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South Island of New Zealand is known as Te Wai Pounamu by the Maori which means ‘Water of Greenstones’
Popular for its breathtaking natural beauty, South Island of New Zealand covers an area of 151,000 sq km and is larger than the North Island of New Zealand. The mesmerizing beauty of this place is characterized by calm and placid lakes, roaring rivers, dense forest and rough mountains. This gorgeous and magnificent island has become an important tourist destination in the world. The largest city of South Island is Christchurch, followed by Dunedin.
The island also has ten national parks at Abel Tasman, Nelson Lakes, Arthur’s Pass, Mount Cook, Fiord land, Paparoa, Kahurangi, Westland, Rakuria, and Mount Aspiring.
The main attraction in South Island includes places like Nelson, famous for the long sunshine evenings and wine while the jewels of Marlborough make it popular. Fox and Franz Joseph glaciers form a part of the West coast of the island. Other interesting features of this island are seen in places such as Catlin, Queenstown, Arrow town, Hanmer Springs, and Kaikoura, Fordland and Milford Sound. The Island also provides with delicious seafood and is famous for the wine that is produced mostly in Nelson. Here are many Art galleries and Museum like Utopia Gallery and Coal Town museum which are worth visiting.
Going for a vacation in South Island, you can either stay in the self catering houses and flats or in the luxurious hotels and villas.
It is a place where
one can enjoy fishing, dolphin watching, cycling, and mount biking, sailing, skiing and snowboarding.
So all of you there planning to go for a vacation, rush to the beautiful South Island in New Zealand.
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