New Zealand is a land known for its variable climate. The country has everything from cold Alpine weather in the South Island to subtropical weather in the North Island. The South Island's Central Otago region has the closest thing resembling a continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters.
Central Otago is the southernmost wine producing region in the world, and is today known for its many award winning wineries. But a trek through the Central Otago back country reveals a hidden history of old stone cottages, rusting machinery abandoned in the wild and old access trails heading off into remote hillsides - all signs of the gold rush this region experienced in the 1860s.
A vast and open land covering ten thousand square kilometres and having fewer than 18,000 permanent residents, Central Otago is where other New Zealanders go when they want to "get away from it all." This is a place people visit to escape their troubles and worries and lose themselves in a timeless land. Many visitors walk away from their Central Otago trip feeling refreshed and with a lifetime's worth of memories.
Central Otago is where people come to leave the stress of modern life behind. This vast and beautiful land has one of the lowest population densities on Earth, and is the perfect place for harried nine-to-fivers to lose themselves in quiet solitude. At the end of their Central Otago trips many visitors find that they are refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to take on the world and all its challenges head on.
Fun things to do in Central Otago:
Wine and food tasting tours of the area are especially popular in the summer. Organised wine tours of the region's many wineries allow guests to sample award winning wines straight from the vineyard's own cellars.
Visitors looking for something that gets the blood pumping a little more can try mountain biking through the regions endless tussock plains or going on a trek across one of the many old mining trails in the mountains.
The 150 kilometre Otago Central Rail Trail is a popular cycling and hiking route, one that offers endless opportunities for adventure among the captivating local scenery.
Last but not least, a couple tries at gold panning allows visitors to Central Otago experience the region's rich gold mining heritage.
Central Otago is the southernmost wine producing region in the world, and is today known for its many award winning wineries. But a trek through the Central Otago back country reveals a hidden history of old stone cottages, rusting machinery abandoned in the wild and old access trails heading off into remote hillsides - all signs of the gold rush this region experienced in the 1860s.
A vast and open land covering ten thousand square kilometres and having fewer than 18,000 permanent residents, Central Otago is where other New Zealanders go when they want to "get away from it all." This is a place people visit to escape their troubles and worries and lose themselves in a timeless land. Many visitors walk away from their Central Otago trip feeling refreshed and with a lifetime's worth of memories.
Central Otago is where people come to leave the stress of modern life behind. This vast and beautiful land has one of the lowest population densities on Earth, and is the perfect place for harried nine-to-fivers to lose themselves in quiet solitude. At the end of their Central Otago trips many visitors find that they are refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to take on the world and all its challenges head on.
Fun things to do in Central Otago:
Wine and food tasting tours of the area are especially popular in the summer. Organised wine tours of the region's many wineries allow guests to sample award winning wines straight from the vineyard's own cellars.
Visitors looking for something that gets the blood pumping a little more can try mountain biking through the regions endless tussock plains or going on a trek across one of the many old mining trails in the mountains.
The 150 kilometre Otago Central Rail Trail is a popular cycling and hiking route, one that offers endless opportunities for adventure among the captivating local scenery.
Last but not least, a couple tries at gold panning allows visitors to Central Otago experience the region's rich gold mining heritage.
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The Otago rail trail is world famous, and the Wedderburn Cottages is situated right on top of it. This central otago rail trail accommodation is like a farm stay and truly captures the feel of the area.