The South Island is the larger of the two main islands of New Zealand. Christchurch—known as 'the Garden City'—is the largest city in the South Island.
Highlights include Mount Cook, Queenstown—the Southern Hemisphere's premiere four season alpine and lake resort, Dunedin—New Zealand's oldest city, the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers, and the penguin colonies.
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NB: This South Island directory is specifically for tourism companies that cover the South Island. They either have many outlets or are able to offer you a service throughout this part of the country.
Please choose from the main accommodation, attractions, tours, transport or visitor information categories below.
Sheep shearing demonstration (have a go yourself). Sheep-dog show. Fun with the sheep in the wool-shed. Feed pet lambs. Help move up to 4000 sheep. Watch 600 cows being milked. Horse and donkey rides by arrangement. A chance to drive a quad bike. All protective clothing provided. Free tea & coffee. Transport arranged from Queenstown, Te Anau and Invercargill...(more)
Unique LOTR tour by luxury 4WD, beyond the end of the road and deep into the film locations in the upper Rangitata Valley of South Canterbury. View Mt Sunday where 'Edoras' was built, the valley where 'Helms Deep' appears, the 'Misty Mountains' and the hills where 'Aragorn' rode his horse...(more)
New Zealand's only tourism company devoted solely to agricultural, horticultural and rural tourism with access to leading farms, research establishments, agribusiness, orchards and forests throughout the country. AGRITOUR has a vast network of technical contacts throughout New Zealand and the world...(more)
Sheep shearing demonstration (have a go yourself). Sheep-dog show. Fun with the sheep in the wool-shed. Feed pet lambs. Help move up to 4000 sheep. Watch 600 cows being milked. Horse and donkey rides by arrangement. A chance to drive a quad bike. All protective clothing provided. Free tea & coffee. Transport arranged from Queenstown, Te Anau and Invercargill...(more)
Related Attractions and Activities Categories: [Bird Watching and Sanctuaries] [Farm] [Natural Wildlife] [Scenic Landscape]
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