The perfect week in Nelson Lakes National Park

March 2016

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March 2016

Lake Rotoiti and St Arnaud from Parachute Rocks. Photo: Pat Barrett
Nelson Lakes has something for everyone – kayakers and boaties, trampers and climbers, hut baggers and day-trippers. Pat Barrett leads us on the perfect week in a perfect park Nelson Lakes National Park is the icon of the Nelson district, embody-ing all the facets of mountain landscapes and something more – a beauty that pervades […]
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