New Zealand

Eyewitness Travel Guides

by D.K. Publishing, Rachel Mills (Contributor), Paul Whitfield (Contributor)

Discover New Zealand with this essential travel guide, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you to this beautiful country before you've even packed your case. Hike up mountains and glaciers, taste world-class wines, go whale-watching or enjoy spectacular coastal drives - DK Eyewitness Travel Guide New Zealand covers the must-see sights and the hidden corners, so you won't miss a thing.

- Gorgeous, all-new colour photography so you can imagine yourself there
- Reasons to love New Zealand: Maori culture, geysers and mud pools, pristine beaches - what will yours be?
- See New Zealand from a different angle: 24 pages of fresh ideas for exploring the country's landscape and culture
- A year-long calendar of events in New Zealand gives a selection of sporting occasions, celebrations and festivals for all seasons
- Expert advice covers the practical stuff: get ready, get around and stay safe
- Detailed, colour maps help you navigate the country with ease
- Expert tips to make memories that last - where to snap and share the perfect photo, take in stunning views and escape the crowds
- The most authentic places to stay, eat, drink and shop
- Easy-to-follow walks and itineraries cover the whole country, with plenty of food and drink stops en route
- Hand-drawn illustrations show the must-see attractions, including Auckland's Skytower, Olveston Historic Home and Fiordland National Park
- Covers The North Island: Auckland, Northland, The Central North Island, Wellington and the South; The South Island: Marlborough and Nelson, Canterbury; and the West Coast, Otago and Southland.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide New Zealand is a detailed, easy-to-use guide designed to help you create your own unique trip.

About DK Eyewitness Travel: For 25 years, DK's beautifully practical Eyewitness guides have been combining inspiring ideas and expert advice with easy-to-read maps and vivid photography to inform and enrich your holiday. This year they have been given a stunning new look that you will love even more. DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference

304 pages, Paperback

First published May 28, 2001

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Deep Hollow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let's go.

[Anne]

Got this from Debbie for Christmas waaaaaaaaaay back in 2019. Neither of us thought it would take until the end of 2023 for me to actually need it! As such, I'm finally polishing off the bits for the places I'll be traveling to in the upcoming weeks. Soooo excited!

[Sara W. · Rating 4 out of 5]

New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places in the world. I am so glad I found this book and tried to make new adventures just by reading. But of course, still wanted to experience in real. with what this book has described the beautiful places of New Zealand, I could not wait any longer to step my feet on that certain places.

[Lyndsay-ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

When planning a trip to a different country there are so many sources available to find out info, and after looking at dozens of books and websites the massive intake of things to do/see/try, etc. can get quite overwhelming. This book was a great resource as it was the most up to date (at the time).

The layout of the book is by island, area, and then city/town, and covers pretty much them all. Give some history of the area/town, and details places of interest. There are helpful maps and the photos really start to build the excitement.

There is also sections on places to eat, basic info on the country, and helpful travellers tips.

In the end I had a great trip and this book really did help.

[Amanda Ramsey · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is good for the pictures, but not as good for information compared to other travel guides. If you are into architecture and churches, this is a really good guide because it goes through all the interesting buildings in different areas, but there wasn’t as much fun stuff as I was hoping for. I did find the Practical Information section at the back to be very helpful and would recommend this brand of travel guide to those who want a very brief overview of an area with not a lot of depth

[Karen Dell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good info and easy to read.

[Mojca · Rating 4 out of 5]

3½ - 4 stars

[Stefaniab · Rating 3 out of 5]

I carried this book with me when I traveled with friends to New Zealand just recently. I used other books, Insight Guides and Fodors, for the serious planning of the trip. This particular guide was terrific for finding our way through the streets of the various towns that we visited. Because our travel was either by bus or rail, I could follow along with the many maps and photos that are provided. This was particularly helpful in large places like the Te Papa Tangarewa musuem and navigating downtown Auckland by foot. However, the book was too dry for serious bedtime reading in anticipation of our next destination. The photos are great, which is one of the best features of the Eyewitness guides. Finally, if you are interested in Lord of the Rings/Hobbit touring, use a different guide. This series barely gives a nod to what seems to have become one of New Zealand's top tourist attractions.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the Eyewitness series for the initial stages of trip planning. These full color guidebooks have tons of pictures. I had an idea before reading this of where I wanted to go in New Zealand, but reading through this book made me realize how much more there is to see than I initially thought. It has also made planning an itinerary extremely difficult since I want to go everywhere.

[Melissa]

[2011.11.30] Used for the New Zealand protion of our Nov-Dec 2011 trip. DK Eyewitness books always have lots of pictures and are great for brainstorming. Too heavy too bring on the trip itself, but we did copy and bring the 2-pager on Arthur's Pass which we drove through in the opposite direction presented in the book.

[Yuki]

Hope to make it to NZ while my guidebook is still relevant!

[Tim Corke · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book to have whilst travelling or to simply get a flavour for NZ before you go. I'm actually reading this all the time planning my next adventure!!!

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

love the DK Eyewitness travel books.

[Kristen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think I just don't like the DK style of books. It's very visually cluttered to me so I can't always easily find what I want to know.

[Nad · Rating 1 out of 5]

OK