#1 most popular of 19 things to do in South Island
- "Some of the best walking you will get in New Zealand is in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. Though it is a…"
- "Ao-raki, the petrified son of
the Maori Sky Father. Mount Cook, the crown of New
Zealand’s Southern…"
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#2 most popular of 19 things to do in South Island
- "There seems to be a bit of glacier snobbery between Fox and Franz Josef. Apparently people in the know…"
- "There are several options to choose from: whole day hike, half-day hike, and heli-hike. You choose the…"
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#3 most popular of 19 things to do in South Island
- "Probably the most adventurous of the three hikes we did in New Zealand, it was also the most rewarding. It's a three day, 25.1 mile hike over Harris Saddle from The Divide (on Milford Road) to Routeburn…"
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#4 most popular of 19 things to do in South Island
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One of my highlights of New Zealand was cycling around the wineries in the Marlborough region. There are 25 wineries with 5 kilometres of Watson's way backpackers. Renwick is a better place than Blenheim to…"
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#5 most popular of 19 things to do in South Island
- "The Taieri River Gorge railway runs across wrought-iron viaducts, goes through tunnels carved over 100 years ago, and stretches for 48 miles. The Taieri River Gorge railway runs across wrought-iron viaducts, goes…"
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#6 most popular of 19 things to do in South Island
- "Orana Wildlife Park is defiantly the place to visit if you have young children. The park opened in 1976 and since then has become a safe haven for animals. It is set in 80 acres of land and is just a 30-minute…"
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#7 most popular of 19 things to do in South Island
- "I think Abel Tasman National Park is one of the better places to do sea kayaking, as the weather is milder. We went with Abel Tasman Kayaks, which was the first kayaking company to be established in New Zealand,…"
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#8 most popular of 19 things to do in South Island
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It’s a long drive to get there, and the cruise that we took lasted only an hour and forty-five minutes,…"
- "Our Milford Sound experience was by air, land, & sea! We began our day on a Coach through the…"
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#9 most popular of 19 things to do in South Island
- "The path to view the glacier is well marked and is initially well constructed. As you near the lookout…"
- "Disappointed that the weather did not permit a ski-plane flight with a glacier landing, we drove to Lake…"
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#10 most popular of 19 things to do in South Island
- "If you like to ski then all I can say is WOW!! Mt. Potts is New Zealand's only Cat skiing/snow boarding operation. A great alternative to ultra expensive heli skiing, for those of us on a budget. The prices are…"
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