Welcome to the Visit Down Under Website
The purpose of this website, is to encourage as
many people as possible to sample the myriad delights of Australia and New
Zealand. Why do we want to do this? Because we believe that
whatever you want to do, be it sports tours, adventure holidays,
off-roading, walking, trekking, back-packing, bird watching or just sight
seeing, Australia & New Zealand are the places to go.
Australia
Australia is not just a great sporting nation, it's a
diverse and multi-cultural society steeped in a history inexorably linked to
that of the United Kingdom. However, nobody should forget that the
original inhabitants of this great continent, the Aborigines , were at home
in Australia more than 40,000 years earlier and certainly contribute to the
richness of Australia's past. The people are open and friendly and
make sure that the visitor is welcome to their shores. As sporting
opponents they exhibit a fierce determination to beat a British team in
rugby, cricket and, well anything really, but, off the sporting field, they
are as one with us in many ways.
The landscapes of Australia are, at times spectacular
and at times breathtaking. From the Great Barrier reef to the great
deserts of Western and South Australia, the terrain is diverse captivates
the visitor. Whether you want a relaxing holiday touring and/or
visiting relatives or your after extreme sports, backpacking or scuba
diving, Australia can rightfully claim to have it all.
Not available yet but will be soon.
New Zealand
Get on a plane, land in New Zealand and you'll be in a different world.
Gone will be the hustle and bustle of life on our crowded island, to be
replaced by the tranquillity and splendour of a land largely unspoilt by
human intervention.
This is a land of volcanoes, geysers and mud pools, of green (sometimes white with snow) mountains, deep almost impenetrable forests and verdant undulating pastures. Add to this a coastline sometimes wild and spectacular, and at other times extraordinarily beautiful and you have the recipe for a land that appeals to everyone.
The sea around the coast of New Zealand is abundant with wildlife, so if your interests lie in Whale watching, swimming with dolphins or simply delighting in the antics of seals and penguins then this is the place to be.
Or maybe you are more
adventurous, in which case Bungy jumping, climbing, white water rafting,
walking or trekking and all sorts of other adventure holidays could be of interest, well New Zealand has them all and
much more.
Read on and find out more.