mainland (somewhat humorously) because it is larger than the North Island, and because it existed first according to the corresponding Maori legend. The North island, however, is more populous, being home to three million out of a total of four million kiwis.
Some North Islanders (especially Aucklanders) even refer to the South Island as though it were ... Read More...
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This website is proudly edited by Alessandro Sorbello, a freelance travel writer and publisher based in Italy and Australia.
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Arthur's Pass - New Zealand
Arthur's Pass is the highest pass over the Southern Alps. Long before surveyor Arthur Dudley Dobson found his way over the pass in 1864, it was known to Maori hunting parties as a route between east and west.
The eastern side of Arthur's Pass National Park is characterised by wide, shingle-filled riverbeds and vast beech forests. The western side of the park, where wet weather is more common than dry, has deeply gorged rivers flowing through dense rainforest. Down the middle of 'the great divide' is an alpine dreamland of snow-covered peaks, glaciers and scree slopes.
Key Highlights
The park includes many peaks over 2000 metres - the highest is Mount Murchison at 2,400 metres. All the main valleys of the park are deep and steep sided, with the U-shaped profile typical of glacial action. Above the sub-alpine shrublands, there are enchanting alpine fields with wild flowers.
Most people arrive in Arthur's Pass National Park by road - a spectacular piece of extreme civi ... Read More...
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 You are looking for Resorts in South Island, New Zealand
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in South Island include: Aloha Motel Christchurch, Buller Bridge Motel, Charlie B's Backpackers, Explorer Motor Lodge, Glenfern Villas, Korimako Lodge, Kowhai Cottage, Olive Grove Lodge And Holiday Park, Owen River Lodge, Quickenberry Guesthouse, Rapahoe Beach Holiday Camp, Terrace Downs Villas, The Beach House, The Peppertree Luxury Accommodation and Titoki.
In South Island we have holiday accommodation properties of the following types: 4 Star Hotels, 5 Star Hotels, Apartments, Backpackers, Beaches, Bed and Breakfasts, Campings, Caravan Parks, Cottages, Golf Resorts, Holiday Homes, Houses, Inns, Lodges, Motels, Residences, Resorts and Villas.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in South Island include: Canterbury, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Kaikoura, Marlborough, Marlborough Sounds, Murchison, Nelson, Otago, Picton, Punakaiki, Queenstown, Southland, West Coast and Westport.
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