Things to see and do in New Zealand

MUST-SEE LOCATIONS

• • 10 Must-see must-do (South Island)

• • 5 Must-do Queenstown lookouts

• • 5 Best places for autumn colors

• • Mount Cook and Lake Pukaki

BEST SCENIC DAY WALKS

• • Queenstown Hill Time Walk

• • Mount Roy Track in Wanaka

• • Mt John Walkway in Tekapo

• • Mt Victoria Lookout in Wellington

GOOD SHORT DAY WALKS

• • Kea Point Track at Mount Cook NP

• • Matai Falls in the Catlins

• • Mount Kaukau in Wellington

OTHER DAY WALKS

• • Lake Benmore Peninsula Track

• • Bobs Cove Track (Queenstown)

• • Lake Dispute Track (Queenstown)

• • Diamond Lake (Wanaka)

LORD OF THE RINGS LOCATIONS

• • Edoras (Hakatere)

• • Isengard (Glenorchy)

BOTANIC GARDENS

• • Christchurch Botanic Gardens

• • Wellington Botanic Garden

OTHER LOCATIONS TO VISIT

• • Benmore Dam

• • Hawkdun Range (Central Otago)

• • Hakatere Conservation Park

• • Ahuriri Conservation Park

DAY WALKS AROUND WELLINGTON

• • Brooklyn wind turbine

• • Mount Victoria Lookout

• • Mount Kaukau Lookout

• • Korokoro Dam

• • Pencarrow Lighthouse

• • Colonial Knob

• • Queen Elizabeth Park

• • Best wind turbine walks

• • Best city lookouts

LAKES, RIVERS, WATERFALLS

• • Lake Tekapo

• • Mount Cook and Lake Pukaki

• • Lake Benmore

• • Lake Wakatipu (Queenstown)

• • Glendhu Bay (Wanaka)

• • Matukituki River (Wanaka)

• • Roaring Meg

• • Blue Pools

• • Fantail Falls

• • Thunder Creek Falls

• • Mangatini Falls (West Coast)