오직 뉴질랜드에서만 가능한 아주 독특한 10가지 경험들

뉴질랜드(New Zealand)!

아오테아로아(Aotearoa, 길고 흰 구름의 땅)으로, 또는 중간계(Middle Earth)로 불리는 나라.  이 땅은 남태평양에 8억만년 고립돼 있으며 전세계에서 지리적으로 가장 독특한 국가로 존재해 왔다. 이런 이유로 다른 나라에서는 절대 찾을 수 없는 특별함이 있다.

이런 사실을 증명하기 위해:  '길고 흰 구름의 땅(아오테아로아)' 이외에서는 절대 경험할 수 없는 10가지 체험을 소개하고자 한다.   Tourism New Zealand. By Jason Wire

 

(1)  8월에 올림픽 사이즈의 하프 파이프에서 스키 (퀸스타운)  

Ski an Olympic-sized half pipe...in August

Just northeast of the "adrenaline capital" of Queenstown, the world's greatest skiers and snowboarders find the only place on Earth to hone their skills in an Olympic-caliber environment during the peak of Northern Hemisphere summer: Cardrona Alpine Resort. This feature pretty much turns the mountain into an impromptu summer camp, as it has the only competition-size half pipe in the world that's still operational in August.
Photo: Jeremy Little

 

 

2.  밀포드 사운드의 경외스러운 폭포 앞에 서다

Stand in awe of the waterfalls of Milford Sound

 

And the Devil's Punchbowl. And Lake Taupo. And hundreds of other iconic pieces of naturally made magnificence that are simultaneously alien and spectacular to those of us not lucky enough to call the islands home (okay, and probably to locals too). 
Photo: Daniel Chodusov

 

 

3. 야생상태의 키위 새를 목격해본다  

Witness the kiwi bird in the wild

 

The flightless, slightly sinister / slightly adorable bird is the country's national icon, and is found nowhere else on Earth. The native Maori used to hunt them for food and use their feathers for ceremonial cloaks (kahu kiwi), but not anymore, as they consider themselves to be the birds’ guardians. And while you’ll be constantly reminded of the kiwi’s importance in New Zealand, taking a trip to Stewart Island or one of their other remaining habitats to witness them emerging at night is like staking out a snow leopard, minus all the deadly predatorial implications. (You can also find them in “kiwi houses” around the islands).
Photo: denisbin

 

 

4.  중간계(미들어스)에서 살아보기 

Live like you're in Middle Earth

Probably the most obvious item on this list—Peter Jackson’s trilogy is definitely at least partially responsible for the recent uptick in tourism to the country—but nonetheless impressive and a testament to the country’s astonishing natural scenery. Perhaps the most recognizable is Hobbiton, which can be found in Matamata, a 12,000-person town on the North Island.
Photo: gothic_sanctuary

 

 

 

 5.  미친 척 스릴과 아드레날린 만끽해보기  

Seek out some seriously unique thrills

Like, say, zooming on the tallest tree-to-tree flying fox in the world. Or base jumping from the 600ft+ Sky Tower (seen above). In terms of the average country's adrenaline level, we’d estimate New Zealand's definitely in the top 3. And given the country's adventurous pedigree (Sir Edmund Hilary and the inventor of the bungee jump were both Kiwis), it's hardly surprising.
Photo: Kesara Rathnayake

 

 

 

 

 
6. 아침은 산 정상에서, 그리고 오후엔 해변에서 

Mountains in the morning, beach in the afternoon

No part of New Zealand is more than 128km from an ocean—which means you can drastically change your climate (and altitude) in the span of a couple hours. Not to mention grab some unbelievable shots of snowcapped peaks looming over some not-quite-tropical-yet-still-incredibly-blue waters.
Photo: Alex Schwab

 

 

 

7. 퍼그버거 맛보기  (퀸스타운)

Eat at Fergburger

No, really. Eat at Fergburger. It's like the In-n-Out Burger of New Zealand, except it's not a chain, the burgers are twice the size, and it closes at 5am. They’ve got more than 30 different types of burgers—lamb, cod, falafel, and venison burgers included. It used to operate out of a random garage, but now you can find it on Shotover Street in Queenstown.
Photo: chee.hong

 

 

 

 

8. 다른 나라에 없는 토착 식물 찾아보기 

See plants you can't find anywhere else

About 82% of New Zealand's plants are endemic—meaning they're found nowhere outside New Zealand. one of these happens to be the silver fern (seen above)—the country’s national plant (and the logo for the national rugby team, if you couldn’t tell).
Photo: ed 37 ~~ 

 

 

 

 

9. 세계 최강의 럭비팀 경기 구경하기

Watch the world's most celebrated rugby team

The New Zealand All Blacks. Maybe you’ve heard of them. Maybe you’ve seen them doing the haka—that ceremonial Maori war dance aimed to intimidate the hell out of the opposition. Rugby is New Zealand’s national sport, and they’ve won the Tri-Cup—basically the international Super Bowl of rugby (outside of the Rugby World Cup)—12 times out of the 18 times it’s been held. Pretty sure that makes them the alpha dog of the rugby pack.
Photo: Andrew Evans

 

 

 

10. 양떼들에게 완전 포위 당하기

Get outnumbered by sheep

3 million people. 60 million sheep. What that means: At any given moment, you’re outnumbered at a 20-to-1 ovine-to-human ratio. What that also means: In pretty much any given town, you can find some seriously delicious lamb chops.
Photo: Phillip Capper