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Travel Destination Guide - Hamilton
Hamilton (North Island, New Zealand) 
Hamilton Information
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Hamilton is the region's main centre and is also the country's fourth largest city located on the banks of the Waikato River, New Zealand's longest. The green rolling landscapes of the Waikato region that lies to the south of Auckland form some of the most fertile land in New Zealand, yet this is one region in particular which holds more than just surface appeal. literally. For Waikato also boasts an extensive labyrinth of underground caverns that formed millions of years ago and are now a major tourist attraction.
Hamilton , a beautiful city built around the Waikato river in New Zealand. Hamilton is the largest inland city in the country, and the heart of the Waikato region. Hamilton is an exciting and fun city with plenty of things to do, places to see and a vibrant city life with supreme dining.
Hamilton has quality accommodation for all visitors and the local tourism industry for the Hamilton region and the greater Waikato area is world renowned.
Hamilton is the host to major events all throughout the year, including the New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, Tri-nations Super 12 and NPC rugby games, Hamilton Gardens Summer festival, Balloons over Waikato and much much more. The city has beautiful parks and gardens, with fine walks along both sides of the riverbank.
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A visit to Hamilton at any time of the year will ensure an interesting, exciting time for all visitors young and old.
Hamilton has many excellent attractions, providing visitors with a wide range of beautiful, natural areas to enjoy including the some of New Zealands most visited attractions, the Hamilton City Gardens and the Hamilton Zoo.
Exscite - Exscite is an interactive science museum that combines a collection of permanent exhibits with a changing programme of temporary exhibits. Like many other science museums, it is geared mostly toward kids and caters to lots of school groups.
Hamilton Gardens - Hamilton's impressive 58-hectare botanic garden is comprised of five themed garden collections. It is a pleasant spot to relax, walk or have a picnic.
Hamilton Zoo - Situated on 21 hectares of parkland, Hamilton Zoo is impressive for a small town zoo and is home to a variety of wildlife from Africa, Asia and Latin America. The zoo also boasts a huge walk-through aviary, which is home to many rare and endangered New Zealand birds.
Waikato Museum of Art & History - Hamilton's main museum has a large collection of exhibits with a focus on local history and Maori culture.
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Population: 4.035.500
Languages: English, Maori (both official)
Currency: New Zealand dollar
Currency code: NZD
Local Times:
New Zealand - Auckland
New Zealand - Chatham Island
New Zealand - Wellington
Country Dialling Code: +64
Voltage: 240V 50Hz
Electrical plugs:
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It's been Middle Earth and Narnia in the movies but New Zealand's beautiful landscapes are no fantasy.
With a varied and dramatic landscape, a long and significant cultural heritage, and some of the world's rarest and most fascinating plant and animal species, New Zealand is an ideal adventure travel destination. Take a trip here and discover why New Zealand has it all - from flightless birds to breaching whales and breathtaking fjords to erupting geysers.
New Zealand comes with a reputation as a unique land packed with magnificent, raw scenery : craggy coastlines, sweeping beaches, primeval forests, snow-capped alpine mountains, bubbling volcanic pools, fast-flowing rivers and glacier-fed lakes, all beneath a brilliant blue sky. The far north is a subtropical haven of unspoilt beaches, citrus fruits and hibiscus flowers, while volcanic mud pools and geysers feature in the central part of North Island. The South Island boasts whale watching, ice glaciers and rugged snow-covered Alps. And yes, there are many wide-open spaces.
What's more, everything is easily accessible, packed into a land area little larger than Britain and with a population of just 3.8 million, over half of it tucked away in the three largest cities : Auckland, the capital Wellington, and the South Island's Christchurch. Elsewhere, you can travel miles through steep-hilled farmland and rarely see a soul, and there are even remote spots which, it's reliably contended, no human has ever visited.
Geologically, New Zealand split off from the super-continent of Gondwanaland early, developing a unique ecosystem in which birds adapted to fill the role normally held by mammals, many becoming flightless through lack of predators.
Only in the last couple of decades has New Zealand come of age and developed a true national self-confidence, something partly forced on it by Britain severing the colonial apron strings in the early 1970s, and partly by the resurgence of Maori identity. Maori demands have been nurtured by a willingness on the part of most pakeha to redress the wrongs perpetrated over the last century and a half, as long as it doesn't impinge on their high standard of living or overall feeling of control. More recently, integration has been replaced with a policy of promoting two cultures alongside each other, but with maximum interaction. In this way New Zealand is set to forge through the new century with considerable dignity and a good deal of uncertainty.
The British represent the second largest group of visitors to New Zealand - after neighbouring Australia. But at 12,000 miles away from the UK it's a once-in-a-lifetime destination for many and takes a bit of planning.
Most British travellers either tack New Zealand on to the end of an Australian holiday and regret not having enough time, or take two or three weeks and race around like mad to see the whole country. While New Zealand is small enough to 'do' in that time, a more enjoyable option is to spend longer at just a few places - and then you have an excuse to go back! |
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