Author: Mayuresh After a good night sleep (relatively), we got a briefing of zodiac excursion protocol, and do & don’t for these activities. Something that we knew we have to follow but still seems little daunting task! The expedition leader also emphasized that the itinerary we got is very much a tentative itinerary as this…

Author: Shraddha We drove to Dunedin from Invercargill. Mayuresh was not up for any stops on the way. Antartica and the ship was calling and everything else felt like a distraction. This completed our road trip. We did not get any speeding or traffic violation ticket, some achievement! In Dunedin (pronounced as duh.nee.dn) we walked…

As we are traveling in South island of New Zealand, we are heading further south as our journey takes us to Antartica. We crossed the 45 degree south latitude yesterday, that means we are at the bottom 1/4 of the earth and are now part of less than .01% of earth population for a brief…

Most folks do Milford sound visit as a day trip from Queenstown though it is four and half drive down to the sound and then take an hour or two of cruise around the sound. We decided to take an overnight cruise on Jewel ship with Fiordland Discovery. The drive from Queenstown to Milford Sound…

Yesterday and today we spent in Queenstown, the adventure capital of New Zealand. We started the day with a whitewater rafting trip in the Kawarau river. These rapids are rated at 3, and so were perfect for us beginners. It was a gorgeous day in a beautiful setting with just a touch of adrenaline. The…

You can’t always have sunny and clear days. Today was forecasted to be rainy and we did get enough rain that the day felt a little mystical. We decided to visit Wanaka before heading towards Queenstown. On the way we stopped at Lindis pass. The hills here were all golden with grass interspersed with wildflowers…

After a really late night yesterday (stargazing outing), we took it easy today. We had relaxed morning with proper sit-down breakfast. Today we wanted relaxed pace and decided to pursue less touristy spot. We drove to Lake Ohau for a walk around the lake shore. It was beautiful, with plenty of solitude with just the…

We both woke up fairly early, had a quick breakfast, packed sandwiches for lunch and left hotel to reach park by 8.30am. The plan was to start our first big hike early to avoid afternoon sun. Really glad we did that as the day got very hot later. Paid NZ$ 25 for parking and only…

We started from Christchurch at 8.45am after a good breakfast at our Hotel. At breakfast, the hash browns were cooked very crispy and were really good. We took a detour to Peel Forest Scenic Road and hiked the Big Tree walk to see the biggest tree in the forest- Kahikatea tree, 60 meters tall and…

A new day and a new country 😊. We took early morning flight from Nadi to Christchurch. While the plane was cruising over the north island, imagine our surprise to see this. We had time today only for an easy stroll along the Avon river. It is very picturesque and lively with people walking, biking,…