Rob Roy Glacier Valley Track
Location: New Zealand, Otago, Mt. Aspiring National Park
Extremely popular hike to a waterfall-filled amphitheater with great views of Rob Roy Glacier.
⊗ Rees Valley Packrafting ♦
Location: New Zealand, Otago, North Lake Wakatipu
Beautiful valley with nice packrafting options of varying degrees of difficulty.
Woolshed Creek Hut Loop ♦
Location: New Zealand, Canterbury, Mt. Somers area
Mt. Judah Track Scheelite Mine
Location: New Zealand, Otago, North Lake Wakatipu
Great short hike to a pair of mine sites with beautiful views; trek can also be extended to a day-use hut or an overnight hut.
Franz Josef Glacier Ice Climbing ♦
Location: New Zealand, West Coast, Franz Josef area
Awesome glacier accessed via helicopter; local guide companies offer nice ice climbing and glacier hiking options.
Kepler Track Day Walk
Location: New Zealand, Southland, Te Anau area
Short, scenic section of one of New Zealand’s Great Walks, featuring a great swing bridge and lake views
Queenstown to Milford Helicopter
Location: New Zealand, Otago, Queenstown area
Helicopter flight to iconic Milford Sound offering outstanding views throughout the flight
Queenstown
Location: New Zealand, Otago, Queenstown
Popular travel destination featuring various tourist activities including bungee jumping and jet boating.
Lake Tekapo
Location: New Zealand, Canterbury, Lake Tekapo area
Lake with beautiful turquoise water set amidst lovely scenery and a cute lakeside town.
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Location: New Zealand, Canterbury, Aoraki/Mt. Cook area
New Zealand’s highest peak; various hikes provide views of the peak and surrounding scenery
Doubtful Sound ♦
Location: New Zealand, Southland, West Coast
Outstanding remote fiord with beautiful scenery, wildlife, and opportunities for fishing.
Milford Sound
Location: New Zealand, Southland, West Coast
Fiord with iconic views accessed via a stunning drive through outstanding scenery
Clifden Cave ♦
Location: New Zealand, Southland, Southern tip
Fun and easy cave with glowworms
Larnach Castle
Location: New Zealand, Otago, Dunedin area
Large historic home with beautiful gardens and coastal views
Lost Gypsy Art Gallery
Location: New Zealand, South Island, The Catlins
Cool art gallery featuring pieces made from recycling materials and specializing in self-wound automata.
Nugget Point
Location: New Zealand, South Island, The Catlins
Scenic lighthouse location with a penguin colony
Lake Wilkie
Location: New Zealand, South Island, The Catlins
Easy scenic walk featuring a boardwalk, plant life, and lake views.
Jack’s Blowhole
Location: New Zealand, South Island, The Catlins
Very pretty, short hike to a surging sea cave
Purakaunui Falls
Location: New Zealand, South Island, The Catlins
Cascading waterfall with a very short but pretty approach hike
Matai and Horseshoe Falls
Location: New Zealand, South Island, The Catlins
Pair of waterfalls accessed via a very short approach hike.
Cathedral Caves ♦
Location: New Zealand, South Island, The Catlins
Fabulous sea caves
McLean Falls
Location: New Zealand, South Island, The Catlins
Pretty waterfall with a short approach hike
Curio Bay ♦
Location: New Zealand, South Island, The Catlins
Petrified forest tidal shelf and home to an easy-to-view colony of penguins.
Waipapa Point Lighthouse
Location: New Zealand, South Island, The Catlins
Southern-most lighthouse on the South Island set amidst classic wind-swept trees.
Fox Glacier ♦
Location: New Zealand, West Coast, Fox Glacier area
Scenic glacier with blue ice and nice ice climbing opportunities
Moeraki Boulders
Location: New Zealand, Otago, East Coast
Picturesque ancient rock spheres on a beach
Haast Pass
Location: New Zealand, West Coast, north of Queenstown
Scenic drive across New Zealand’s Southern Alps with stops for waterfalls and beautiful views
Jackson Bay
Location: New Zealand, West Coast, south of Haast
Remote scenic fishing village with a nice fish and chips caravan.
Oamaru
Location: New Zealand, Otago, East Coast
Nice historic town with Victorian-era buildings and a blue penguin colony.