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Tour Attractions In South Island

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The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area; the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, and to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean. The South Island covers 150,437 square kilometres , making it the world's 12th-largest island. It has a temperate climate. It has a 32 percent larger landmass than the North Island so is sometimes referred to as the mainland of New Zealand, especially by South Island residents, but only 23 percent of New Zealand's 4.9 million inhabitants live there. In the early stages of European settl...
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  • 4. Rail Tours Dunedin
    Now called The Great Journeys of New Zealand, KiwiRail Scenic Journeys is the former long-distance passenger train brand of KiwiRail, previously Tranz Scenic and InterCity Rail .
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  • 10. Golden Bay Air Takaka
    Golden Bay Air Limited is a small airline based in Takaka, New Zealand. The airline currently operates three light aircraft from Takaka to Wellington and Karamea, and also from Nelson to Takaka and Karamea with connecting road shuttle services to the Abel Tasman National Park, the Heaphy Track in the Kahurangi National Park and to and from Takaka township. Other services provided by the airline include charter flights around New Zealand flown on demand and preset scenic routes around the National Parks as well as Farewell Spit.
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  • 11. Real Journeys Milford Sound
    Real Journeys is a major South Island and New Zealand award-winning tourism company, privately owned by the Hutchins family since 1954. It operates world renowned cruises in Milford and Doubtful Sounds, the legendary vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu, the Te Anau-au glowworm caves, Stewart Island ferry services, excursions and lodge accommodation as well as Cardrona Alpine Resort and the International Antarctic Centre and is recognised as one of the most influential contributors to the country’s international tourism profile. Founders Sir Les and Olive Lady Hutchins originally established the Manapouri-Doubtful Sound Tourist Company and later purchased Fiordland Travel in 1966 which was rebranded in 2002 as Real Journeys. The early focus was on tourist boating and cruising ...
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  • 13. Franz Josef Glacier Guides Franz Josef
    Franz Josef / Waiau is a small town in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. Whataroa is 32 kilometres to the north-east, and the township of Fox Glacier is 23 kilometres to the south-west. State Highway 6 runs through the town. The Waiho River runs from the Franz Josef Glacier to the south, through the town, and into the Tasman Sea to the north-west.The population was 330 in the 2006 census, an increase of 9 from 2001.The town is named after the Franz Josef Glacier – itself named by Julius von Haast in honour of the Emperor of Austria Franz Josef I of Austria. Following the passage of the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, the name of the town was officially altered to Franz Josef / Waiau.The glacier's terminal face is 5 kilometres from the town and its accessibil...
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