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STEVIE RYER
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New Zealand's two islands have quite different characters. While the North Island has a strong Maori influence, dramatic volcanic landscapes & highly active thermal areas, long beautiful beaches & excellent sailing, the South Island has fewer people, with a slower pace of life dominated by the magnificent snow-covered Southern Alps & the spectacular fjordlands, with glaciers, deep lakes & verdant forests. With sheep-filled pastures & remote farm settlements backed by snow-covered mountains, it is a photographer's paradise.

 GETTING THERE: From Wellington catch the Interislander ferry through the Cook Strait & the Tory Channel into the beautiful Marlborough Sounds to Picton.  Depending on the type of  ferry, the trip can take from 2 1/4 - 3 hours.

Photo by David Wall

Drifting over the Canterbury Plains in a hot air balloon is a spectacular way to appreciate the South Island's amazing scenery.  What about a balloon wedding? Your Travel Source can arrange it for you, complete with champagne breakfast!

Go whale watching at Kaikoura!

Milford Sound, the most spectacular and famous of  the fiords.

Walk on a glacier at Milford Sound!

Photos by Ian Trafford

Enjoy a hair-raising (& wet) jet boat ride down the Dart River!

New Zealand vineyards have gained a well-deserved reputation internationally for producing exceptional wines.  Above left - In Marlborough's sunny, dry climate, sauvignon blanc rules, while in the top northwest corner of the island, Nelson's Neudorf Winery (above right) is known for its complex chardonnays, pinot noirs, sauvignon blanc & riesling.  The winery is named after the tiny hamlet of Neudorf, which was established by German settlers in 1842.

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