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Stewart Island

New Zealand's wild southern island, mostly a national park, where you can see kiwi in the wild and walk empty beaches under dark skies.

Photo: AlasdairW · CC BY-SA 3.0
Best Time to Go
Nov–Mar
Our full guide to Stewart Island is being written. It's on the South Island list as If You're Nearby.

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Must-See
Mountains · Adventure

Queenstown

Otago
About 142 miles away

The world's adventure capital, on a mountain lake.

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Must-See
Nature · UNESCO

Milford Sound

Southland
About 163 miles away

Waterfalls and sheer peaks, in a fjord.

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Worth a Detour
Mountains · Mountain towns

Wānaka

Otago
About 171 miles away

A quieter Queenstown, with a famous lone lake tree.

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The Full Short List

South Island

Milford Sound, Queenstown and the Southern Alps.

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