South Island Tour

Song playing is called a land down under. That where NZ is.






Travelling from Dunedin we will follow the coast a wee bit until  until we drive through  native virgin  bush and see many mountain water falls. This area is located towards the southern east coast of the South Island.

Southland is a region of contrasts. From the mountainous and lush areas of Fiordland to the plains of Southland at the southern
tip of the South Island. Invercargill on the south coast is the major commercial centre for this part of New Zealand and it is a
city that is geographically very flat which is unique in New Zealand.
 Southland is also the departure point to Stewart Island which is New Zealands third largest island.
 
 

It is arguably New Zealand's most ruggedly beautiful area, dominated by untouched forests and glades, soaring coastal mountains, roaring waterfalls, towering fiords, vast lakes, and lush grazing lands speckled with millions of prize sheep.

 Heading further south we travel down towards Stewart Island. Maori legend has it that this is the anchor for the canoe
when Maui fished up New Zealand.

If the South Island of New Zealand isn't isolated enough for you then you can always head further south to New Zealand's third largest island, Stewart Island. The main gateway to Stewart Island is Bluff in Southland.

Bluff  has lots of tourist attractions
such as Bluff Hill, Stirling Pointand The Paua Shell House. Then there's Tiwai Point it is an aluminium
smelter. Most of Invercargill's population work's at Tiwai Aluminium Smelter. there is an island south of
Bluff, it is called Stewart Island. There is a ferry that goes daily between Bluff Habour and Halfmoon Bay
Habour(Which is Stewart Islands main town ). The straight that links up Stewart Island and Bluff is called
Foueaux Straight.
Oban is the only town on the island and is also the arrival and departure port for the South Island (the Mainland).
The rest of the island remains a paradise of forest and hills. There are beaches and excellent spots for fishing. Across the water by boat or plane is remote Stewart
 Island. With a population in the hundreds, it's a
naturalist's paradise - a place where Kiwi birds (rare on the main islands) are abundant.

<----- Patterson Inlet Stewart Island. Stepping back onto what the locals call "the main land" ( The South Island)

<---- Invercargill Water Tower. and the tower in the daytime.

Invercargill sits at the bottom of the South Island, the
centre of a region logically dubbed Southland.
Troopers memorial Dee street ( main street)
The railway Hotel built in 1893, one of Invercargills landmark buildings.

Southland is a region of contrasts. From the mountainous and lush areas of Fiordland to the plains of Southland at the southern
tip of the South Island. Invercargill on the south coast is the major commercial centre for this part of New Zealand and it is a
city that is geographically very flat which is unique in New Zealand.
 Southland is also the departure point to Stewart Island which is New Zealands third largest island.
 

Reflecting the Scottish background of the immigrants who settled in Invercargill, many of the city's
wide streets bear the names of Scottish rivers. The other legacy the Scots left their descendants
was a distinctive accent and a charming tendency to describe things both large and small as 'wee'.
 

Tulip Farm near Invercargill ----->
The 50,000-plus residents of Invercargill live in a
transportation hub known for a spectacular museum and lovely formal gardens. Nearby is Bluff, a fishery and port town beloved for its oysters.

Invercargill is a gateway to Fiordland and the famed Milford Sound - where hikers and cruise ships travel to see towering mountains and glaciers that rise straight from the sea.
<----- The Southland Museum,
also known for being the southen most pyramid in the world.
All the people that live up in the North Island think that Invercargill is very cold but
they don't know anything it is not too hot and not too cold.
 

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North Island Tour Te Puke - Gisborne Napier - Rotorua Wairakei -Taupo Wellington
South Island Tour Wanaka-West coast Westcoast Christchurch Picton

 Learn some Kiwi slang

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