GINZ.com Newsletter
October 2005 Vol 1 No# 99
Kia ora and thanks for taking the time to catch up on the latest travel
news from New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands. Many of you have
passed on our newsletter and recommended us to your friends and family planning
to travel to these destinations - we appreciate your referrals and promise
you the most up to date offers and advice and best service at all times!
All the very best from the Team at GINZ.com
Index
New Zealand News and Specials
New Zealand - New GPS Technology for Self Drive Travelers
Australia News and Specials
Alice Springs - Uluru/Ayers Rock - Michael's Picks
Pacific Island News and Specials
Pacific - You choose your ideal island holiday!
New Zealand News
Over the last 4 years, New Zealander Jonathan Kruse has been developing
innovative portable GPS technology that can automatically inform and entertain
travellers on key points of interest as they journey throughout New Zealand.
The commentary includes over 1200 points of interest, covering New Zealand's
history, people, native birds, plants and animals, geographical landmarks
and scenic attractions. Information was meticulously researched and then
recorded with appropriate music and sound effects to ensure an audio experience
that is informative and entertaining.
As well as acting as your personal tour guide, KRUSE
also becomes your personal radio station. Once a commentary point has completed
playing, you will then be entertained by music until you reach the next
point of interest. Once you reach the next point of interest, the music
currently playing will automatically fade out to allow you to hear the new
commentary point.
Using KRUSE is easy.
All you do is place KRUSE on the vehicle dash, plug it in to the cigarette
lighter, tune the radio to the correct frequency and you are ready to go-
data is sent via orbiting satellites to the GPS co-ordinates in your car.
A very useful and practical piece of technology for the traveler of today!
Contact us for more
information.
New Zealand Specials
See a range of Last-Minute
Rental Cars, Last-Minute
Hotel specials and New
Zealand Travel Packages.
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Australia News
Michael and Pamela have just returned from a week in the Alice Springs
area where the hired a campervan and spent time visiting sites and accommodations
to get some first hand knowledge on the best way to see and explore the
area and of course the best places to eat! If you area thinking about including
Alice Springs in your next visit to Australia, contact Michael.
They flew to Alice Springs from Sydney - temperatures there are around 38
degrees Celsius at the moment but can get up to 50 Celsius in the summer
(December/ January).
Alice is a small outback town with a population of around 28,000. It is
well serviced with supermarkets and cafes and a good place to stock up before
your drive to Ayers Rock resort, around 450 km away and a 5-6 hour drive
in a campervan or 4-5 hours by car. The Outback sealed roads are long and
straight and make for easy driving. There are plenty of tours and activities
available from Alice Springs including early morning camel
tours, motorcycle tours in to the outback and hot
air ballooning and other places worth visiting are the Flying
Doctors Museum and the Reptile
Centre.
Uluru/ Ayres Rock Resort is about 15 km from the town and inside the National
Park. Most people visit in the early morning - the 9.7 km walk around the
base of the rock takes about 2 hours and water bottles and sunhats are essential
- local Aboriginal companies also offer guided tours. The area can be very
busy and touristy but the sheer vastness means you can get away and walk
by yourselves to fully appreciate the landscape and grandeur. The Olgas
are another worthwhile trip about an hours drive from Ayers Rock - this
is a very nice place to view the sunset. The other area to drive to from
Ayers Rock Resort is Kings Canyon - the 3 hour rim walk offers spectacular
views in to the canyon and is better done later in the afternoon. Kings
Canyon also has helicopter flights and ballooning as well as Camel Tours
is you don't feel like walking the area.
Michael's recommendations for accommodation at Ayers
Rock Resort are Lost Camel, Sails in the Desert, First Desert Gardens
and Emu Walks Apartments. For those with a bigger budget, the exclusive
Longitude 131
is the place to stay with all food, drinks and tours included in the rates.
For more information on Central
Australia and a suggested self drive itinerary or contact
us for more information.
Australia Specials
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Travel Packages, Last-Minute
Rental car and Last-Minute
Hotel specials.
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Pacific Island News
GINZ has some great
deals available for short and long stays in the Pacific islands - something
for every taste and budget and our staff have visited many of the islands
and resorts on offer. Contact us for a personal recommendation or have a
look at our regularly updated page for all deals and specials available.
If you know someone planning to visit our part of the world this year please
forward this on - we are a travel service based at destination and constantly
looking for the best accommodation and travel experiences plus competitive
transport and rental car deals for our clients.
Contact us for
quotes and further information.
Pacific Island Specials
See a range of Pacific
Island Travel Package and Pacific
Hotel specials.
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