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NELSON
OFFERS A WIDE CHOICE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES & destinations TO
ENJOY IN ITS SUPERB CLIMATE.
PHOTO CREDITS:
home at first.
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New Zealand's best weather.
Visit world-class wineries,
and world-class Marlborough Sounds and Abel Tasman National Park.
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Attractions in the
Nelson City & Region:
NEW ZEALAND'S MOST POPULAR NATIONAL PARK:
Abel Tasman National Park
offers guided & catered
sea kayaking and day and multi-day hiking.
A SUPERB WINE REGION
with numerous
wineries
offering tastings (and some with light meals) a
short drive into the hills to the west of Nelson
city. Wine Trail maps are available at the Nelson
Tourist Information Office.
A
RELAXED UNIVERSITY TOWN: the
small city of
Nelson is youthful, with several fine restaurants,
many lively cafιs, and an active night life. The
town is very walkable, with the town center |
Kayaking in Abel Tasman
National Park.
Swim and picnic at a hidden cove! |
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Entrance to Moutere
Hills
Winery, one of many wineries
on Nelson's Wine Trail that
offer wine tastings and often
light meals to the public daily. |
just five minutes walk from our Nelson lodgings.
SUNBATHING in New Zealand's sunniest weather on some of
its
bestand emptiestbeaches on Tasman Bay and
Golden Bay.
THE MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS offers
organized multi-day hiking,
kayaking, and mountain biking along the long-distance
Queen Charlotte Track, and
day cruising with the Marlborough
Sounds Mail Boat.
FRESH WATER FISHING:
excellent stream fishing in Nelson Lakes
National Park
south of Nelson.
GOLF: no place in New Zealand
is far from a golf course.
The par-72 6,889-yard
Nelson Golf Club
course is
adjacent to Tasman Bay by the Nelson airport, and
welcomes visitors.
UNACCOMPANIED HIKING: long-distance hiking on
the Heaphy
Track
4-6 days through the
Kahurangi National Park
to the
Tasman Sea in Westland.
MORE ACTIVITIES: the Nelson
Region offers sailing, scenic
flights, horse trekking, kiteboarding, snorkeling, and deep
sea fishing. |
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Lodgings:
Top quality bed and breakfast inns in quiet
locations within walking distance of downtown Nelson ideal for exploring
the region. See a
sample lodging.
Home At First's top-rated
Nelson Inn
offers quality lodging, a superb
breakfast, and walking convenience
to the Nelson city center. |
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Air New Zealand domestic
flight boarding at Nelson. |
Getting to/from Nelson:
Most Home At First guests will arrive in Nelson by air from the
North Island. (Flying
between the North and South Islands is much faster and lots easier than
taking the Wellington-Picton ferry: no rough seas or weather delays
either, and costs about the same.) Nelson Airport is a 15-minute drive
from our Nelson lodgings. Other arrivals by rental car, normally coming
from
Westland or from
Christchurch, can expect a 6-8 hour drive from these
points. |
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Getting around the Nelson region:
Use of a rental car is essential here.
Outside of Nelson, even main roads can be narrow, winding, slow, and
scenic, and, most often, not heavily trafficked. |
Champion Sawyer, at
Murchison
A & P Show, Nelson region. |
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Marlborough Sounds sailboats
surround a Wellington-Picton ferry.
Take the daily mail boat to explore this remote region east of Nelson.
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HOME AT FIRST IS
A DESIGNATED "KIWI SPECIALIST"
TOUR OPERATOR BY THE NEW ZEALAND TOURISM
BOARD.
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