NZ’s Golden Bay
We arrived in Nelson, the South Island’s most northern city, just in time for Cyclone Ita to strike! Having heard very little on the severity of the storm we assumed […]
Tag Archives: Mountains
Heli-Ride #2: Glacial Landing
Flying high above the rainforest and icy-blue tongues of NZ’s Franz Josef glacier in a helicopter was one of our most exciting adventures; however, it only lasted a total of […]
Heli-hiking the Franz
Just north of Fox Glacier is the equally popular Franz Josef Glacier. Due to rapid-retreat of the ice over the last two years the snout of Franz Josef is no […]
Fox Glacier Adventures
With the Haast Pass behind us, we had officially made it to the west coast of NZ – also known as glacier country! Before setting out on the crowded hike […]
The Haast Pass
The Haast Pass is the southern most pass in New Zealand, as well as the rainiest and the lowest in elevation. The pass stretches approximately 90 kilometers (56 miles) from […]
Rob Roy Glacier
Just north of the bustling tourist hub of Queenstown sits the quaint city of Wanaka (wanna-kah). When we arrived the weather was less than ideal for hiking so we opted […]
Queenstown and the Remarkables
Set along the banks of the beautiful glacial Lake Wakatipu and at the base of The Remarkables, Queenstown has character that is hard to rival and therefore, is the top […]
Milford Sound
The star of The Fiordlands National Park is undoubtedly Milford Sound. The 13-kilometer-long (18-mile-long) fjord is characterized by rainforest-coated peaks rising from sea-level, spontaneous silver-threaded waterfalls, cascading year-round waterfalls, such […]
WOLO-mania in The Fiordlands
Fiordlands National Park is NZ’s largest national park consisting of over one million hectares (100 million acres) of wilderness! The rainforest-draped mountains and sounds full of playful dolphins and seals […]
Aoraki The Great
Aoraki (ow-rah-kee) the Great, also known as Mount Cook, is NZ’s tallest peak standing at 3,754 meters (approx. 12,316 feet). Although Aoraki’s peak is visible for miles on any clear […]
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