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  Dart River Safaris Jet Boats and Funyaks, Glenorchy New Zealand
Dart River Safari and Funyaks, in Glenorchy, New Zealand.
Today the Dart River Valley's wild mountains, glaciers, waterfalls and unbroken forest make up one of the greatest wilderness areas in the Southern Hemisphere, with its ancient Tawahi (beech) trees being distant cousins of those found in Chile, all retaining many similarities to their ancestors.
 Queenstown!  "The Jewel in the Crown of New Zealand Tourism".
www.lakevista.co.nz /dartriver.htm   (657 words)

  
  Dart River, New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dart River flows through rugged forested country in the southwestern South Island of New Zealand.
Partly in Mount Aspiring National Park, it flows southwards for 60 kilometres from its headwaters in the Southern Alps, eventually flowing into the northern end of Lake Wakatipu near Glenorchy.
Several popular tramping tracks are found nearby, notably the Rees-Dart Track, which follows the valley of the Dart and the nearby Rees River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dart_River,_New_Zealand   (112 words)

  
 Dart River Safari Jetboat Safaris Queenstown New Zealand and Fun Yaks
Dart River Safaris offers your senses a feast of spectacular natural beauty on a journey into the wilderness of a World Heritage area.
Originally thought of as a mode of transport so that farmers can check on stock in high country stations, Dart River takes advantage of a jet boats manoeuvrability to gain access to areas of the river which would otherwise be inaccessible.
For the Dart River Safari, children must be a minimum of 3 years old, child prices extend to 15 years old.
www.zqn.co.nz /dartriver   (860 words)

  
 New Zealand on Hiker Central
New Zealand is a riveting tourist destination a treasure trove awaiting discovery, an untouched paradise.
This justifiably is known as New Zealand's action and adventure capital, which explains why the young and energetic flock here (and hate to leave).
The route was along the Rees Valley to the Rees Saddle, continue to the Dart River and then walk over the Cascade saddle to Mt Aspiring Hut, and walk out to the end of the road in the Matukituki Valley.
www.hikercentral.com /regions/asia/newzealand.html   (766 words)

  
 Tramping and Hiking in New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
New Zealand is ideal for this activity, having many mountain and wilderness areas which are rarely visited.
New Zealand has great scope for expedition type walks, where all food and equipment for 10 or more days is carried by the party.
New Zealand has such an extensive amount of country suitable for tramping that is is beyond the scope of this text to list them.
www.vuw.ac.nz /staff/alastair_smith/nzac/tramp.htm   (337 words)

  
 Global Adrenaline :: Australia New Zealand :: New Zealand
The Southern Alps of New Zealand are one of the most pristine and remote mountain ranges in the world and are renowned as the training ground where a young Sir Edmund Hillary learned the skills that took him to the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.
New Zealand's alpine environment ensures a realistic entry into mountaineering and helps to establish a sound skill base for a safe and enjoyable climbing career.
New Zealand is very sparsely populated by world standards, but is much more densely populated than its neighbor, Australia.
www.globaladrenaline.com /australianewzealand/newzealand   (1838 words)

  
 Near Queenstown, New Zealand, a kayak trip on the Dart River
That is, until one of the rather robust Australian men decided to sit up on the edge of his kayak to take a photo-and ended up in the water.
Everything that could be rugged or pulled from their bodies-sunglasses, hats, cameras, scarves were lost to the river.
Tired and satisfied, we reached base camp, where a van was waiting to take us to a tiny local pub to celebrate over pints of New Zealand ale before we headed back to Queenstown.
madeinatlantis.com /life/dart_river_kayak.htm   (704 words)

  
 Dart River Jetboating in New Zealand @ BBNZ Reviews
The Dart river is situated near Queenstown in Glenorchy and is one of the most beautiful areas in New Zealand.
Glenorchy is a small Scottish settlement and is where the Dart River Safaris team are situated.
The weather didn’t seem to be picking up so the driver pulled over by a bridge and gave us the option to cancel and come back another day – a nice touch as some folk looked like they had had enough already.
www.backpackerboard.co.nz /reviews/dart-river-safaris.php   (595 words)

  
 Tourism New Zealand Image Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Visitors to New Zealand will experience the Māori language as many of the places names are of Māori origin.
New Zealand is an adventure seeker’s paradise, world famous for both its stunning scenery and wide range of adventure activities.
If you are still in the possession of a CD Rom (and any copies that you may have made of it) we ask you to please destroy it or return it to Tourism New Zealand as soon as possible.
images.newzealand.com   (512 words)

  
 Welcome to Dart Stables - Glenorchy, Queenstown, New Zealand
Glenorchy and its surroundings are arguably the most stunning areas in New Zealand.
Dart Stables' variety of horses ensure all riding abilities are catered for.
Dart Stables horses feature in the blockbuster trilogy Lord of the Rings.
www.dartstables.com   (156 words)

  
 Dart River Safaris :: About Us
Dart River Safaris is a New Zealand owned and operated company.
We are passionate about this uniquely beautiful area of New Zealand and we like nothing better than to share it with our visitors.
Dart River Safaris operates year-round in alpine wilderness and is the pioneer Jetboat operation on the Dart River.
www.dartriver.co.nz /dart_river_safaris/about_us.asp   (213 words)

  
 New Zealand Jetboating, New Zealand Nature Tours, New Zealand Jetboating, New Zealand Nature Tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
River Safaris Ltd is privately owned and operated by Neil Ross and Roger Crow.
South West New Zealand is one of the last truly untouched Wilderness Regions of its kind left anywhere in the world….a perfect location for this team!
Established in 1998 River Safaris are the first professional tourist venture to be based in the seemingly undiscovered region of South Westland.
www.riversafaris.co.nz /safari/aboutus.html   (644 words)

  
 New Zealand Whitetail Hunting
However, having survived the rigors of New Zealand for the past 100 years puts them on a totally new level.
New Zealand's Dart River valley is home to one of the world's most remote whitetail herds.
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman "discovered" New Zealand in 1642, and British whalers and sealers followed in the 1700s, with the first European settlers coming to stay in the early 1800s.
www.northamericanwhitetail.com /deermanagement/nz_091605   (772 words)

  
 New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This river is a grade 5+(!!) because of two falls on 4m and 7m respectively.
The purpose with this trip around New Zealand was mainly to see the fantastic nature, so we didn’t spend more than one day in Wellington.
It was now time to say goodbye to the northern part of New Zealand, and take the ferry to the southern part.
traveling.igw.dk /new_zealand_1996.htm   (2088 words)

  
 Dart River Jet Safari (Queenstown, New Zealand) Water Activity from Viator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Dart River Valley is part of the South West New Zealand World Heritage Area.
Explore the sights and sounds of New Zealand's native landscapes and see more of this unique alpine environment than anyone else.
Dart River Safari operates in an alpine environment, so warm clothing, hat and gloves, comfortable walking shoes, sunglasses or eyewear, camera and video are essential all year round.
viator.com /tours/Queenstown/2468_Q_11/Dart-River-Jet-Safari   (569 words)

  
 New Zealand dartriver search from New Zealand Tourism Online
Wanaka Scenic Flights Wanaka, New Zealand offers a top selection of scenic flights and aviation adventure giving the opportunity to appreciate the area from another angle.
Jet boating in New Zealand is one of the most popular tourist attractions with many tour operators providing exciting adventure for the thrill seekers.
Jet boating in New Zealand is suitable for all ages and levels of fitness.
nzto.resultspage.com /nz/dartriver   (580 words)

  
 Tramping in New Zealand - Wikitravel
Most national parks in New Zealand are administered by the Department of Conservation.
New Zealand has a number of 'Great Walks', which are very well maintained, cover some of the most beautiful scenery, and in the peak season, can be quite busy, requiring bookings with DOC well in advance.
New Zealand tries hard to prevent introduction of unwanted flora and fauna.
wikitravel.org /en/Tramping_in_New_Zealand   (814 words)

  
 New Zealand
We may have been the first to usher in the new millennium, but we also seemed to be in the wettest country on the planet.
Steff and Barb drove us well out of New Plymouth (we think they wanted to make sure we were leaving), a sheep farmer stopped along a gravel road to offer to carry our panniers to our destination (he did) and the following day a woman drove Sheila's bags 95 kilometres to our next stop.
*Kiwi Paradox: New Zealanders always enjoy chatting, taking their time, but once they are behind a steering wheel, they put on tight underwear and drive like mad men.
www.geocities.com /glenn_ord/newzealand.html   (2765 words)

  
  New Zealand: Queenstown, Looking for Middle Earth? 
Dart River Safaris is located in the small frontier town of Glenorchy, just 45km from Queenstown.
The Valley is part of the South West New Zealand World Heritage Area, "Te Wahipounamu" which means place of greenstone.
Queenstown, originally a farming and gold mining town, is nestled in the heart of the Southern Alps, in New Zealand’s South Island.
www.thefamilytravelfiles.com /ezine/articles/715.asp   (770 words)

  
 New Zealand
The new plan was based on wanting to go as late this year as possible without bumping into holiday crowds and a flout period on Dawna's frequent flyer ticket.
And, how a piece of a river bank broke and badly flooded about 1/3 of the downtown of Queenstown where we were heading in a few days.
Besides the impressive and extensive wood walkway along the roaring river there were 1-2 dozen suspension/swinging bridges on the walk and various boardwalks in the rain forest fragile areas.
www.nathanwolfson.com /trips/srs/new_z.htm   (7618 words)

  
 ! International Angler
In the late 1940s and early 1950s he was invited to participate in three expeditions of Yale University’s Peabody Museum and Bingham Oceanographic Laboratory to New Zealand, the east coast of Africa, and the west coast of South America.
Always looking for new and better ways to do things, he believes that tradition is good for fly fishing so long as it doesn’t stand in the way of progress.
He envisioned a tag that could be attached without removing the fish from the water, something that laymen could use, for if tuna research were left only to a handful of scientists it would take decades to tag the same number of fish that hundreds of volunteers could tag in just a few years.
www.igfa.org /hall.asp   (18748 words)

  
 Queenstown Travel Guide, New Zealand, Queenstown City Guide, Queenstown holiday
With a reputation as the adventure sports capital of the world, Queenstown is New Zealand’s premier tourist destination, offering visitors the chance to indulge in almost every adrenalin activity imaginable.
There are also scenic flights among New Zealand’s highest peaks and over the glaciers, and snow landings, one of the best ways to appreciate the magnitude and splendour of the area; or a chance to combine a flight and ice walking on a guided heli-hike excursion.
The Shotover River surges through Skippers Canyon, the narrowest and deepest section, and trips include heart stopping 360-degree spins, last minute turns away from the canyon edges and high speed boating on either the Shotover or the Kawarau Rivers.
wordtravels.com /Travelguide/Countries/New+Zealand/Regions/Queenstown   (1023 words)

  
 Snow Job: Letter from New Zealand by Yvonne Van Dongen | Travel Reviews from Travel Intelligence
And as far as I could tell, they were all skiing in New Zealand.
Suddenly New Zealand was the best ever ski destination with the best ever scenery.
She contributes regular travel features to New Zealand and Australian newspaper and magazines including New Zealand House & Garden, Grace magazine, The Australian in Sydney and the Sunday Herald in Melbourne.
www.travelintelligence.net /wsd/articles/art_662.html   (1162 words)

  
 New Zealand: Cascade Saddle Adventure   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
From this prime evil beginning New Zealand was born and with it one of the most beautiful place ever imagined.
Experience the grandeur of this magnificent place by exploring its rivers, mountains and forests while at the same time relaxing in the luxury that his Beyond Limits journey provides.
Leaving the Dart Hut we trek to the bottom of the Dart Glacier and up to the Cascade saddle.
www.byndlimits.com /adventure-travel/newzea.htm   (293 words)

  
 Canyon Calling Adventures for Women - Worldwide multi-activity trips especially for women
New Zealand is Lord of Rings country - home to some of the most beautiful scenery on earth.
New Zealanders will open their homes and their hearts to you.
A short drive this morning to the Rangitaki River for a wonderful white water rafting trip on mostly grade 3 rapids with a float section through idyllic native forest.
www.canyoncalling.com /trips/newzealand/newzealand.html   (1579 words)

  
 New Zealand self drive holiday New Zealand attractions, activities, guided walks
A cruise on a luxury catamaran featuring highlights of the Bay of Islands, the finest maritime park in New Zealand with over 140 islands, secluded bays and an abundance of marine life.
Swim with the dolphins in New Zealand's warmest waters (subject to suitable conditions).
A scenic cruise or cruise and walk marveling at the idyllic golden sand beaches, bays and native bush that hug the coastline of the Abel Tasman National Park.
www.meetnewzealand.co.nz /activities.asp   (734 words)

  
 Glenorchy and Dart River - 101 Must-Do's for Kiwis - AA Travel New Zealand
The route into this wilderness region is the Dart River, penetrating deep into the heart of Mount Aspiring National Park.
Your river adventure begins at the frontier town of Glenorchy on the edge of Lake Wakatipu.
You can drive there from Queenstown, or be picked up from your accommodation, by one of the Dart River adventure companies based in the area.
www.aatravel.co.nz /101-must-dos-for-kiwis/Glenorchy-and-Dart-River.html   (462 words)

  
 Dart River Safaris
Peter Jackson's world famous academy award winning trilogy was filmed entirely in NZ, and Peter selected the Dart Valley area for three key locations of the movie.
We have selected a series of iconic images which show the beauty of the Dart River, perfect for sending to friends and making them envious...
Our free desktop wallpapers are the perfect way to escape the daily grind and marvel in the magnificence that is the Dart River..
www.dartriver.co.nz   (199 words)

  
 pictures of New Zealand at picturesofplaces.com - new zealand pictures travel auckland vacation queenstown
New Zealand - links to pictures of New Zealand including Otago Peninsula, Banks Peninsula, Hollyford Valley, Routeburn Valley, Matukituki Valley, Cascade Saddle, Dart Glacier, Lake Taupo, Lake Te Anau, Taranaki Falls, Hokianga Harbour, Emerald Lakes at Mt. Tongariro, Chocolate Swamp on Stewart Island, and more.
New Zealand - links to pictures of New Zealand (Aotearoa) including Wellington, Queenstown, Oriental Bay, Mt. Cook, Kapiti Island, Canterbury Plains, Emerald Lakes, Otago Peninsula, Remarkables, Mitre Peak, Tararua Forest Park, and Tongariro, Nelson Lakes, and Abel Tasman National Parks.
New Zealand - links to travel pictures of New Zealand including Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Nelson, New Plymouth, Bay of Islands, Waikawau Bay, Lake Wanaka, Stewart Island, Kaikoura, Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki, Lion Rock at Piha Beach, Otago University in Dunedin, and New Zealand vacation information.
www.picturesofplaces.com /Oceania/newzealand.html   (543 words)

  
 Nerac spends millions of dollars every year updating and adding science, engineering, patent and business databases.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Commercial jet boat activity on the Dart River in New Zealand can produce noise levels that potentially impact the recreational experience of hikers on adjacent tracks.
A survey of recreationists using two tracks near the Dart river was undertaken during summer of 1997/98.
The purpose of the survey was to determine the degree to which recreationists are disturbed by existing jet boat movements and to assess their opinions about the potential impacts of increased operations.
nerac.com /site_2/databases/DisplaySearchExample.asp?database=MTA&...   (224 words)

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