Wanganui Tours will offer to the chance of visiting a number of Tourist Attractions in Wanganui. The Tourist Attractions in Whanganui are Wanganui Regional Museum, Bason Botanic Gardens, Whanganui Riverboat Centre Museum and Sarjeant Gallery and a lot more.
Several exhibitions are organized at the Wanganui. Some exhibitions are organized at the Wanganui School of Design. The places of interest in Wanganui are Beaches, Durie Hill, Puutiki Pa, Putiki Church, Moutoa Gardens, Cook’s Gardens, Serjeant Gallery, Wanganui Museum and a lot more. Beaches are a major attraction of the tourists.
On the Durie Hill are a war memorials and an outlook tower. You can enjoy the spectacular view of the town. You can also see the beautiful Mount Ruapehu and Taranaki. The Putiki Church was established in the year 1937. The designs were beautifully created by the Maori woodcarver known as Pine Taiapa.
The Serjeant Gallery is a storehouse of the painting and art collection. The paintings are of painters of Britain and New Zealand. The paintings were of the 19th and the 20th century. The paintings of CF Goldie and Frances Hodgkins will impress you.
Wanganui Museum is a storehouse of Maori Arts and crafts. It also incorporates weapon greenstone jewelry. There is also a war canoe of the year 1810. It is about 23m long. The war canoe was rowed by 70 men.
The Queen’s Park is near the Wanganui Museum. It is a major attraction of the tourists. National Park is situated in the Whanganui Department of Conservation. Whanganui National Park was established in the year 1987. The Whanganui River is about 290 Kilometers in length. It was in the year 1958 that the traffic was discontinued in the Whanganui River. However several cruise is available at the river in the recent times. Tourists often plan for a few days cruise from the Taumarunui to Wanganui. It was during the month of October to March. You can also avail the jet boats from Pipiriki, Wanganui and Taumarunui. During summer you can enjoy riding on a canoe.
Various Tourist Attractions in Wanganui will make your trip a wonderful one.
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