| New Zealand's landscape and temperate climate | | | | boarding, rally driving, rock climbing, abseiling, |
| lends itself to outdoor activity. The country is | | | | mountaineering, sky jumping, sky wire, flying |
| renowned for its wide range of adventure | | | | foxes, canyon swing, horse riding/treks, canoe/ |
| pastimes, with the best known being bungy | | | | kayak tours and diving. |
| jumping, jetboating, rafting, snowboarding and | | | | This list increases everyday with the |
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| Zealand adventure scene is that it provides | | | | being a small country offers all these adventure |
| activities rated from 'soft' to 'extreme', from | | | | activities in a compact area. Within a day you |
| walking/hiking and waterskiing to mountain climbing | | | | could experience a number of activities. |
| and caving. The adventure tourism industry | | | | Queenstown near the lower South Island is |
| makes the most of having a country surrounded | | | | known as the adventure capital of New Zealand |
| by sea, criss-crossed by rivers and lakes, covered | | | | with many activities a stones throw from the |
| in native bush and with a central spine of | | | | township. |
| spectacular snow-capped mountains. There's | | | | You can enjoy your adventure activity with the |
| something for everyone who enjoys the outdoor | | | | assurance that New Zealand has very high safety |
| lifestyle and the special sense of freedom the | | | | standards. There are very high penalties on any |
| relatively sparsely populated land provides.New | | | | company that fails to meet the safety |
| Zealand offers bungy jumping, gliding, paragliding, | | | | requirements of their given adventure activity. |
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