AA Road Atlas: New Zealand [Paperback]

AA Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Series: Aa Road Atlas | Publication Date: September 1, 2005

Discover New Zealand's clearest mapping with this new large format atlas from the experts at the AA in association with Hema Maps. Including information on distances and journey times, map symbols, route planning, and keys to map pages, this is the perfect companion for travelling through New Zealand. Each page is titled with its geographical location so you can turn to the page you need more easily. There is additional information on more than 600 campsites, motor caravan and motorhome dump stations, 20 city maps, plus the Top 25 Places to See and the Top 20 Things to Do. The Lord of the Rings film locations are also shown on the mapping, so you can visit the set locations used for the films.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Aa Publishing; 1 edition (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749545941
• ISBN-13: 978-0749545949
• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 9.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #730,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #96 in Books > Travel > Australia & South Pacific > New Zealand

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have For Drivers!, November 7, 2006

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HelmerPhuD (Northern California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AA Road Atlas: New Zealand (Paperback)

We've just returned from 4 weeks driving throughout New Zealand, and I can't begin to say how important and helpful this guide was. It has an amazing amount of information. All the primary, secondary, and tertiary roads are accurately shown, including many unpaved back roads that are clearly marked. Driving times given between various locations on the map are very accurate. The CBD (Central Business District) maps of all the major cities (and even some of the smaller towns) are very clearly drawn, including the locations of various ciry sites (churches, museums, parks, libraries, public parking lots, etc.). We found it especially helpful to know which streets were one-way when trying to negotiate downtown rush-hour traffic in the major cities. Outside the cities, locations where various scenes in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy were filmed are marked (if you're into that sort of thing), as well as the locations of most scenic overlooks along the highways. One thing that we didn't expect was that rental cars can't be legally driven on certain back roads because of road conditions and the risk of car damage: We were quite glad to see these roads clearly marked on the maps as well. All in all, this was the guide we turned to the most during our trip -- if you're planning on driving in New Zealand, you don't want to be without it!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for a road trip to New Zealand, November 12, 2006

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T. Parkhill (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AA Road Atlas: New Zealand (Paperback)

This is the equivalent of the Rand McNally Road Atlas for New Zealand. I highly recommend it if you are planning a road trip through New Zealand. It helped tremendously with our trip planning. It also includes a table of distances between major cities and towns and estimated drive times.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great help for tourists..., January 15, 2007

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S. Davidson (Ontario) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AA Road Atlas: New Zealand (Paperback)

If you're planning on renting a car in another country to do some sightseeing, I highly recommend this series of Road Atlas. I have several of them from different countries and all of them are extremely helpful when you want to make your own route for a driving excursion. It is large scale, with excellent detail on roads and routes. A must have for driving in other countries.