Invercargill Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit
Planning to visit Invercargill? Check out our Invercargill Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Invercargill.
Top Places to visit in Invercargill (New Zealand):
Bill Richardson Transport World, Classic Motorcycle Mecca, E Hayes and Sons - The World's Fastest Indian, Queens Park, Southern Scenic Route, Waipapa Point Lighthouse, Oreti Beach, Demolition World, Invercargill Water Tower, Lignite Pit Cafe and Secret Garden, St. Mary's Basilica, Burt Munro Statue, Otepuni Gardens, First Presbyterian Church, Anderson Park Art Gallery
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New Zealand Best Food & Booze
While road tripping through the stunning Otago and Southland region on the south island of New Zealand here are our picks for our four top places to stuff your face including Taco Medic, Louies, Speight's & The Glenorchy Cafe.
Southland, New Zealand
Southland and The Catlins are New Zealand's ultimate nature and wildlife destinations. The region's dramatic scenery makes every view a photo opportunity -- from secluded islands and lush rainforests to fertile farmlands and sweeping coastlines, this is the New Zealand we all dream of.
Nowhere else is it as easy to get up close and personal with some of the most rare species in the world. See native kiwi in the wild on Stewart Island; Meet Henry the tuatara - a reptile dating back to the dinosaur age; Discover our most endangered bird life on Ulva Island; and view yellow-eyed penguins in The Catlins.
As well as the ecological wonderlands of Stewart Island and The Catlins, Eastern Southland inspires with arts and heritage while Western Southland challenges with its pristine wilderness. Invercargill provides a perfect base to explore the region. So discover for yourself that Southland really is the best of natural New Zealand.
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Travel Advice for New Zealand: How to Plan a Trip to New Zealand
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Where are the Best Places for Beginners' Surf in New Zealand?
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What are the Best Places for Mountain Biking in New Zealand?
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New Zealand's 10 Best Attractions according to Rough Guides
New Zealand's 10 Best Attractions according to Rough Guides
10. The glaciers
The steep and dramatic Fox and Franz Josef glaciers can be explored by glacier hike, ice climbing and helicopter flights landing on the snowfields above.
9. Tree ferns
Zealand has a unique ecosystem, its ubiquitous tree ferns sometimes reaching up to 10m in height and providing shade for more delicate specimens.
8. Hangi
Sample fall-off- the-bone pork and chicken along with sweet potatoes and pumpkin, disinterred after several hours' steaming in a Maori earth oven.
7. Surfing at Raglan
A left-hand break that's one of the world's longest, coupled with reliable swells, makes Raglan a prime surfing destination.
6. Moeraki Boulders
The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden. They occur scattered either as isolated or clusters of boulders within a stretch of beach where they have been protected in a scientific reserve.
5. Abel Tasman National Park
Here's New Zealand nature at its most glorious and seductive: lush green hills fringed with golden sandy coves, slipping gently into warm shallows before meeting a crystal-clear sea of cerulean blue. Abel Tasman National Park is the quintessential postcard paradise, where you can put yourself in the picture, assuming an endless number of poses: tramping, kayaking, swimming, sunbathing, or even makin' whoopee in the woods.
4. East Cape
New Zealand's East Cape of the North Island is one of the most isolated areas in the country. This region has a reputation for rugged yet spectacular coastlines, rich Maori heritage and culture, and a relaxed way of life centered around Te Moana (the ocean). The East Cape region is where the films Whale Rider and Boy were set and filmed. Both films portray the region's lifestyle fairly well.
3. Otago Central Rail Trail
The Otago Central Rail Trail is a 150-kilometre walking, cycling and horse riding track in the South Island of New Zealand. A pioneering project for New Zealand, the successful cycle trail joined the New Zealand Cycle Trail umbrella organisation in 2012, having been one of the inspirations for it.
2. Wai-O-Tapu
Wai-O-Tapu is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, just north of the Reporoa caldera, in New Zealand's Taupo Volcanic Zone. The area has many hot springs noted for their colourful appearance, in addition to the Lady Knox Geyser, Champagne Pool, Artist's Palette, Primrose Terrace and boiling mud pools.
1. Milford Sound
Milford Sound is a spectacular glacier-carved fiord in the Fiordland National Park on the west coast of New Zealand and isone of New Zealand's most well known scenic attractions. On display in the fiord is a spectacular combination of mountains, sheer cliffs, waterfalls and marine life. It is the best known of a series of fiords in the park, and the only one which is accessible by road.
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Tuatara at the Southland Museum – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 156: Today we are seeing Tuatara up-close at the Southland Museum in Invercargill! Join us for today’s activity as part of our 365 Days: 365 Activities!
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Today we are doing one of the free things to do in Invercargill, go to the Southland Museum! After trying a breakfast of Southland Cheese Rolls, we head to the museum. Not only is it full of exhibitions, it’s also home to a tuatarium where you can see a three-eyed lizard, the tuatara!
The Southland Museum or “Invercargill Museum”, is among gardens in the city centre of Invercargill. When we arrive we waste no time in visiting the tuatarium which is home to tuatara, a native reptile of New Zealand. It’s known as the living dinosaur and has many fascinating facts about it. We see the oldest tuatara, Henry, who is over 110 years old!
We spend a lot of time learning about the tuatara at the Southland Museum, but the museum in Invercargill is full of exhibitions relating to the Southland New Zealand region. Our favourite, is the Roaring 40s about the voyages from Southland to the subantarctic islands. There are loads of interactive displays, which are really impressive considering it’s a free museum.
So what do you think of the Southland Museum? Would you visit the Southland Museum in Invercargill? LUK in the comments!
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New Zealand's Natural Phenomena - Travel Guide
Milford Sound is New Zealand’s most famous tourist attraction, and is in fact one of the top travel destinations in the world, receiving over 550,000 tourists visit this site each year. After Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound is New Zealand’s most well-known tourist attraction. Also found in the Fiordland region, Doubtful Sound is home to one of the southernmost populations of bottlenose dolphins. Experience this natural wonder via kayak or cruise. The Moeraki Boulders are rock clusters that litter the coast, and are a popular tourist destination.
Milford Sound is New Zealand’s most famous tourist attraction, and is in fact one of the top travel destinations in the world. Found in Fiordland National Park, Milford Sound is a remote and peaceful fjord. Surrounded by rain forests and cliffs, over 550,000 tourists visit this site each year.
After Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound is New Zealand’s most well-known tourist attraction. Also found in the Fiordland region, Doubtful Sound is home to one of the southernmost populations of bottlenose dolphins. Experience this natural wonder via kayak or cruise.
Found on New Zealand’s South Island, Farewell Spit is the longest sand spit in the country. For the most part, the spit is closed to the public except for tour groups. These tours allow visitors to explore the area, including a renowned bird sanctuary.
Marlborough Sounds are isolated, drowned valleys found to the north of New Zealand’s South Island. Access to the Sounds is difficult, in most cases only reachable by boat. However the area’s dolphin population, as well as its scenic beauty, make it a worthwhile place to visit.
Eroded by the waves, the Moeraki Boulders are unusually large and round boulders found along the Otago coast. Measuring between one and a half and almost seven feet in diameter, these rock clusters litter the coast, and are a popular tourist destination.
Geothermal activity in New Zealand can be found in the form of geysers of boiling water, bubbling pools of mud, as well as volcanoes. For example, Craters of the moon is an other-wordly experience of steam vents, mud pools and bubbling craters. The country sits on an active fault line, which causes this activity. Many of the country’s lakes can also be attributed to this phenomenon. This is why much of New Zealand’s natural beauty can be traced back to geothermal activity. And what better way to relax then soaking in a pool of naturally heated water?
Deep fjords, sulfurous steam vents and gorgeous glaciers are just a few of the elements that make New Zealand a country that’s beautiful by nature.