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Abel Tasman National Park

Description: Abel Tasman National Park is situated on the northwestern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Established in ... more

Abel Tasman National Park ... 1942, the park covers 226 sq km (87sq mi) between Separation Point and Marahau Inlet on South Island's Tasman and Golden Bays. It extends inland for an average of about 9.7km (about 6 MI). The park also includes the Tata Islands in Golden Bay and Tonga, Adele, and Fisherman Islands in Tasman Bay. The mainland section of the park consists of a range of limestone and marble hills, the slopes of w hich are covered with a wide variety of vegetation, including an area of rain forest in the Lower Wainui Valley.

Newest Review: ... a week on the island, we were told that this walk took 4 days to complete. We actually atarted out on this way and walked for miles around the north west coast of the north island. We took in the unbelievable scenery. The scenery mainly included birds of all shapes, sizes and colours. Unfortunately we didn't see any kiwis but we were told that not many people do. We were quite ... more

... disappointed but this was made up for when we got within about 15 metres of a whole flock of beautifully coloured yellow and blue birds. Of course, the mother, only went and used the flash on the camera while taking the first photograph and the birds were of...more

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Abel Tasman National Park: Like scenery, you'll love this! (737 words)
by - written on 19/07/01 (Very useful, 189 readings)
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The Abel Tasman Park is situated at the north end of the New Zealand south island. Me andmy family got there by taking a flight from heathrow to Wellington and then took a boat from Wellington (north island) to Picton and from there a drive to Nelson and then on to our final destination of Motueka. We stayed in a hotel there and that would be our base for the week. Motueka is situated right on the coast and with outstanding views of the sea and the north island we were rather pleased with our choice of hotels, but our holiday wasn't about hotels but about walking, getting out in the bush and enjoying the scenery. The park was named after the ... Read the complete review

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