Whether you want to explore Auckland, bungee-jump in Queenstown, orvisit The Lord of the Rings sights in Middle-earth , the local Fodor's travel experts in New Zealand are here to help! Fodor's Essential New Zealand guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, andeverything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process andmake the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-readlayout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.Fodor's "Essential" guides have been named by Booklist as the Best TravelGuide Series of 2020!Fodor's Essential New Zealand travel guide includes:AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDEto the top things to see and do MULTIPLE ITINERARIESto effectively organize your days and maximize your time MORE THAN 45DETAILED MAPS and a FREE PULL-OUT MAP to help you navigate confidently COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping,performing arts, activities, side-trips, and more PHOTO-FILLED "BEST OF" FEATURES on "Best National Park Adventures," "Best Wineries," "Best Beaches,"and more TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, andsaving time and money HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTSproviding rich context on the local people, politics, art,architecture, cuisine, music, geography and more SPECIAL FEATURES on "Maori Art," "Searching for Middle Earth," and "Tramping NewZealand," "Wines of New Zealand," and more LOCAL WRITERSto help you find the under-the-radar gems UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: ● Auckland, Wellington, Bay of Islands, Queenstown, Abel TasmanNational Park, Christchurch, Hawke's Bay, Milford Sound, Rotorua,Waitomo, and more. Planning on visiting other destinations in Southeast Asia or the Pacific?Check out Fodor's Essential Australia, Fodor's Essential Vietnam, and Fodor's EssentialThailand . *Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guidedoes not contain all the images or text included in the physicaledition. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts.Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travelnewsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you tojoin our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share yourexperience with us!