The Rough Guide to New Zealand 6 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) [Paperback]

Tony Mudd (Author), Paul Whitfield (Author), Laura Harper (Author), Rough Guides (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2008 | Series: Rough Guide Travel Guides

The Rough Guide to New Zealand is the essential guidebook to this spectacular destination, with exhaustive practical information, a full-colour introduction and hundreds of restaurant and hotel listings. Make the most of the astonishing variety of New Zealand, from the craggy coastlines and sweeping beaches, to the bubbling volcanic mud pools and fast-flowing rivers. More detailed than its competitors, this completely updated guide features colour sections highlighting Maori culture, adventure sports and the country’s unique ecology. Catering for every traveller, from wine buffs to Lord of the Rings freaks, The Rough Guide to New Zealand is heaving with historical and cultural detail and is packed with new maps and more photos – it even finds time to teach you the world-famous haka!

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About the Author

The Rough Guide to New Zealand is written by an established team of experts Laura Harper, Tony Mudd and Paul Whitfield. Paul Whitfield lives in Auckland and has been writing for Rough guides since the mid-nineties. Tony Mudd and Laura Harper live in Suffolk and spend as much of their time as possible talking and writing about New Zealand, for both the British and New Zealand media. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 928 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 6th edition (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858286611
• ISBN-13: 978-1858286617
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #844,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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71 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the Best Guidebook for New Zealand, December 31, 2006

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Matt Ebiner (Covina, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to New Zealand 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I fancy myself somewhat of an expert in New Zealand travel, with numerous lengthy trips there, including two group trips that I organized and led. I have used DK, Lonely Planet, Let's Go, and Rough Guide, and there is absolutely no question which is best. Rough Guide. It is more thorough and more intelligently written than any of the others, and its graphics have gradually improved as well. Though not as glossy as DK or as famous as Lonely Planet, Rough Guide provides the traveler/reader with the best understanding of New Zealand. If in doubt, go to a bookstore and read the descriptions of a given place in Lonely Planet, and then in Rough Guide. It will be obvious which is better. I recently purchased the recent editions of both Rough Guide and Lonely Planet (both published Sept 2006) but have decided that it won't be necessary to bring both on my next trip to New Zealand. Rough Guide has everything found in Lonely Planet and much, much more. Highly recommend.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource, January 12, 2007

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H. J. Mandel (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to New Zealand 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

After trying another guidebook, we purchased The Rough Guide shortly before we left for New Zealand. It was an invaluable companion during our travels. The reviews were spot-on, leading us to a number of excellent restaurants and good campgrounds. We even appreciated knowing that a restaurant was "somewhat overpriced but adequate" before we went in--and that description was completely accurate.

The Rough Guide covers a range of restaurants and accommodations, which is useful. Even budget travelers sometimes like to splurge (and know that the splurge is worth the money). Their evaluation of activities was also accurate.

This guide is well worth the price--and worth it's weight when traveling.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable Accurate Information, March 4, 2007

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D. Anderson (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to New Zealand 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I planned our entire trip using a good road map and the 4th addition of the Rough Guide. Everything regarding the locations we visited was amazingly accurate. There are good maps of all the cities as well as the areas of interest. I did not find particularly useful the recommendations for accommodations, which featured either places for backpackers or those at the higher end, with not much in between. I also did not agree with some of the restaurant recommendations. Nevertheless if you are looking for a great guide book for everything else, this one is a winner.