New Zealand Student Toursl
Alpine Trails Zone
Popular Learning and Activities
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Special features of the
Zone
We learn about the factors that influence settlements in
mountain regions and the natural processes that build, shape
and destroy mountains.
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Exploring this historic mountain zone involves either Arthur's or Lewis Alpine Highways. They are both spectacular trails through the forbidding Southern Alps and link the communities on each coast. They access walking trails, special historic and geographic attractions, dinosaur rain forests, rivers, and more. |
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Photo Gallery |
 Activities |
Adventure activities The alpine highways access spectacular mountain based activities including: walks, rock climbing, bike riding, jet boating, horse riding, white-water rafting, and wallowing in geothermal pools. KANES know the best places to find the goods. more> |
 Geography |
Physical Geography Rarely experienced in the world, visitors witness and gross a major, land based (compacting and transversing) intercontinental tectonic plate junction. The spectacular mountains here are uplifting at one of the world's fastest known rates. We witness massive erosion processes bought about by extreme alpine weather, and extensive river networks that carry the eroded debris to the ocean and the alluvial plains. more> |
 Humanities |
Humanities in the zone The massive building and maintenance projects involving roads and rail attracted people to live in this mountain zone. Interested groups learn of the difficulties and special risks incorporated with settlements and work among high alps. Farming and recreation also have a roll in the zone, more> |