Tourist Attractions in South Island

Region with significant interests Canterbury

Natural area Arthur's Pass

Hiking opportunity National park Skiing opportunity Arthur's Pass National Park

Skiing opportunity Temple Basin Ski Area

Small town or village Ashburton

Surroundings

Small town or village Erewhon

Natural area Skiing opportunity Mount Hutt Ski Area

Small town or village Mount Somers

Natural area Rakaia Gorge

Natural area Banks Peninsula

Small town or village Akaroa

Historical museum Manor or country house Maison Langlois-Eteveneaux

Small town or village Lyttleton

Hiking opportunity Bridle Path

Town walls, fortifications, gates Ripapa Island

Clocks and timepieces Timeball Station

Historical museum Natural area Okains Bay - Maori and Colonial Museum

Scenic site or route Summit Road

Natural area Chatham Islands

Natural area Chatham Island

Christchurch ...View tourist attractions

Small town or village Geraldine

Agricultural area or museum Orari Gorge Farm

Waterfall, cascades Natural area Peel Forest Park

Christian sites St Anne's Church

Automobiles, cars, motorcycles, carriages Vintage Car and Machinery Museum

Natural area Waihi Gorge / Te Moana Gorge

Natural area Hanmer Forest

Volcanoes, hot springs, geysers, mud pots Small town or village Hanmer Springs

Health spa Hanmer Springs Spa

Agricultural area or museum Molesworth Station

Boating, sailing, water craft activities Natural area Waiau River

Lake Lake Coleridge

Lake Resort or relaxation spot Lake Ohau

Lake Lake Pukaki

Scenic site or route Highway 80 / Mount Cook National Park Route

Lake Lake Tekapo

Natural area Burke Pass

Dam, bridge, lock, waterway Lake Tekapo Power Plant

Small town or village Tekapo

Historical museum Manor or country house Irishman Creek

Scenic site or route Lewis Pass

Hotel of note Hurunui Hotel

Natural area Lake Summer Forest Park

Health spa Volcanoes, hot springs, geysers, mud pots Maruia Springs

Natural area Mackenzie Country

Small town or village Fairlie

Agricultural area or museum Railroad attraction or museum Transport Museum of the Mackenzie Carnival Society

Natural area Lindis Pass

Small town or village Twizel

Natural area Two Thumb Ranges

National park Mount Cook National Park

Hiking opportunity Copland Track

Resort or relaxation spot Mount Cook (Village)

Skiing opportunity Mount Sutton

Timaru ...View tourist attractions

Small town or village Waimate

Historical museum Historical Museum

Scenic site or route Mount John

Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain Seddon Square

Christian sites St Augustine's Church

Agricultural area or museum Manor or country house Studholme Farm / The Cuddy

Natural area Waitaki River

Archeological site or ruin Small town or village Takiroa - Maori Rock Paintings

Region with significant interests Nelson-Marlborough

Boating, sailing, water craft activities Cave Hiking opportunity National park Abel Tasman National Park

Hiking opportunity Anapai Bay / Mutton Cove / Separation Point

Hiking opportunity Cleopatra Pool / Falls River Valley / Cascade Falls

Hiking opportunity Coastal Track

Hiking opportunity Gibbs Hill

Hiking opportunity Scenic site or route Lookout Rock

Hiking opportunity Pukatea Walk

Hiking opportunity Skinner Point / Goat Bay/ Waiharakeke Bay

Hiking opportunity Wainui Falls Walk

Surroundings

Natural area Cape Farewell

Small town or village Collingwood

Beach Natural area Golden Bay

Beach Kaiteriteri Beach

Hiking opportunity Kaituna Track

Small town or village Motueka

Volcanoes, hot springs, geysers, mud pots Pupu Springs

Small town or village Takaka

Cave Te Anaroa Caves

Natural area Upper Moutere

Beach Wharaiki Beach

Small town or village Blenheim

Historical museum Brayshaw Museum Park

Surroundings

Lake Lake Grassmere

Historical museum Riverlands Cob Cottage

Historic site Wairau Affray Memorial

Natural area Buller River

Small town or village Murchison

Natural area Cook Strait

Cave Hiking opportunity National park Kahurangi National Park

Hiking opportunity Heaphy Track

Cave Riwaka Cave

Small town or village Kaikoura

Cruises - sightseeing by boat Dolphin Encounter

Manor or country house Fyffe House

Cave Maori Leap Cave

Observe ethnic peoples, folk customs Maori Meeting House

Natural area Marlborough Sounds Maritime Park

Hiking opportunity Endeavour Track

Small town or village Havelock

Hiking opportunity Nydia Track

Hiking opportunity Natural area Pelorus Bridge

Nelson ...View tourist attractions

Fishing opportunity Hiking opportunity National park Skiing opportunity Nelson Lakes National Park

Small town or village Picton

Natural area Karaka Point

Natural area Robin Hood Bay

Fishing museum or hatchery Smith Memorial Museum

Scenic site or route Victoria Domain Lookout

Natural area Queen Charlotte Sound

Region with significant interests Otago

Small town or village Alexandra

Minerals, geology attraction, mining Old Gold-mining Settlements

Dam, bridge, lock, waterway Shaky Bridge

Historical museum Minerals, geology attraction, mining Sir William Bodkin Museum

Scenic site or route Tucker Hill Lookout

Small town or village Arrowtown

Minerals, geology attraction, mining Natural area Arrow River

Ghost town or abandoned settlement Macetown

Village reconstruction, open-air museum Chinese Quarter

Historical museum Minerals, geology attraction, mining Lake District Centennial Museum

Typical of the region Miners' Houses

Small town or village Balclutha

Lake Blue Lake

Natural area Catlins

Provincial or municipal park Catlins Forest Park

Small town or village Clyde

Historical museum Minerals, geology attraction, mining Clyde Historical Museum

Typical of the region Historic Buildings

Small town or village Cromwell

Minerals, geology attraction, mining Kawarau Gorge Mining Centre

Village reconstruction, open-air museum Old Cromwell Historic Village

Dunedin ...View tourist attractions

Boating, sailing, water craft activities Natural area Sports activity or museum Kawarau River

Lake Lake Wanaka

Lake Lake Hawea

Scenic site or route Mountain Panorama

Skiing opportunity Small town or village Wanaka

Small town or village Lawrence

Manor or country house Anthem House

Minerals, geology attraction, mining Golden Gully

Small town or village Waitahuna

Small town or village Naseby

Small town or village Oamaru

Christian sites Churches

Paintings, art collections Forrester Art Gallery

Historic site Historic District

Wildlife area, bird sanctuary Penguins

Surroundings

Industrial attraction, factory museum Clark's Mill

Small town or village Moeraki

Natural area Moeraki Boulders

Industrial attraction, factory museum Totara Estate

Minerals, geology attraction, mining Otago Goldfields Park

Queenstown ...View tourist attractions

Natural area River Clutha

Small town or village St Bathans

Small town or village Waikouaiti

Beach Beach

Historical museum Settlers Museum / Waikouaiti District Museum

Region with significant interests Southland

Cruises - sightseeing by boat Natural area Doubtful Sound

National park Fiordland National Park

Natural area Dusky Sound

Lake Lake Hauroko

Natural area Milford Sound

Waterfall, cascades Bowen Falls

Scenic site or route Milford Road

Hiking opportunity Milford Track

Waterfall, cascades Sutherland Falls

Cruises - sightseeing by boat Milford Wanderer

Scenic site or route Scenic Flights

Hiking opportunity Tracks

Hiking opportunity Hollyford Track

Hiking opportunity Kepler Track

Hiking opportunity Routeburn Track

Small town or village Gore

Musical activity or concert hall Country Music Festival

Manor or country house Small town or village Mandeville

Agricultural area or museum Sheep-Shearing Championship

Natural area Haast Pass

Invercargill ...View tourist attractions

Lake Lake Manapouri

Industrial attraction, factory museum Manapouri Power Plant

Lake Lake Te Anau

Cave Te Ana Au Caves

Small town or village Te Anau

Natural area Murchison Range

Lake Mirror Lakes

Natural area Stewart Island

Manor or country house Acker House

Historical museum Natural history museum Rakiura Museum

Region with significant interests West Coast

Cave Natural area Fenian Range

Small town or village Greymouth

Minerals, geology attraction, mining Brunner

Industrial attraction, factory museum Brunner Industrial Site

Lake Lake Brunner

Small town or village Kumara

Lake Lake Hochestetter

Hiking opportunity Point Elizabeth Walkway

Village reconstruction, open-air museum Shantytown

Hiking opportunity Woods Creek Track

Railroad attraction or museum TranzAlpine Express

Small town or village Hokitika

Minerals, geology attraction, mining Greenstone

Dam, bridge, lock, waterway Natural area Hokitika River Gorge

Waterfall, cascades Lake Lake Kaniere

Small town or village Ross

Architecture - Romanesque Christian sites St Mary's Church

Historical museum West Coast Historical Museum

Small town or village Karamea

Hiking opportunity Wanga Peka Track

Natural area Lowland Rain Forest

National park Mount Aspiring National Park

Hiking opportunity Rees-Dart Track

Hiking opportunity Wilkin Valley Track

National park Paparoa National Park

Hiking opportunity Inland Pack Track / Razorback Road

Minerals, geology attraction, mining Pancake Rocks

Small town or village Reefton

Minerals, geology attraction, mining Black's Point Museum

Ghost town or abandoned settlement Minerals, geology attraction, mining Natural area Victoria Forest Park

Industrial attraction, factory museum Wealth of Nations / Globe Battery

National park Westland National Park

Natural area Fox Glacier

Natural area Gillespie's Point

Natural area Franz Josef Glacier

Scenic site or route Alex Knob

Resort or relaxation spot Small town or village Franz Josef Glacier Village

Lake Lake Makourapi

Small town or village Okarito

Natural area Wildlife area, bird sanctuary Okarito Lagoon

Natural area UNESCO World Heritage Site Te Wahipounamu Nature Reserve

Small town or village Westport

Beach Beaches

Minerals, geology attraction, mining Coaltown Museum

Surroundings

Natural area Nautical museum or attraction Cape Foulwind

Minerals, geology attraction, mining Mitchell's Gully Goldmine

Natural area Tauranga Bay