What should you know about New Zealand’s Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glaciers? The glacier country is a special area in the west coast region of New Zealand’s South Island. There’s just so much for you to see here. The most accessible rivers of ice in the world are here. These run from the rainforests…

The West Coast offers visitors a multitude of things to see and do New Zealand’s West Coast has it all and offers an abundance of things to see and do. One moment you could be on a tropical island. The next moment you are surrounded by snow-capped mountains. This strip of fascinating and contrasting landscapes…

Why visit Hawke’s Bay? New Zealand’s Te Matau-a-Māui/Hawke’s Bay is located in the east of the North Island. A Mediterranean climate, with average temperatures between 7 and 25 degrees Celsius all year round, and soils suited to horticulture, viticulture and agriculture make it a significant food producer and a great place to spend time. The…

Getting to Milford Sound from Queenstown is half the fun   You’ll find Milford Sound / Piopiotahi deep in Fiordland National Park about 300km from Queenstown. Called ‘the eighth wonder of the world’ by Rudyard Kipling, who visited it in the 1890s, the sound is actually a fiord. Aotearoa’s only fiord that is accessible by…

A popular destination for tourists and Kiwis in the beauty of the Mackenzie District, Tekapo is a small town. But it’s packed full of plenty of things to see and do. The first thing that pops into your mind tends to be Lake Tekapo, but there is so much more to this area. Here for…

Located on the east coast of the South Island, in the Canterbury region, you’ll find Christchurch. Since the city is close to lots of popular tourist destinations, it is the starting or end point for a lot of  South Island & nationwide tours offered by We Tour New Zealand.  The abundance of attractions and things…

Otepoti Dunedin is an important part of any South Island experience offering an intriguing mixture of style, heritage, history and unique wildlife. Many South Island tours include a visit to this University town and take in some of the many things to see and do in the major centre of Aotearoa’s South. A Little History…

In New Zealand you’re never more than 128km (80 miles) from the sea. Add the lakes that are a feature of many areas and boat trips are an essential part of any Aotearoa tour. Just looking at boating experiences included in tours we offer we came up with seven New Zealand boat trips and cruise…

New Zealand experienced the same decline in its rail passenger network that many countries saw over the second half of the last century. But that doesn’t mean Aotearoa has nothing to offer rail enthusiasts. Indeed, some of New Zealand train trips and attractions are world-renowned and there is much to delight visitors with an interest…