Inland Otago road trip guide where to go and what to see

Discover who turned up and named places and the legacy left behind. There are railway bridges, lonely cemeteries ...

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Southern Scenic Road Trip Guide Dunedin to Queenstown

What to do and see on the journey between Queenstown and Dunedin is covered in detail. The Southern Scenic Route ...

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What’s so great about Milton

Milton there are plenty of things to do. In a small town, located on SH1 the elaborate art deco former post office ...

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What’s so great about Lawrence

Lawrence there are plenty of things to do. The centre of the universe for gold mining fever in the mid-nineteenth ...

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What’s so great about Balclutha

Balclutha there are plenty of things to do. The mighty Clutha River is the soul of the district with the well known ...

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What’s so great about Coromandel Town

Coromandel Town there are plenty of things to do. Catch the ferry from downtown Auckland to Coromandel Town for the ...

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Queenstown travel guide

A year round holiday location where glorious scenery and outdoors adventures go hand in hand. Queenstown is a ...

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Dunedin travel guide

Dunedin is barely a blip on the Queenstown glitz and glamour of the New Zealand tourism poster. However Dunedin is ...

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Have you checked out 10 inspirations for a slow trip through Cromwell

Cromwell’s historic district at the junction of the Kawarau and Clutha Rivers was swallowed by the lake in the late ...

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The Catlins guide to eleven family walks and birding hot spots

The Catlins is a superb location to introduce kids and urbanites to the wild. Wildlife, galore with plenty of ...

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The Catlins guide, 10 waterfalls and caves

The Catlins are not on the tourist circuit. Waterfalls with easy family friendly tracks plus glorious displays of ...

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Otago art and culture trail

Where to go to find an original fabulous art piece is the perpetual question facing culture lovers, art collectors ...

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Ten family walks to explore near Milton: what to see, best things to do

Milton is a town with a passionate local community which boasts some great independent shops ranging from a butcher ...

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Arrowtown travel guide

Arrowtown is a postcard tourist town neatly wrapped as a preserved nineteenth gold mining settlement. The town has ...

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The Catlins travel guide: what to see and where to go

The Catlins are not on the tourist circuit. Wildlife adores the place with its access to rich feeding grounds in ...

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Wanaka 7 glorious reasons to visit New Zealand’s lake district

Scenery, wild remote places where the only footprints are yours contrasted with the polished hospitality of a ...

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Six Dunedin heritage places to visit with kids

Let’s get the kids yourself to places where there is something to engage young minds so that your holiday peace ...

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Port Chalmers heritage trail, where to go and what to see

Dunedin’s port town offers visitors a wealth of quirky historical sites and places to visit. A mere 15 – 20 minutes ...

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Lake Hawea 9 reasons for a lakeside holiday

From an exclusive fly fishing excursion complete with heli picnics in the remote wilderness to rock climbing or ...

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Lake Hawea easy short walks and picnic locations

Wanaka and Hawea are natural crossroads in the journey to the West Coast. The rivers offer bountiful fly fishing ...

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What’s so great about Roxburgh

Roxburgh there are plenty of things to do. Roxburgh Dam car park has a short walk to the lower lookout or drive to ...

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Eight glorious monuments to visit in Dunedin

The choice of monuments and statues worth visiting in Dunedin is large. From contemporary public statements about ...

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Dunedin street art: heritage buildings got a serious lick of new paint

It’s a brisk -10c in the sunshine (perhaps you better make sure you’ve a blunt umbrella in the backpack). It’s ...

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Dunedin Heritage Walk 1

The best preserved Victorian / Edwardian cities in the Southern hemisphere Dunedin’s heritage trail is an easy ...

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Dunedin day trip to Middlemarch

Scenery that inspires international acclaimed artists Extraordinary places where the bustle of the gold mining era ...

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Dunedin an underrated heritage town, what to see and best things to do

Why go to Dunedin, rather the question is, ‘Don’t skip town without spending time exploring Dunedin’s massive ...

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What’s so great about lake Hawea

Lake Hawea there are plenty of things to do. Flat land around the lake is at the southern end near its outflow to ...

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Day trip to St Bathans

The stunning desolate high country of the gold mining towns of Naseby and St Bathans is a window into the past. The ...

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What’s so great about Middlemarch

Middlemarch there are plenty of things to do. A town where welcomes are guaranteed. Visitors are appreciated for ...

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What’s so great about Naseby

Naseby there are plenty of things to do. A snapshot of gold mining heritage complete with the Royal Hotel serving ...

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Day trip Dunedin to Otago Peninsula heritage & culture

Wildlife is the top rated activity on the Otago Peninsula yet the intriguing lime kiln heritage site or an ...

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Day trip Dunedin cycling from Port Chalmers to Aramoana spit

Port to Port ferry (Portobella wharf – Port Chalmers)  11 km bike ride in conjunction with Dunedin’s Bike rental in ...

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Cromwell & Bannockburn 9 historical sites worth a slow wander

Ghost cottages, relics and abandoned machinery echoes of the gold rush days of the 1800’s make Cromwell a magical ...

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What’s so great about Pukerangi

Pukerangi there are plenty of things to do. Take the side roads, slow down on the unsealed gravel road and absorb ...

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What’s so great about Ranfurly

Ranfurly there are plenty of things to do. A pit stop leads into several hours exploring the byways of Ranfurly ...

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What’s so great about St Bathans

St Bathans there are plenty of things to do. Gold mining, the ghost towns, the settlements where once thousands ...

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What’s so great about Tuapeka

Tuapeka there are plenty of things to do. Punt across the river on the free ferry View the Tuapeka Mouth ...

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Wanaka free things to do and see

Your holiday should not be about stressing about the cost of entertainment especially when families are involved. ...

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What’s so great about Ophir

Ophir there are plenty of things to do. Ophir, Maniototo district Central Otago is a detour where the 19th century ...

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What’s so great about Clyde

Clyde there are plenty of things to do. Explore the historic buildings, precinct and two museums. Linger in the ...

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Cemeteries Central Otago

History buffs do not forget the treasure trove of information to be read on old gravestones. The reason for the ...

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Wanaka culture is not forgotten and rainy days are sorted with lots of things to do

The rivers, the lakes and the snow is water in another form or other. Wanaka has lush sub-alpine and alpine scenery ...

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