South Island Travel Guides

Queen Elizabeth Park

Lake Wairarapa

The Lake Wairarapa wetlands takes up a 100sqkm chunk of South Wairarapa and is mostly less than 2.5m deep. The Lake has habitat and wildlife to...

Cannon Point Walkway

Clutha River

Flowing south-southeast for 340 kilometres through Central and South Otago to the Pacific Ocean, 75 kilometres south west of Dunedin, The Clutha...

Beacon Point Walk

Taking around 30 minutes each way, Beacon Point Walk starts at Bremner Bay and follows the shoreline of Lake Wanaka to Penrith Beach, providing...

Skippers Canyon

From the 1860s until quite recently, Skippers Canyon was the centre of gold mining activity in the Queenstown region. Historic sites still exist...

Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony

The Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony has gained a reputation as the easiest place in New Zealand to view good numbers penguins. Located just 5mins drive...

The Catlins

The Catlins has a vast range of easily accessible scenic attractions. They include beautiful natural scenery, such as rivers, waterfalls, lakes...

Eely Point Walk

Eely Point Walk is a relativly short walk beside Lake Wanaka, starting at the boat ramps in Wanaka village.

Eely Point is reached in...

Waterfall Creek Walk

Starting at Wanaka Station Park on the left hand side of Roys Bay - which is the main beach in Lake Wanaka, Waterfall Creek Walk is a picturesque...

Mount Roy Track

The start of this track is right at the base of the Mount Roy mountain and a short 5 minute drive or a 6km bike ride from the township will take...

Cardrona River

Stretching between queenstown and lake wanaka, the Cardrona River is the first tributary of the Clutha River, which it meets only five kilometres...

Moeraki Boulders

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Marvellously huge marbles line the beach at Moeraki, 40km south of Oamaru. According to Maori legend, the boulders are gourds washed from the...

Lake Outlet Walk

Lake Outlet Walk is a well-formed track beside the Clutha River and provides spectacular scenic views over the local landscape and waterways. Its...

Honeycomb Hill Caves

Diamond Lake Track

From the Mount Aspiring Road take a sign posted right turn about 25 minutes drive out of Wanaka at the end of Hospital Flat.

The 3-hour...

Secretary Island

Ohau Snow Fields

Powder snow, great weather and uncrowded slopes are the winning combination that puts Ohau Snow Fields ahead of its competition. The Ohau Range...

Haast Pass

The drive from Wanaka to the West Coast passes through th spectacular Haast Pass. This route was a traditional pathway for Maori journeying west...

Moria Gate Arch