Welcome the bright morning sun

New Zealand is known as the end of the world, a land of natural wonders, captivating visitors with its surreal landscapes. Interestingly, this is where people live to see the sun the earliest on Earth.

This country has a strange charm that leaves me speechless, and from then on turns me into a storyteller, because every moment, every scene makes a traveler like me stunned. Here, I am truly lost in the myriad of emotions of magical adventures.

Peaceful and poetic beauty in New Zealand

Watching the sunrise at Lake Wanaka

Many photographers in the world say that if New Zealand is the place where people live and see the earliest sunrise in the world, then the lonely tree in Lake Wanaka is the best place to welcome the first rays of morning light. Because of that interesting word of mouth, even though the early morning was cold and the cold wind penetrated my clothes, I still tried to get out of my warm blanket and take the bus straight to Lake Wanaka. The magical scene when the morning sun gently shines on the surface of the lake with the misty morning mist, in the distance are the eternal snow mountains. That peaceful, poetic yet majestic beauty makes millions of tourists feel satisfied when they see it.

When we arrived, there were already over a hundred photographers waiting. The water was freezing cold and there was a thin layer of ice covering the lake. Then the long awaited moment arrived. The morning sun gradually spread, the white-green color of the mountains and forests suddenly turned to a brilliant golden color. The lonely, bare tree leaned over the lake, blending with the sky and earth to create a poetic sunrise scene.

Magical scene when the morning sun gently shines on the misty surface of Wanaka Lake

Hobbit – the fairy village underground

I returned to the Hobbit village and stayed here for a day in the gloomy drizzle of the morning and the bright golden afternoon, so the photos were sometimes deep and sometimes brilliant. This time back, I was still fascinated by the vast green grassy hills and the pure white sheep. The intersection of space and time was like a magic wand that transformed the village into a magical fairy tale world. The gentle color of time mixed with the brilliant colors of the Bag End houses made me absent-minded forever. Standing and watching the endless streaks of sunlight running from one hill to another. The Hobbit fairy tale village was where the crew of The Battle of the Five Armies - The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings used as a setting. In the film, 44 houses with tiny round doors were half underground and half on the hill, looking very impressive and a bit mysterious. Around the house there was also a small, pretty vegetable garden with dwarven items.

This place is becoming one of the most attractive tourist destinations in New Zealand. The village is located in Matamata, Waikato (Northern New Zealand), about 130km from Auckland with a picturesque entrance, green hills, and sheep grazing leisurely. The main attraction is Bag End, the house of Bilbo Baggins - the dwarf character in the Lord of the Rings series.

Green grassy hills like fairy tales in Hobbit village

Cruise to explore the Tasman Glacier

It was my first time experiencing a boat ride on a glacier in temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celsius. It was drizzling and the wind was freezing. The tour guide picked up a piece of melted ice and gave it to me to bite. It was so cold! As the boat slowly drifted along, the iceberg in front of me suddenly collapsed, an extremely rare moment. Located in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Tasman is New Zealand's longest glacier, measuring 27km long and 4km wide. From the shore, visitors can see the towering iceberg.

Queenstown – the adventure capital of the world

Queenstown is a gentle and noble beauty, but it makes visitors' hearts skip a beat because of the most adventurous games in the world. Queenstown is the birthplace of bungee jumping. The bridge over the Kawarau River is the world's first commercial bungee jumping spot. You will be taken to a bridge with no handrails, a deep abyss below, your feet are tied firmly with an elastic rope, then jump from above.

Picturesque scenery with poetic hills of grass

If bungee jumping is too much for you, then you can try zip riding. This game offers a great experience of gliding in the air, combined with a bit of special adventure. Another fun activity, riding a jet-powered canoe is a memorable experience in Queenstown. Imagine yourself strapped to a speeding canoe, rushing down the Shotover River full of rapids. Sometimes the canoe will rotate 360 ​​degrees, or crash into the cliff next to it, then curve across the next branch of the river in a few seconds, making visitors' hearts stop.

Before the magical beauty of this land, all words seem too limited. Although I have explored the end of the world 3 times, I still feel that I have only grasped a small part and the wanderer still wishes to return more than once.

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