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Hamilton Travel Guide: 57 reviews and 217 photos
The Waikato is the largest river in New Zealand, I think that means the longest. It begins at Taupo, but flows directly thru the city of Hamilton which has been built around it.
Hamilton is known as the Garden city, and also the River city.
If any of you are familiar with the show "Rocky Horror Picture Show" then you may be interested to know that guy who wrote it, Richard O'Brien, thought up a lot of ideas for the show while hairdressing in Hamilton and going to the old Embassy theatre here. Soon the city is to commemorate his being, by building a statue of Riff Raff, the character he actually played in the movie. Rumour has it that the statue will be built by Weta Productions who did all the special effects for Lord of the Rings.
Hamilton hosts an annual Balloon Fiesta which is a real spectacle around the town. Well worth checking out if you are there at the right time.
See my travelogues for more photos:
Balloons Over Waikato and Frog Balloon Gets in the Lake.
Latest Balloons Over Waikato 2005.
- Pros:Smaller city with less pressure and not too far from Auckland.
- Cons:Too far from the coast and the winter thick fogs!
- In a nutshell:This is the ignored city but those living there love it.
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This is one of the newest diners in town at the time of writing. I was pleasantly pleased with my vistit. Nice sunny... more travel advice
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Popular eating house in mainstreet, nice interior seating and summertime outside tables on pavement. Pleasant casual but... more travel advice
Hamilton International Airport
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Hamilton Airport claims International status with it's connecting flights to and from Austalia and some Pacific Islands.... more travel advice
Hamilton Zoo
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Hamilton Zoo is compact and interesting, and you can get quite close to the animals. It's beneficial to buy a Zoo Guide... more travel advice
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Comments (31)
These are great!! The tulip balloon is awesome!
The picturesque views and great scenery to take in must invigorate the spirit. You did a nice presentation of Hamilton
Dear, Your Hamilton Page is very good with nice pic's , thanks
Your pictures are great. Thanks for sharing all the great tips!
That was a nice tour of Hamilton. I enjoyed the tips and pictures.
my son wears an otago shirt for his rugby practice; it'll be too small soon, so maybe waikato next time!
Xlent page and balloon and lake shots!!i got to the one at Chateau Douex this year in Switz and it was excellent too - surrounded by swiss mtns - yours is great surrounded by fantastic kiwi beauty!what camera do yu use?
Friends keep telling me I must go to NZ...I will one day. Loved the tips on the handbags... aaarrrggg! and the Kathmandu store looked a great place to browse... cheers and take care...
Oh my word! Those balloons over the misty lake photos. Marvellous.
My last 3 vacations were in Beautiful NZ, love to go & live there someday- hope to meet a kiwi lady
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