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Holidays will hopefully return to status quo ante next year once the vaccine is rolled out en masse. Many Britons will be eager to make up for lost time and jet off to dream destinations. Travel website Culture Trip has today unveiled the top destinations for holidays 2021.
GO NZ: New Zealand s best active adventures Northland to Taupō
14 Dec, 2020 05:08 PM
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Hike the scenic Te Paki Coastal Track around the rugged coastline of the magical Cape Rēinga. Photo / File
Hike the scenic Te Paki Coastal Track around the rugged coastline of the magical Cape Rēinga. Photo / File
NZ Herald
By: Nicola Russell
Nicola Russell
Just like people, active holidays come in all shapes and sizes. Whether you re an experienced hiker, a superstar athlete, an absolute beginner, or have limited mobility, New Zealand has something for you, with experiences to suit all fitness levels. Here is just a small selection of the amazing active adventures on offer around the country.
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 10, 2020
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Until the late 19th century, the shores of Rotomahana, in northern New Zealand, were adorned by one of the most spectacular travertine terraces called the Pink and White Terraces. They were the largest travertine terraces in the world, created by the deposition of minerals from the nearby hot water springs. So wonderful were these terraces that they were called the ‘eighth wonder of the natural world’ and were New Zealand s most famous tourist attraction.
On the morning of 10 June 1886, Mount Tarawera s three peaks erupted in a violent explosion that ripped through the center of Lake Rotomahana hurling tons of lakefloor sediment for miles around covering everything around with meters thick mud. The terraces were almost completely destroyed, along with several villages that were buried in mud. One of these villages, Te Wairoa, with its half-buried houses is now a tourist attraction.