South Island Archives - Sarah Sees The World https://sarahseestheworld.com/tag/south-island/ Thu, 28 May 2026 23:44:20 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://sarahseestheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-gravitar-32x32.png South Island Archives - Sarah Sees The World https://sarahseestheworld.com/tag/south-island/ 32 32 Lake Dunstan Cycle Trail https://sarahseestheworld.com/lake-dunstan-cycle-trail/ https://sarahseestheworld.com/lake-dunstan-cycle-trail/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:31:26 +0000 https://sarahseestheworld.com/?p=13921 Lake Dunstan Cycle Trail

The 55-kilometre-long Lake Dunstan Cycle Trail runs through the Kawarau and Clutha River gorges between Cromwell and Clyde in Central Otago. It’s a grade 2-3…

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]]> https://sarahseestheworld.com/lake-dunstan-cycle-trail/feed/ 0 The Ultimate Day Trip Itinerary from Queenstown https://sarahseestheworld.com/day-trip-itinerary-from-queenstown/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 01:19:28 +0000 https://sarahseestheworld.com/?p=13801 The Ultimate Day Trip Itinerary from Queenstown

One of the best ways to experience New Zealand’s South Island is to hire a car and take a day trip. If you’ve already bungee…

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]]> The best Waipara wineries to visit https://sarahseestheworld.com/best-waipara-wineries/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:02:10 +0000 https://sarahseestheworld.com/?p=13686 The best Waipara wineries to visit

Waipara is a rapidly expanding and award-winning New Zealand wine region with Reisling and Pinot Noir the signature varieties. Tastings and cellar-door sales are available at…

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]]> My stay at Driftaway Queenstown https://sarahseestheworld.com/driftaway-queenstown/ Sun, 14 Jul 2024 00:11:22 +0000 https://sarahseestheworld.com/?p=13306 My stay at Driftaway Queenstown

Driftaway Queenstown opened in early 2022. It is located in Frankton, around 10 minutes drive from the centre of Queenstown, close to Queenstown airport. With…

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]]> Ōpuke Thermal Pools and Spa review https://sarahseestheworld.com/opuke-thermal-pools-review/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 23:38:24 +0000 https://sarahseestheworld.com/?p=13218 Ōpuke Thermal Pools and Spa review

There were two things I’d been wanting to do for some time in the small town of Methven, just over an hour from Christchurch in…

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]]> Taking a Hot Air Balloon in Methven https://sarahseestheworld.com/hot-air-balloon-in-methven/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:09:44 +0000 https://sarahseestheworld.com/?p=13148 Taking a Hot Air Balloon in Methven

It was rough when my alarm went in a (glamping) tent on the first frosty morning of 2024, but I knew taking a hot air…

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]]> A day walk on the Queen Charlotte Track https://sarahseestheworld.com/queen-charlotte-track/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:04:27 +0000 https://sarahseestheworld.com/?p=13123 A day walk on the Queen Charlotte Track

I visited Picton for three days in February keen to do a day walk on the Queen Charlotte Track and enjoy some Marlborough seafood and…

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]]> Cycling the Otago Central Rail Trail https://sarahseestheworld.com/otago-rail-trail/ Sat, 20 Jan 2024 22:39:03 +0000 https://sarahseestheworld.com/?p=13003 Cycling the Otago Central Rail Trail

The Otago Central Rail Trail is a 152km long scenic cycle route which follows the former Otago Central Branch Railway Line through Central Otago in…

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]]> How to spend a weekend in Oamaru https://sarahseestheworld.com/weekend-in-oamaru/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 07:13:57 +0000 https://sarahseestheworld.com/?p=12929 How to spend a weekend in Oamaru

Oamaru and the Waitaki District seems far more prominent in tourism advertising of late (as with Whanganui). It’s somewhere I’d never considered visiting until recently,…

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]]> Hokitika Fire Station Boutique Accommodation https://sarahseestheworld.com/hokitika-fire-station-boutique-accommodation/ Fri, 19 May 2023 02:25:37 +0000 https://sarahseestheworld.com/?p=12600 Hokitika Fire Station Boutique Accommodation

Hokitika Fire Station Boutique Accommodation is located in the picturesque Hokitika on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Housed within a beautifully restored…

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