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South Island: Fiordland National
Park And Milford South
Breathtakingly beautiful, this impressive
natural environment highlights fiords,
picturesque cascades and snow-capped
peaks. The scenery, relatively unchanged
for thousands of years, is the reason why
it is listed as one of the “must-sees” in New
Zealand. Measuring 1.2 million hectares
in size, the National Park has a diverse
range of flora and fauna with high rate of
endemism.
Waitomo: Glowworm Caves,

Iconic James Bond Island off the The subterranean wonder of Waitomo
shores of Phuket, Thailand. encapsulates a universe within its caverns.
Its limestone formations (formed roughly
30 million years ago), is now adorned
Phuket: “James Bond” Island well as other hobbit holes. From ambling with bioluminescent glowworms. Like
Home to nearly 100 islands, Phang Nga around the lush pastures of the Shire, something out of James Cameron’s Avatar,
Bay hosts Mother Nature’s craftsman- glancing at tiny houses to chomping you will be transported into a different
ship at its finest, featuring islands with on a Beef and Ale Pie, a little jaunt to world as you hop on a boat to glide
unique landscapes, stunning emerald Hobbiton offers the ultimate Lord of the beneath the starry wonderland for an
waters, beautiful cave structures and Rings experience to delight fans. inimitable experience.
limestone cliffs for all to see.
Fans familiar with the James Bond,
movie, The Man With The Golden Gun,
would definitely place “James Bond”
island (Khao Phing Kan) as one of their
must-visits. Its limestone tower karst,
rising out from the sea makes it a crowd-
puller. Most of the tours to James Bond
island include a kayaking experience.
This allows visitors to pass through some
truly remarkable limestone formations,
helping you to better appreciate nature.

New Zealand
Whakarewarewa Geothermal Fiordland National Park And Milford
South - breathtakingly beautiful.
Valley: Pohutu Geyser
Home to the largest geyser in New
Zealand, the Whakarewarewa Geother-
mal Valley makes quite an impression,
thanks to the mighty Pohutu Geyser as
well as a Maori village.
Spouting hot water 30m skyward,
the geyser is Mother Nature’s display
of raw power; it is no surprise its name
means “explosion” or “big splash” in the
Polynesian language. Erupting up to 20
times a day, sightings of the geyser is a
given.
Hobbiton: Matamata
Journey into the pages of J.R.R Tolkien’s Journey into the pages of J.R.R
Middle-Earth, where you get to explore Tolkien’s Middle-Earth.
Bag End, the home of Frodo and Bilbo, as

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