| New Zealand's landscape and temperate climate | | | | mountaineering, sky jumping, sky wire, flying |
| lends itself to outdoor activity. The country | | | | foxes, canyon swing, horse riding/treks, |
| is renowned for its wide range of adventure | | | | canoe/ kayak tours and diving. |
| pastimes, with the best known being bungy | | | | |
| jumping, jetboating, rafting, snowboarding | | | | This list increases everyday with the |
| and skiing. Adventure means different things | | | | entrepreneurial New Zealander thinking up new |
| to different people and the best aspect of | | | | ways to get your adrenaline flowing.New |
| the New Zealand adventure scene is that it | | | | Zealand being a small country offers all |
| provides activities rated from 'soft' to | | | | these adventure activities in a compact area. |
| 'extreme', from walking/hiking and | | | | Within a day you could experience a number of |
| waterskiing to mountain climbing and caving. | | | | activities. Queenstown near the lower South |
| The adventure tourism industry makes the most | | | | Island is known as the adventure capital of |
| of having a country surrounded by sea, | | | | New Zealand with many activities a stones |
| criss-crossed by rivers and lakes, covered in | | | | throw from the township. |
| native bush and with a central spine of | | | | |
| spectacular snow-capped mountains. There's | | | | You can enjoy your adventure activity with |
| something for everyone who enjoys the outdoor | | | | the assurance that New Zealand has very high |
| lifestyle and the special sense of freedom | | | | safety standards. There are very high |
| the relatively sparsely populated land | | | | penalties on any company that fails to meet |
| provides.New Zealand offers bungy jumping, | | | | the safety requirements of their given |
| gliding, paragliding, parasailing, rafting, | | | | adventure activity. |
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| racing, motorcycling, quad biking, zorbing, | | | | Take the time to seek out the activities you |
| skydiving, skiing, mountain bike tours, | | | | want to do, strap yourself in, close your |
| caving/canyoning, hot air balloon safaris, | | | | eyes, open your lungs and enjoy. |
| hunting, shooting, fishing, whale watching, | | | | |
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