The Franz Josef Glacier Adventure Getaway includes: Two epic nights of luxury accommodation at Rainforest Retreat Franz Josef. Full day hike with Franz Josef Glacier Guides. Soaking after a day on the glacier at the Glacier Hot Pools. Jucy car rental from either Queenstown or Christchurch. And the winner is.......

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When I found out in April that I had been chosen as the winner of the South Island travel package from the Blog4NZ campaign, I knew that it was an opportunity I just couldn’t pass up or squander away.

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After driving for an hour along Portobello Road and following the signs, Taiaroa Head offers an excellent vantage point, high over the entrance to the Otago harbour which leads to Port Chalmers and the city of Dunedin.

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At the Speight’s Brewery, malted barley, sugar, hops and pure spring water are blended, heated and brewed to make one of New Zealand’s best loved beverages. This is where the art of beer making, with a good dollop of science on the side has created award winning beers for over...

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Waiatoto River Safari’s is based out of Hannah’s Clearing, just south of Haast Township. This is New Zealand’s only ’Alps to the Coast’ jet boat ride and it really is a safari. Jimmy, our driver, took us 23 kilometres up the Waitoto into the West Coast wilderness.

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The drive up the Oparara Valley, just north of the Karamea Township, goes past the old MacCallum’s sawmill site and follows a gravel logging road through regenerating bush. Bill Jackson who works for the Oparara Valley Trust was our guide for the Honeycomb Hill Cave Tour.

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Doing anything up the Whataroa Valley is an adventure into “splendid isolation”. It is one of the largest valleys on the West Coast of the South Island and has a rich agricultural and mining history. Rafting the Whataroa River is easily the best white water day trip in New Zealand,...

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A classic book works like a balm to take the mind off aching legs. A bent for history eases the struggle of walking head-on into a howling northwest wind. And even a vague curiosity about modern movie-making helps bear the weight of sodden boots and socks.

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I love the South Island tourism company of Fox Glacier Guides because they have the most amazing guides who are real mountain people from all over the world. Lizzy was the lead guide on our 2 ½ hour Flying Fox Heli-Hike.

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A Day Hike on One of New Zealand’s Great Walks Each summer, thousands of backpackers and other budget travelers come to New Zealand for a number of reasons – the sun, the beaches, the hiking, or the many landscapes that New Zealand provides – be it the snowcapped mountains, the...

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