Jet skiing in New Zealand

Jet Skiing Tour along New Zealand's gorgeous coastline and picturesque lakes and rivers .Attractions include:

• Fiordland National Park: A World Heritage area of snow-capped peaks, glacial lakes and valleys, fiords, waterfalls, dense rainforest and alpine tussock. Its most famous attraction is Milford Sound, with its much photographed Mitre Peak. It is New Zealands biggest National Park and is also largest wilderness area.

• Te Anau: On the shores of Lake Te Anau and dubbed New Zealand's walking capital, this Fiordland town accesses the popular Hollyford, Routeburn and Milford trails.

Visitors can view outstanding vistas of the lake, mountains and farmland while exploring the diverse terrain of the area on 4 wheel farm bikes, on horseback, or by foot on one of the many short walks.

Boat trips are available on the lake for a memorable scenic cruise and provide excellent fishing opportunities. Jet boating on the beautiful Waiau or Wairarahiri Rivers are options for those who like a bit of excitement mixed in with the scenery.Scenic flights via fixed wing, floatplane and helicopters provide magnificent overviews of the mountain ranges and remote wilderness of the Fiordland National Park.

• Milford Sound: Fiordland's most popular destination, with its much photographed landmark, Mitre Peak (1 mile high). Milford Sound runs 15 kilometres inland from the Tasman Sea and is surrounded by sheer rock faces that rise 1,200 metres or more on either side. Among the peaks are The Elephant at 1,517 m (4,977 ft), said to resemble an elephant's s head, Lion Mountain, 1,302 m (4,271 ft), in the shape of a crouching lion.

Lush rain forests cling precariously to these cliffs, while seals, penguins, and dolphins frequent the waters.

• Milford Road: One of the world's finest alpine drives from Te Anau down through Eglinton and Hollyford Valleys, taking in the beautiful Mirror Lakes.

The Milford Road is exceptionally scenic. First it runs north along Lake Te Anau, with plenty of viewpoints to stop at. Then it continues up the Eglinton River valley, between the Earl Mountains to the west and the Livingstone Mountains on the east. We stopped at the "Mirror Lakes", where it was still enough to get a reasonable reflection of the mountains. There were ducks and scaup (little diving ducks) there, but also hordes of sandflies

• Queenstown: The region's key resort, famous for its adventure activities including bungee jumping, skiing, hiking and jetboating.

Queenstown recently joined Sydney and San Francisco as the World's Top Travel Locations. Queenstown has as international reputation as the Action capital of the World. There are more ways to get thrills than there are days to spend there. Beautiful Queenstown is situated on the shores of Lake Wakatipu in the Southern Alps of New Zealand and is bordered by the majestic Remarkables mountain range

• Wanaka: On the shores of Lake Wanaka, this popular resort offers rock climbing, paragliding, hunting, fishing and skiing.

• Stewart Island: New Zealand's smallest island is a heavily forested haven for native wildlife, including kiwis, wood pigeons, kaka and weka.

• The Catlins: A coastal area of towering podocarp and beech forests, and rich in native wildlife, including the rare Hectors dolphin.

• Otago Peninsula: This spectacular peninsula is renowned for its wildlife, including Royal Albatross, native yellow-eyed penguins (Hoiho), Hookers sea lions and fur seals.

• Dunedin: Founded by Scottish settlers, Dunedin is the best architecturally preserved Victorian and Edwardian city in New Zealand.

• Central Otago: An area of boutique vineyards, trout fishing, goldmining history, ghost towns and walking/cycle trails.

• Alexandra: A historic gold-mining town famous for New Zealand's original spring Blossom Festival.

• Teviot Valley: Home to some of the world's best stone fruit and salmon fishing.

THINGS TO DO

Adventure lovers can set their pulses racing with everything from mountaineering and heli-skiing to cave tubing, river sledging and tandem skydiving.

Take the plunge on a bungy jump, race through dramatic glacial canyons on a jetboat, raft the rapids on our wild rivers or experience the thrill of swimming with the dolphins.

Of course, there are more leisurely ways to go exploring as well. You can head into the native bush on one of New Zealand's world-famous hiking tracks, enjoy a wildlife cruise or whalewatching tour, or soak away your stress in one of our natural thermal springs.

Just as tempting are the superb food and wine trails – relaxing over a glass of wine and gourmet meal is the perfect way to break your travels.

Wherever you travel in New Zealand, you’ll discover a world of beauty and adventure that will refresh your spirits.GS TO DO