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Alpine Lakes & Mountains Scenic Drive

I Was Surprised at the Amount of Tillable Acreage
Timaru, New Zealand

November 20th 2023
Tour Day 42, Cruise Day 42 – Alpine Lakes & Mountains Scenic Drive (8 hours) - Travel by coach through a landscape of crop, sheep and beef farms en route to the Mackenzie Basin. Here, the landscape and farming change dramatically. It is the domain of merino sheep and iconic high-country stations in a landscape dominated by the Southern Alps and glacial lakes. Pause at Lake Tekapo -- a remarkable ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Timaru

New Zealand Flag The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more
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