Travelogues Stewart Island / Rakiura Community

The outbound ferry journey from Bluff (place name for Mrs. O. ;-)) to Oban on Stewart Island was not for the faint of heart or stomach. We both managed it well, although the...

On December 25th, the journey continued to Queenstown. On the way, we passed several lupines and made a short stop in Wanaka to see the famous Wanaka Tree in the lake....

Stewart Island, a small island south of New Zealand's South Island, is our destination for the next few days. We have booked a room in a small hotel and want to explore the...

After visiting Fjordland, we drove to the south - to Bluff - and then a little further: a ferry took us to Stewart Island - the third largest island in New Zealand with an area...

Today we got up early to catch the ferry from Bluff to Stewart Island/Rakiura to stay there over the weekend. What a rollercoaster! The ferry took one hour and the passage never...

Today we walked the 3 h Ryan's Creek Track to the Golden Bay as well as up the Observation rock in Oban. Unfortunately, the hiking huts were already fully booked, which is why...