When it’s time to fully embrace the region’s extraordinary environmental bounty, Abel Tasman National Park makes an unbeatable starting point. The smallest of New Zealand’s 13 national parks ...

New Zealand is a country renowned ... and volcanic craters. The park is also home to Mount Ngauruhoe, better known as Mount Doom in the “Lord of the Rings” movies. 5. Abel Tasman National Park If ...

Nearly 11 percent of their country’s total land area is protected in 13 national parks administered ... to the wild west coast. The Abel Tasman is New Zealand’s most popular walk.

Huge chunks of ice have broken off the Tasman ... New Zealand's largest. They have filled up at least a quarter of the meltwater lake at the foot of the glacier in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National ...

From the moment you lay eyes on the pristine beige sands and idyllic aqua waters of the town of Kaiteriteri, Abel Tasman National Park ... from cities throughout New Zealand, catching the 3.5 ...