Day Walks of New Zealand: Canterbury and Kaikoura

Day Walks of New Zealand - 40,000 copies sold!Canterbury presents a great richness of outdoor experiences, from the Kaikoura Coast to the heights of Aoraki/Mt Cook. Day Walks of New Zealand- Canterbury and Kaikoura offers over 60 of the best short excursions throughout the region, selected by well-known outdoors writer Mark Pickering.Whether it be strolling in the exotic forests of Hanmer Springs, exploring the waterfalls and mountains around Arthur's Pass village, taking a nature walk in the heart of suburban Christchurch or admiring the rock formations at Dashing Rocks, this is the guide to have with you.Each walk has been graded and timed, and each entry contains information on access, track conditions and points of interest. These details are accompanied by descriptions of the geography and climate, fascinating notes on the history of Maori and European occupation, and handy maps.

Mark Pickering is a long-established New Zealand writer of walking and tramping guide books, as well as several history titles.Since his firstpublication in 1986, he has sold a total ofover 150,000 books.These include-202 Great Walks, Day Walks of Canterbury and Kaikoura, and Huts- Untold Stories from Back-country New Zealand.He lives in Christchurch with his partner and their daughter.

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