New Zealand (Country Guide) | 
|  | | | Title: | New Zealand (Country Guide) | | Author: | Carolyn Bain | | Publisher: | Lonely Planet | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 01 September, 2006 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 1741045355 / 9781741045352 | | List Price: | $25.99 | | You Save: | $8.84 | | Amazon Price: | $17.15 | |
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The sun shows up here first for a reason. Come for bracing light or caverns underground, glacial valleys or black volcanic sand. Tour every landscape on earth, all rolled into one country. Dig for pipis on the beach, or sample oysters on a platter. Savour solitude with a view, or city culture. Things are never just black and white in New Zealand.
Stick Out Your Tongue β taste the freshest seafood, world-class wines, or the best lamb roast there is.
Roll Your Eyes β yet another magnificent view of mystical mountains, braided river plains or calming coastlines.
Slap Your Thighs β a good timeβs easy to find, from happening Auckland to waterfront Wellington.
Stand Up Proud β and experience Maori culture firsthand: take part in a powhiri, or fill your puku at a hangi.
Run At It Shouting β bungy jump, sea kayak, surf, trek and hit the white water with the best of them.
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Customer Reviews:
• Disappointed With This Guidebook 15 December, 2007
For years I have relied on Lonely Planet guidebooks as one of my primary travel sources for information. After returning from a self-guided 2 week car trip through New Zealand's north and south islands, my wife and I were both in agreement that this guide was not up to par and disappointing compared to other LP guidebooks. Restaurant information in Christchurch and other towns was already outdated. Hotel information was not comprehensive and I found better information for planning our lodging on the internet before we left home. Things to see and do in towns besides nightlife and museums was sparse, and excursions to interesting places off highways was sketchy. We finally put the book away and stopped referring to it since we were better able to explore on our own. New Zealand has one of the world's best tourist information systems throughout the country which helps travelers find or plan lodging, activities, transportation, virtually anything that would be helpful to the tourist. Offices are located throughout the country under the "i" signs for information, even in the smallest towns. Maps are freely available everywhere, as are also helpful free booklets and brochures for each region you may visit. For general information, this guidebook will answer many of your basic questions, but I would suggest looking at several other books for planning your journey and guiding you along your way in New Zealand.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1JTPIDUZSIMRG
• Decent Info But Don't Rely On The Prices 17 July, 2008
I've found this guide to be decent. It has tidbits of information, but I find myself wanting to know more about places outside the cities that just aren't covered. I know a new one is coming out in a few months, so I would wait to get that one or get a different brand guidebook if you can't wait. The prices in the the 2006 book are WAY off. I use my BBH hostel guide almost exclusively for finding accommodation. I also found a lot of the restaurants and nightlife listed in the book to be inaccurate or no longer operating. Still using it, but definitely supplementing with internet, BBH accommodation guide, and visits to iSites.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2IAX56JGJ70LV
• Lonely Planet New Zealand 07 December, 2007
Lots of good information. Will be bringing it on our trip. Print is very small. Needed my extra strong readers.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1SWRDT7JHAVQU
• Highly Recommended 20 August, 2008
I just went on a month-long trip from Auckland to Christchurch, and this book was very helpful. Apparently a new version is going to come out soon. Definitely get the new one as some of the information was starting to get old.
You don't absolutely have to get a travel guide before going to NZ (especially if you're on a tour like Kiwi Experience), but if you are going to get a travel guide, I couldn't imagine a better one than the Lonely Planet.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3BAUB8I8JO82F
• Lonely Planet Did Not Do Their Homework For This Version 05 September, 2008
Just came back from a recent trip to New Zealand with the Lonely Planet in tow. My husband and I were very disappointed with the most recent version of the Lonely Planet. We found lots of errors - the LP recommended restaurants that no longer existed, recommended holiday parks that I wouldn't stick my big toe in, and were consistently wrong on pricing from the cable car in Wellington to ferry rides across the Cook Strait. I think you would be just as well off buying the old version. It seems to be the same. It seems the LP writers didn't do their homework this time around.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A30XDAGXKCO80U
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