Southern Lakes Holiday Parks

New Zealand Southern Lakes Holiday Parks - Accommodation. If you are looking for comprehensive travel information for Southern Lakes Holiday Parks including Camping Ground and Holiday Park, you will find it here on AA Travel.

Holiday parks in Southern Lakes are great places for family holidays that won't break the bank. Holiday parks are found in picturesque spots, particularly near popular attractions. It's not all about just pitching a tent anymore; most holiday parks have a whole range of accommodation options if camping isn't your style. Holiday parks are also social spots, with communal facilities meaning there are plenty of opportunities to mix with other holidaymakers. Accommodation usually ranges from tent sites and on-site caravans to park motels and self-contained cabins, which are basically the same as a motel unit. Holiday parks usually have shared facilities for showers, toilets, cooking and laundry, and many have recreational facilities such as playgrounds, TV and games rooms and a swimming or spa pool. For campervans and mobile homes, these parks offer security and protection for overnight stays.

Southern Lakes: Queenstown and Wanaka have an ability to captivate travellers on two levels. Firstly, with their extraordinarily scenic location in the Southern Alps; secondly, with the incredible array of adventure activities on offer. In many places around the region you will see evidence of the gold rush and the gold miners' years of toil in an unforgiving environment. Most people who venture into this corner of the world go the extra distance to visit Fiordland National Park. Over millions of years glaciers carved the most southern portion of the West Coast into 14 fiords. Most are accessible by water, but you can drive to Milford Sound along a stunningly scenic road. Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri were also created by glacial action during the last ice ages; the towns on their shores are popular bases for travellers. Central Otago is home to stone fruit such as apricots and peaches. This part of New Zealand has some of the finest water and winter sport facilities in the country.