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What to do/see in Southland?


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as godly3vil said its a pretty big place but if you're after lakes you can head te anua way. with lake te anua right on the boarder of fiorland national park there is plenty to do there.. also in that area is lake manipori, and the marvora lakes. (sorry my spelling is crap). but if you can get a really nice day i would suggest heading the opposite direction and getting out to the catlins. absoulutely stunning.

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Hard to say until you narrow it down a bit. Only 2 weeks does not give you enough time to see much but, for a start, there's...

Manapouri Power Station tour. We have done this and it is really interesting, even if it doesn't sound like it :sml2: . Not for the claustrophobic as you go 2km underground.

https://www.realjourneys.co.nz/en/exper ... r-station/

Fiordland National Park Day Walks

http://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/parks- ... -walks.pdf

Milford Sound Discovery Centre. Has a floating Underwater Observatory. Brilliant! See rare black coral and all sorts of stuff.

http://www.southerndiscoveries.co.nz/mi ... bservatory

Albatross Colony – Dunedin. Also has a gun battery. Very interesting. Don't shoot the lighthouse!

http://www.albatross.org.nz/

Visit Stewart Island – lots of walks, including the Rakiura Track. Fly or ferry over. Not cheap but worth a look.

http://www.stewartisland.co.nz/

http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/rakiura-track/

The Catlins offer walks, cycling trails, fishing, kayaking, penguins, horse treks and lots more.

http://www.catlins.org.nz/

Walk a bit of the Routeburn Track

http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/routeburn-track/

Walk a bit of the Milford Track

http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/milford-track/

Walk a bit of the Kepler Track

http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/kepler-track/

Lots to do around Te Anau...

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/new-zealand ... -anau-glow

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Jim is not joking. I stayed in the camping ground on Stewart Island and nearly froze to death in February. The whole locaton is well worth a visit as it has a lot more of interest than a couple of bumps on the horizon that you will be used to. Better start getting used to speights now.

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