Hunt for icebergs and get a close-up view of a glacier face on an hour-long boat tour.
If you don a pair of walking shoes and head up the hill from Falcon Brae Villa on one of the property’s many trails, you’ll soon arrive at a peaceful bird-watching nook. Take a seat on the bench overlooking a tangle of forest – including some of the many thousands of mānuka and kānuka trees planted here as part of an ongoing programme to regenerate the land’s native flora and fauna – and watch and listen as the local birdlife, including tūī, kereru and pīwakawaka, goes about its day.
Tour New Zealand on a vintage DC3 in the week s best travel deals
11 Feb, 2021 10:58 PM
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Douglas DC-3: Spend nine days on the vintage wings of the National Airways Corporation icon. Photo / Supplied
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Vintage wings on DC-3 safari
Experience a piece of New Zealand s aviation history as you tour the South Island, aboard a Douglas DC-3. It was the core of the domestic airline from 1947-1978. A nine-day tour is from $10,990pp, with twin-share accommodation in Christchurch, Banks Peninsula, Ashburton, Ōamaru, Te Anau, Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, Milford Sound, Wānaka and Mt Cook National Park. The price covers breakfasts, a visit to the Little Blue Penguin colony near Ōamaru and cruises, including an overnight in Doubtful Sound. The tour begins in Christchurch on April 10.