428 INDE X a Abalone 388 Abel Tasman Coast Track 166-8, 167, 9

A backcountry huts 76 tramping 73 abalone 388 Balclutha 291 travel literature 21 Abel Tasman Coast Track 166-8, 167, 9 Baldwin St 269, 271 breweries 62 Abel Tasman National Park 166-9, 167 Banks Peninsula 236-41, 237 Brew Moon Garden Café & Brewery abseiling 294, 307, 309, 327, 329 Barrytown 187 241 accommodation 375-9, see also Batten, Jean 43 Founders Brewery & Café 152 individual locations beaches Invercargill Brewery 356-7 activities 72-87, 379, see also Christchurch 222 Monteith’s Brewing Co 190 individual activities Dunedin 272 Speight’s Brewery 269 adventure & amusement parks Golden Bay 174, 12 Wanaka Beerworks 327 Happy Valley Adventures 153 Marlborough region 145 West Coast Brewing Co 180 International Antarctic Centre 220 Nelson region 164 bro’Town 45-6 Shantytown 194 Beehive 97 Buller Gorge 179 Thrillseekers Canyon 243 beer 60, 62, 143, see also breweries bungy jumping 78 aerial sightseeing, see scenic flights festivals 138, 154 Hanmer Springs 243 air travel 393-7 bicycle travel 83, 397-8 Queenstown 305-6, 6 airlines 393-4 birds 66-7, see also birdwatching bus travel 398-400, 404 tickets 394-5 albatross 68, 279-81 business hours 379-80 Akaroa 236-41, 238 blue penguins 281, 293 Alexandra 286-7 kiwi 67, 68, 303, 370, 371 C Anderson Park Art Gallery 354 kotuku 199-200 Cadbury World 269 animals 66-8, see also birds, wildlife moa 66 campervan hire 400-1 INDEX parks & zoos wading kaki 259 campervan parks 376 dolphins, swimming with 68, 130, yellow-eyed penguins 281, 293-4 camping 76, 376 146, 239 birdwatching 68, 116, 146, 173-4 canoeing & kayaking 84 sea lions 281 Blackball 189 Abel Tasman National Park 168 whale watching 68, 146 Blenheim 136-43, 137 Doubtful Sound 351 Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park 260-5, Blue Lake 288 Fiordland 341 261 blue penguins 281, 293 Marlborough Sounds 130 area codes, see inside front cover Bluff 359 Milford Sound 348 Arrowtown 319-22, 321 boat travel 396-7, 398 Otago Peninsula 282 Arthur’s Pass 246-8, 247 Picton to Wellington 129 Stewart Island 370-1 arts 44-9 Wellington to Picton 110 Wanaka 329 festivals 100, 154, 225 boat trips Westland Tai Poutini National Arts Centre (Christchurch) 219 Akaroa 239 Park 204 ATMs 386 Christchurch 221 Canterbury Museum 219 authors, see also books Doubtful Sound 351 Canterbury region 211-65, 212 Frame, Janet 45, 293 Lyttelton 235 canyoning 307, 327 Hulme, Keri 45, 200 Marlborough Sounds 130, 132 Cape Foulwind 182 Mansfield, Katherine 98 Milford Sound 348-9 Cape Palliser 119-20 Maori writers 44, 56 Nelson 153 Caples Track 324-5, 325 Automobile Association 400 Queenstown 311 car travel 400-4 Stewart Island 371 driving licence 400 B Wellington 97-8 hazards 381, 403 B&Bs 375-6 bone carving 154, 222, 388 hire 401-2 baches 378-9 books 20, 44, 57 see also authors insurance 402 environment 67, 68 purchase 403 000 Map pages history 31 road distance chart 401 000 Photograph pages Maori customs 54 Cardrona 80-1, 335 rugby 21 Carter Observatory 96 INDEX 429

337 see also festivals, sportingfestivals, 270 see inside front cover INDEX (C-F) boat travel see also see 239, 285, 294, 383 312, 383 individual sports events art deco 289 arts 100, 154, 225 beer 138, 154 comedy 100 film 101 food 58, 61-2, 118, 146-7, 196, garden 225, 251 Maori 101 culture wine 101, 118, 138, 285, 294, accommodation 272-4 accommodation activities 272 attractions 269-71 drinking 276-7 emergency services 268 entertainment 277-8 food 274-6 history 268 shopping 278 tourist information 268-9 tours 272 travel to/from 278-9 travel within 279

exchange rates, F 255 Fairlie 173-4 Spit Farewell farmers markets 62, 63 farmstays 376-7 69 ferns travel, ferry E earthquakes 65 economy 39-40 Eftpos 386 electricity 376 Elephant Rocks 296 embassies 382-3 environment 64-71 environmental issues 66-7 events 383, extreme sports 77-9, 20, 383 festivals film 20, 44-6, 56, 94-5, 101, 109, 383 brothers 47 Finn 336, 338-53, Fiordland Dunedin 266-79, Dunedin Dusky Track 350 DVDs 376 DVT 405 beer, breweries, 86 see also see also inside front cover ChristChurch Cathedral (Christchurch) 218 214, 97 Old St Paul’s 245-6 Maori 50-6 Christchurch 221-2 Golden Bay 170 Otago 286 Queenstown 308 Wanaka 329 Wellington 98 390-1 Milford Sound 348 Picton 125-7 146, 239 wine, wineries cinema 20, 44-7, 56, 94-5, 109 cinema 20, 44-7, Clifden 352 climate 18-19, 380-1 395 climate change Clutha district 291 Clyde 285-6 Coast to Coast race 194 Colac Bay 353 Collingwood 173 consulates 382-3 Cook, Captain James 29 208 Copland Valley costs 19, crafts 388 Park Craigieburn Forest crayfish 148 cards 386 credit cricket 42, 95, 232 Cromwell 283-5 35-49 culture Curio Bay 362-3 381 customs regulations cycling 83, 397-8 D dance 55 dangers 381-2 debit cards 386 deep vein thrombosis 405 Denniston 182 departure tax 394 disabilities, travellers with discount cards 54, 382 diving 86-7, 348, Diwali 62 dolphins, swimming with 68, 130, Doubtful Sound 350-2 drinks 60-1, drugs 385 , 215 , see also 223 22 212 361 (Nelson) 151 245 339 218-19 218 Christ Church Cathedral adventure & amusement parks, adventure parks & zoos wildlife Christchurch 224 Queenstown 310-11 Wellington 99-100 216-17 accommodation 225-8 activities 221-2 attractions 214-21 drinking 230-1 emergency services 214 entertainment 231-2 225 festivals food 228-30 224 for children history 213 214 internet resources itineraries 22, 221, Clifden (Waiau) Caves 352 Harwood’s Hole 170 Karamea 183 Ngarua Caves 169-70 Anau Glowworm Caves Te medical services 214 shopping 232-3 tourist information 214 tours 224-5 travel to/from 233 travel within 233-4 walking tour 222-4, Cathedral Caves 362 Cathedral Caves Scenic ReserveCave Stream ChristChurch Cathedral 214, churches & cathedrals Christchurch Art Gallery 219-20 Christchurch Arts 219 Centre Christchurch Botanic Gardens Christchurch 211-34, caving 87 cell phones 389 Charleston 185 travel with 380, children, carving 53 Saddle 327 Cascade Castle Hill 245 Castlepoint 121 362 Cathedral Caves Catlins 360-5, caves 430 INDEX (F-K)

fishing 379 gold panning 178, 199, 320 hot springs Kaikoura 146 Goldblatt, David 38 Canterbury 245, 257 Marlborough Sounds 132 Golden Bay 169-75 Hanmer Springs 242, 12 Queenstown 309 Golden Shears 121 West Coast 204 trout 178, 189, 341 Goldrush Multisport Event 383 hot-air ballooning 248 Wanaka 329 golf 114, 248, 320, 329, 379 hotels 378 Flying Nun 46-7 Gore 360 Hotere, Ralph 54 food 57-60, 62-3, 383 Great Walks 74-5, 74 Hulme, Keri 45, 200 Cadbury World 269 Abel Tasman Coast Track 166-8, Hump Ridge Track 352 courses 239 167, 9 Hutt Valley 112-13 crayfish 148 Heaphy Track 174-5, 9 Hyde 289-90 festivals 58, 61-2, 118, 146-7, 196, Kepler Track 340, 340 239, 285, 294, 383 Milford Track 345-7, 346, 8 I internet resources 57, 62 Rakiura Track 373 immigration 40-1 itineraries 25 Routeburn Track 324, 325 insurance kiwifruit 59 greenstone 180, 190, 196, 197-8, 388 health 405 Maori specialities 60 Greenstone Track 324-5, 325 travel 384 organic produce 57 Grey Valley 187-9 vehicle 402 oysters 58-9 Greymouth 189-93, 191 International Antarctic Centre vegetarian travellers 63, 383 Greytown 120 220 whitebait 197 guest houses 376 internet access 384-5 Fox Glacier 206-8, 207 internet resources 21, 43 Frame, Janet 45, 293 H accommodation 375 Franz Josef Glacier 202-6, 203 Haast 209-10 airline tickets 394-6 Haast Pass 210 environment 71 G haka 53 food 57, 62 galleries hang gliding 153, 296-7, 308 health 405 INDEX Anderson Park Art Gallery 354 hangi 57, 61 history 28, 34 Christchurch Art Gallery 219-20 Hanmer Springs 242-5, 243, 12 Maori 52, 53 City Gallery, Wellington 94 Hari Hari 199 Invercargill 354-9, 355 Dunedin Public Art Gallery 269 Havelock 135-6 itineraries 22-5 Southland Musuem & Art Hawea 335 Gallery 354 health 405-7 J gardens & parks, see also national Heaphy Track 174-5, 9 Jackson, Peter 45 parks & reserves heliskiing 83 Jackson Bay 210 Christchurch Botanic Gardens Hermitage 262 Jacksons 194 218-19 hiking, see walks jade 180, 190, 196, 197-8, 388 Glenfalloch Woodland Garden 281 Hillary, Sir Edmund 35, 262 jetboating 79 Otari-Wilton’s Bush 96 history 26-34 Fiordland 341 Wellington Botanic Gardens 95-6 colonisation 33 Glenorchy 322-3 gay travellers 107, 383 European settlement 27-8 Queenstown 306 geography 64-5 internet resources 28, 34 Tuatapere 352-3 geology 64-5 Land Wars 31, 32 Wanaka 327 Geraldine 253-4 Maori 26-7, 50-1 geysers 65, 66 Musket Wars 28 K glaciers 202 Treaty of Waitangi 30 Kahurangi National Park Fox Glacier 206-8, 207 hitchhiking 404 174-5 Franz Josef Glacier 202-6, 203 Hokitika 194-8, 195 Kaikoura 143-9, 144, 11 Tasman Glacier 261-2 Hokitika Gorge 198 Kaiteriteri 164-5 Glenorchy 322-4 holidays 18, 384 Kaka Point 364-5 glowworms 339 Hollyford Track 345 kaki 259 Homer Tunnel 345 Kapiti Coast 113-16 000 MapMap pagespages hongi 55 Kapiti Island 115 000 PhotographPhotograph pagespages horse riding 84, 309, 323 Karamea 183-5 hostels 377-8 kauri 69 INDEX

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124 152 , 292 150 369 261 201 INDEX (K-O) gardens & parks 167 260-5, World HeritageNew Zealand 345 Area 200-8, Cars Museum 154 330, 360 Aoraki/Mt Park Cook National 245-6 Park Craigieburn Forest 173-4 Spit Farewell Kahurangi 174-5 National Park 327 Mt Aspiring National Park 158-60 Nelson Lakes National Park 186-7 National Park Paparoa 254-5 Forest Peel Wahipounamu Southwest Te Poutini National Park Westland Tai see also 166-9, National Park Abel Tasman Canterbury Museum 219 Museum Wellington 94 of MuseumNelson Provincial 154 CricketNew Zealand Museum 95 Otago Museum 269 Southland Museum & Art Gallery 354 97 Papa Te World of WearableArt & Classic festivals 48-9, 100, 154, 225, festivals Nelson Lakes National Park 158-60 Nelson Lakes National Park 123, 149-69, Nelson region netball 42 newspapers 42, 376 Nga Manu Reserve Nature 115 Nugget Point 364-5 O Oamaru 291-6, Oban 368-74, 260 Ohau Forests Okarito 200 Omarama 296-7 Oparara Basin 183 opening hours 379-80 Ophir 288 220 Park Orana Wildlife organic produce 57 N Naseby 288-9 national parks & reserves 69-71, Nelson 150-8, Murchison 177-9 museums music 46-9 Musket Wars 28 131 8 , 5 346 breweries see also inside 249 see 162 261 see also inside front 55 52-3 front cover cover Canterbury 220 Canterbury Marlborough 128 Nelson 128 Queenstown 301 Wellington 93 West Coast 180 124 138 money changers 386 Moriori 27 motels 378 motorcycle travel 400-4 Motueka 161-4, 327 Mt Aspiring National Park Mt Cheeseman 82 Mt Cook 260-5, 258 Mt Cook Salmon Farm Mt Dobson 81 Mt Hutt 81 Mt Olympus 82 Mt Potts 81 Mt Somers 250-1 mountaineering 85, 262-3, 329 Munro, Burt 355 354, Milford Track 345-7, moa 66 mobile phones 389 Moeraki 298 moko Molesworth Station 242 money 19, 386-7, microbreweries, Middlemarch 290 Milford Sound 347-9, medical services 406 Methven 248-50, Maori highlights regional maps 385-6 Mapua 160 marae Marahau 165-6 markets 62, 63 Marlborough 123, 124-49, region Marlborough Sounds 130-2, 138 Marlborough Wine Festival Marlborough 139-42, wine region Martinborough 117-19 Maruia Springs 245 Masterton 120-2 Maui 51 McCahon, Colin 49 363 362, Falls McLean 376, measures 256 11 340 44, 45, 46 canoeing & kayakingcanoeing books see see arts 49, 52-6, 388 books 44, 54, 56 story 51 creation 50-6 culture 101 festivals food 57, 60 history 26-7, 50-1 52, 53 internet resources language 408-10 music 46 population 40 52 religion rock paintings 296, tours 10-11 kea 67 Kepler Track 340, kiteboarding 79, 153 kiwi 67, 68, 303, 370, 371 kiwifruit 59 Knights Point 209 kotuku 199-200 Kowhitirangi 198 Kurow 296 M Macetown 322 Mackenzie Country 253-60 magazines 42 Makarora 334-5 Manaaki Card 54 Manapouri 349-50 Mansfield, Katherine 98 Maori L Lake Brunner 189 Lake Hauroko 352 Lake Ohau 260 Lake Pukaki 258 263 Lake Tasman 255-8, (town) Lake Tekapo Lake Wakatipu 324 Land Wars 32 language 408-10 Larnach Castle 281 290-1 Lawrence legal matters 385 lesbian travellers 107, 383 245 Pass Lewis literature, Little River Rail Trail 222 Lord of the Rings Lower Hutt 112-13 Lyttelton 234-6 kayaking, 432 INDEX (O-T)

Orokonui Ecosanctuary 271 attractions 303-5 Lake Tekapo 257 Otago 266-99, 267 drinking 316-17 Marlborough region 127 Otago Central Rail Trail 286 emergency services 302 Nelson region 161-2 Otago Museum 269 entertainment 317-18 Queenstown 311 Otago Peninsula 279-83, 280 festivals 312 Wanaka 329-30 Otaki 116 food 314-16 Science Alive! 220 Owaka 364, 365 for children 310-11 sea lions 281 oysters 58-9 history 302 Seacliff 298-9 itineraries 305 sheep shearing 121, 296 P shopping 318 shopping 387-8 Paekakariki 113 tourist information 303 skiing 79-83, 80, 6 Pancake Rocks 186 tours 311-12 Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park 263 Paparoa National Park 186-7 travel to/from 318-19 Canterbury 81-2 Papatowai 362-4 travel within 319 Hanmer Springs 82, 242 paragliding 79, 153, 308, 329 walking tour 310, 310 Marlborough & Nelson region 82 Paraparaumu 114-15 Otago 82 parks, see gardens & parks, national R Queenstown 308 parks & reserves Rabbit Island 160 Wanaka 308 Parliament House 97 radio 42-3, 376 skydiving 78 passports 393, see also visas rafting 84 Fox Glacier 206 paua 388 Queenstown 306-7 Glenorchy 323 Peel Forest 254-5 Wanaka 327 Kaikoura 145 penguins 281, 293-4 Westport 180, 7 Methven 248 phonecards 389 Rainbow Warrior 34 Motueka 161 Picton 125-30, 126 Rakiura 366-74, 367 Queenstown 308 planning 18-21, 382, see also itineraries Rakiura Track 370 Wanaka 329 plants 69 Ranfurly 289 Slope Point 362-3 INDEX Pohara 172-3 Reefton 187-8 soccer (football) 42 pohutukawa 69 Rees-Dart Track 325-6 Southern Encounter Aquarium & Kiwi politics 34 religion 43, 52 House 218 population 40-1 rental accommodation 378-9 Southland 336, 354-60, 337 Porpoise Bay 362 responsible travel 19, 21, 64, see Southland Museum & Art Gallery 354 Port Chalmers 283 also GreenDex sporting events 41, 100, 383 Porters 82 Riverton 353 sports 41-2, see also individual sports possums 69 Roaring Bay 364 Stewart Island 366-74, 367 postal services 387 rock climbing 84-5, 153, 309, 329 student discount 382 pounamu 180, 190, 196, 197-8, 388 Ross 198-9 Sumner 228 Pounawea 364-5 Routeburn Track 324, 325 Surat Bay 364-5 Pukaha Mt Bruce National Wildlife Roxburgh 290 surfing 85, 86, see also beaches Centre 121 Royal Albatross Centre 279-81 sustainable travel 64, see also Pukekura 199 Ruby Bay 160 GreenDex Punakaiki 186-7 rugby 21, 41-2, 100, 278 punting 219, 221 Rugby World Cup 41, 383 T Putangirua Pinnacles 119 Taieri Gorge Railway 279 S takahe 67 Q safe travel 381-2, 391 Takaka 170-2 Queen Charlotte Track 132-5, 131 hitchhiking 404 Tararua Forest Park 121 Queenstown 300, 301-19, 301, 302, sailing 379 Tasman, Abel 27 304, 306 St Bathans 288 Tasman Glacier 261-2 accommodation 312-14 sandflies 382 tattoos 52-3 activities 305-10 scenic flights 379 Tauranga Bay Seal Colony 182 Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park 263 tax 392 000 MapMap pagespages Fiordland 341 taxis 404 000 PhotographPhotograph pagespages Fox Glacier 206 Te Anau 338-44, 339 Franz Josef Glacier 204 Te Papa 97 INDEX 433 138

rafting 177 see 181 INDEX (T-Z) animals, birds, plants 201 wildlife parks & zoos wildlife see Centre 121 Centre Kiwi House 218 312, 383 see Southern Encounter Aquarium & Wellington Zoo 97 ReserveWillowbank Wildlife 221 96-7 Zealandia 101, 118, 138, 285, 294, festivals Eco World Aquarium 125 International Antarctic 220 Centre 303 Kiwi Park Birdlife Nga Manu Reserve Nature 115 220 Park Orana Wildlife Orokonui Ecosanctuary 271 Pukaha Mt Bruce National Wildlife Central Otago 284 Marlborough 140-1, region 160 Nelson region 316 Queenstown region 241-2 Waipara Valley Wairarapa 118-19 Waitaki 297 Valley Museum 154 200-8, Y yellow-eyed penguins 281, 293-4 Z 96-7 Zealandia zoos, Willing Workers on Organic Farms 377 Willing Workers on Organic Farms wine 60-1, 118-19, 137-8 Wildfoods Festival 20, 383 Wildfoods Festival wildlife, parks & zoos wildlife wineries 43-4 women in New Zealand women travellers 391 work 392 World of WearableArt Cars & Classic 377 WWOOFing Westland Tai Poutini National Park National Park Poutini Tai Westland Westport 179-82, 68, 146 whale watching Whataroa 199-200 whitebait 197 white-water rafting, West Coast 176-210, West Coast 131 94 8

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To dial get challenged ➷ take the plunge download guides ❀ sell stuff ☛ meet the locals ➟ For current exchange rates see www.xe.com. listings in this book from outside NZ, call your inter- make a clean escape ♥ find lost love ✎ chew the fat ✄ save some money ✉ buy a gift ✩ get Australia A$1 NZ$1.31 national access code, the country code (%64) and inspired ☺ share a story ✍ read hotel reviews ☎ get advice (on everything) ✈ book flights ✆ area code (minus ‘0’). ✏ ☎ ❛ ✗ ✉ ☞ Canada C$1 NZ$1.41 buy books get DVDs brag to mates tell stories check warnings read hints plan NZ country code %64 adventures ✓ make lists ✆ listen up ☞ get lost ✂ wrestle monkeys ✎ scam the scammers ➠ China Y10 NZ$2.06 learn how to get out of a minefield ✗ complain ✍ find road-trip buddies ✓ recommend ✑ International access code from NZ %00 get the lowdown ☎ talk to travellers ✆ meet your soul mate ✈ practise hippo safety ✎ cruise Euro zone €1 NZ$1.89 the savanna ✩ take better photos ✍ wear the right shoes, boots, sandals ➎ find restaurant Emergency (ambulance, fire, police) %111 reviews book a bed $ spare some change get challenged ➷ take the plunge download Japan ¥100 NZ$1.51 guides ❀ sell stuff ☛ meet the locals ➟ make a clean escape ♥ find lost love ✎ chew the fat Directory assistance %018 Singapore S$1 NZ$1.03 ✄ save some money ✉ buy a gift ✩ get inspired ☺ share a story ✍ read hotel reviews ☎ get ✈ ✆ ✏ ☎ ❛ ✗ International directory %0172 advice (on everything) book flights buy books get DVDs brag to mates tell stories UK UK£1 NZ$2.17 check warnings ✉ read hints ☞ plan adventures ✓ make lists ✆ listen up ☞ get lost ✂ wrestle monkeys ✎ scam the scammers ➠ learn how to get out of a minefield ✗ complain ✍ find road- USA US$1 NZ$1.41 trip buddies ✓ recommend ✑ get the lowdown ☎ talk to travellers ✆ meet your soul mate ✈ practise hippo safety ✎ cruise the savanna ✩ take better photos ✍ wear the right shoes, CONVERSIONS ➎ $ 1in = 2.54cm boots, sandals find restaurant reviews book a bed spare some change get challenged ➷ take the plunge download guides ❀ sell stuff ☛ meet the locals ➟ make a clean escape PRICE RANGES 1cm = 0.39in ♥ find lost love ✎ chew the fat ✄ save some money ✉ buy a gift ✩ get inspired ☺ share a Sleeping Eating 1m = 3.3ft = 1.1yd story ✍ read hotel reviews ☎ get advice (on everything) ✈ book flights ✆ buy books ✏ get 1ft = 0.3m DVDs ☎ brag to mates ❛ tell stories ✗ check warnings ✉ read hints ☞ plan adventures ✓ make Budget <$100 <$15 1km = 0.62 miles lists ✆ listen up ☞ get lost ✂ wrestle monkeys ✎ scam the scammers ➠ learn how to get Midrange $100-160 $15-30 1 mile = 1.6km out of a minefield ✗ complain ✍ find road-trip buddies ✓ recommend ✑ get the lowdown ☎ talk to travellers ✆ meet your soul mate ✈ practise hippo safety ✎ cruise the savanna ✩ take 1kg = 2.2lb Top end >$160 >$30 better photos ✍ wear the right shoes, boots, sandals ➎ find restaurant reviews book a bed 1lb = 0.45kg $ spare some change get challenged ➷ take the plunge download guides ❀ sell stuff ☛ Add 25% to the above price ranges for listings in Welling- 1g = 0.04oz meet the locals ➟ make a clean escape ♥ find lost love ✎ chew the fat ✄ save some money ton and Christchurch. Sleeping prices in this book are full 1oz = 28g ✉ ✩ ☺ ✍ ☎ price in high season and include bathroom. Exceptions are buy a gift get inspired share a story read hotel reviews get advice (on everything) noted in specific listings. ✈ book flights ✆ buy books ✏ get DVDs ☎ brag to mates ❛ tell stories ✗ check warnings ✉ 1 imperial gallon = 4.55L ☞ ✓ ✆ ☞ ✂ ✎ 1L = 0.26 US gallons read hints plan adventures make lists listen up get lost wrestle monkeys scam the scammers ➠ learn how to get out of a minefield ✗ complain ✍ find road-trip buddies 1 US gallon = 3.8L ✓ recommend ✑ get the lowdown ☎ talk to travellers ✈ practise hippo safety ✎ cruise the LONELY PLANET INDEX 1L = 0.22 imperial gallons savanna ✩ take better photos ✍ wear the right shoes, boots, sandals ➎ find restaurant reviews 1L petrol $1.60-1.70 book a bed $ spare some change get challenged ➷ take the plunge download guides 1L bottled water $3-4 Glass of beer $5-6 lonelyplanet.com Meat pie $4-5 Souvenir T-shirt $20-30 Almost too much information 2ND EDITION USA $19.99 Published Oct 2010 For additional price information see Getting Started. First Published Apr 2009 UK £12.99

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