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New Zealand South Island

Photo gallery of New Zealand South Island pictures, showing you some beautiful places and amazing wildlife, photographed by professional photographer Rolf Hicker. (There are 592 photos in this photo gallery.)

The South Island of New Zealand is less populated than the North Island of New Zealand. Follow me to popular tourist attractions as well as to not so known areas of the New Zealand South Island. Starting in the north you find the beautiful Marlborough Sounds and the golden beaches of Abel Tasman National Park.

Down the east coast along the amazing Kaikoura coastline for a whale watching trip to see the sperm whales or to swim with dolphins. On the west coast of the New Zealand North Island we travel west of the Southern Alps and visit the famous tourist attractions like the Pancake Rocks ...More information below photos...



Fascinating cloud formations of extraordinary hues fill the sky at sunset over South Bay and the Kaikoura Coast on...
The sun sets over the Tasman Sea and the Pancake Rocks in Paparoa National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand.
A field of contrasts as the Russell...
A Yellow Eyed Penguin rests in the...
There are a number of ways to explore...
The Kaikoura Peninsula features a...
A tree fern beautifies the banks of...
While kayaking the coastal waters of...
The lush green countryside of the...
This wildlife photo was taken on the...
The seaside community of Kaikoura is...
Dusky Dolphins jump and play in the...
I photographed the McLean Falls...
A hidden treasure along the East...
The fury of the ocean creates a...
A Cheeky Kea, proper name Nestor...
Visiting Kaikoura Peninsula in...
Almost in the shape of a silver fern,...
There are several operators in the...
A rented camper, parked in the rustic...
Algae covered rocks mingle with the...
An iconic location featuring a steep...
A short drive along a coastal gravel...
A small clump of toetoe with three...
Like a scene from a beautiful floral...
The bush clad hills strike a contrast...
A peaceful setting of grazing sheep...
The shiny black and brass engine of...
Algae covered rocks contrast against...
The green-blue Pacific waters in...
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We fly by helicopter around Mount Cook and check out the blue ice of Fox Glacier and the Franz Josef Glacier before we reach the rainforest and finally the beaches. We visit the old steam train, the Kingston Flyer, visiting Queenstown and Fiordland National Park. In the south we reach the not so know The Catlins with sandy beaches, hidden waterfalls, Nugget Point Lighthouse, the fossil forest if Curio Bay and the rich wildlife with yellow eyed penguin or hooker sea lions.

We "finish" the tour with the city of Dunedin, the Otago Peninsula, and the Banks Peninsula near Christchurch.


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