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New Zealand Vacations in Auckland's Backyard
| Date Added: August 30, 2008 04:23:23 PM |
| Author: Beate |
| Category: Travel and Tourism: Travel Guides |
| New Zealand Vacations in West Auckland are magical and unexpected in close proximity of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. Despite the presence of metropolitan Auckland the nature is quite unspoiled. It is an outdoor paradise formed by magnificent and wild places with regenerating forest, exciting coastline, and numerous beaches. The lush greens of the surrounding Waitakere Ranges invite to more than 240km easy or more demanding trails through bush and Kauri forest. Some of the natural features that will surprise are picturesque waterfalls, scenic coastlines, panoramic views, inland sand dune, and waterholes.Kauri trees are a significant to the west of Auckland and New Zealand’s history. With an age expectancy of more than 2000 years they belong to the most ancient trees in the world. Their hight of up to 50 metres let them tower above the forests.For both the Maori population and the Pakeha population these majestic trees were important. The indigenous people used them to carve their wakas (boats) while the settlers build an entire timber milling industry around them. The result of this unfortunate action is that wide parts belong now to regenerating forests. A Kauri forest is called like this as long as one Kauri is standing in there.Leaving the forests wide stretching black sand beaches, secluded or bursting with activity follow a rugged west coastline with wild surf and breathtaking views. Popular beach past times are wave diving, surfing, body boarding or more elusive beach fun like blow-carting, paragliding or kite flying. Extended beach walks are for those who simply want to enjoy this beautiful coast. The calmer water but as attractive as the west coast is found at the Manukau Harbour. It is a popular family meeting place for swimming, fishing, and barbecue.All together West Auckland offers it all, nature, beach, popular, secluded and the closeness to the city’s cultural life.Author: Beate CisseFor further reading please visit: New Zealand Vacations in West Auckland. |
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