Stewart Island
Stewart Island, Rakiura, 30km from the South Island, across Foveaux Strait, is New Zealand’s third largest island. Its population is…
Fiordland
Fourteen fiords spanning 215km of coastline, the best known of which are Milford and Doubtful Sound. At 1.2 million hectares,…
Queenstown
The resort town of Queenstown, on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, surrounded by mountains is vibrant and lively, all year…
Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers
Accessible, near to the ocean, almost at sea level and flowing into rain forest – this is what sets these…
Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
A UNESCO World Heritage site since 1986, home of New Zealand’s highest mountain, Mt Cook, training ground of Sir Edmund…
Kaikoura
Kaikoura roughly translates as “meal of crayfish” (Kai – food; koura – crayfish). It was the whaling industry that led…
The Marlborough Sounds
It is quite possible that you will arrive in this area by the Interislander Ferry – what an introduction! You…
Abel Tasman National Park
New Zealand’s smallest National Park is named after Dutch explorer Abel Janzoon Tasman, who sighted land here in 1642. Ridiculously…
Tongariro National Park
Established in 1887, New Zealand’s first national park (and the world’s 4th), Tongariro National Park has dual World Heritage Status,…
Rotorua
Rotorua is a centre both rich in Maori culture and a geothermal / volcanic wonderland and plenty of opportunity for…
Coromandel
Known for its beautiful golden beaches, balmy climate, stunning pohutukawa trees with their crimson blaze and gold mining history all…
Bay of Islands
Four hours north of Auckland, on the east coast of the Northland peninsula, a group of 144 islands and small…