Home sweet home - a great place to visit

Don't leave home till you've seen the country is the advice of some of New Zealand's leading travel experts when asked to name the top-10 destinations to visit before you die.

More than 40 per cent of the respondents, all seasoned travellers from Flight Centre, chose places within New Zealand.

The top 10 places to visit before you die are: Fiordland National Park, Abel Tasman National Park, Queenstown, Cathedral Cove, Nelson, Stewart Island, Greek Islands, Egypt, New York and London.