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English Culture & Volcano Zone  
● Christchurch - stately English colonial city, markets, beautiful parks, architecture 
● Huge volcanoes - opened to see the their creation and violence
● Dynamic coasts  - moving and shaping vast land areas
                                                                                                           MMD  1 - 3 days

Alpine Trails Zone        
 ● Remote alpine settlements - exposed, vulnerable, different.
● Towering mountains - uplifting, shattering with violent tectonic movements
● Mountain rainforests - where dinosaurs roamed, eroding rivers, cascading falls
                                                                                                         MMD  1 - 2 days
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 Mining & Milling Zone         
● Devastated lands  - torn for gold, coal, jade, timber, pounded by violent oceans
 ● Ghost Towns  -  hidden and silent, teachers for life, nature & culture
 ● Struggling recoveries - regenerating nature, changing communities
                                                                                                           MMD  1 - 2 days
mapgsa.jpg (2401 bytes) gss.jpg (6468 bytes) Glaciers & Scenic Zone           
● Glaciers plummet   -  from towering alps to magnificent rainforests
 ● Dinosaur rainforests   - include fairyland of swamps, lakes, rivers, waterfalls
                                                                                                            MMD  1 - 2 days
mapada.jpg (2033 bytes) Adventure & Desert Zone          
● Queenstown   - heart of New Zealand tourism, and nature's beauty.
 ● Action Capital  - world of thrilling excitement, challenges, activities
 ● Startling deserts, - giant lakes, awesome gorges, rivers
                                                                                                                MMD 1 day - 4 days
mapfiorda.jpg (2018 bytes) mlfrds.JPG (5728 bytes) Fiords Zone                         
● Sensational wonderland, towering alps, spectacular valleys, lakes 
● Breath-taking fiords, cascading water, avalanches, forests  
● World Heritage Area,  Unique, Remote - Awe-inspiring
                                                                                                                       MMD  1 - 2 days
mapsca.jpg (2559 bytes) scchurchs.JPG (5167 bytes) Scottish Culture Zone             
● Dunedin - Centre for education, young, vibrant & friendly
 ● A slice of old Scotland.  Rich heritage, beautiful gardens, buildings & education
 ● Fertile green farmlands, stunning parks, wild coasts.
                                                                                                                         MMD  1 - 3 days
mapzaga.jpg (3204 bytes) Alpine Grandeur Zone                     
● Spectacular  alpine encounter - snow capped - uplifting, twisting, shattering
● Giant glaciers, tumbling avalanches, growing lakes, icebergs
● Lord of the Rings sights. Powerful, unique alpine nature
                                                                                                                       MMD  1 - 2 days
maplca.jpg (2567 bytes) 91puku.jpg (16457 bytes) Local Culture Zone                      
● Powerhouse of industries and farming.
 ● Maori culture centre fearsome, colourful hospitable, friendly 
● Dynamic coasts, man-made harbour, old volcano lava flows.
                                                                                                                    MMD  1 - 2 days 
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● Worlds most compact variety of active volcanic vents, steaming, bubbling
 ● Great caldera lakes, farm shows & action,
 ● Maori culture centre, proud forceful, defiant.
                                                                                                                   MMD 2 - 4 days
mapmpb2.JPG (1640 bytes) niakltwr.jpg (23193 bytes) Main Population Zone           
●  80% of NZs population - progressive and industrious. 
● Centres of power         -  political, learning & economic
● Vibrant communities    - cultures, farms & industries
 ● Varied geography        - coasts, rivers, tectonics, volcanoes
                                                                                                                      MMD 2 - 6 days
 

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