Today we have an early rise to go to Nelson. This tour often starts very early!! After spending the morning in the bus, we stop at Kaikoura for lunch and seal watching; they like to relax on the rock close to the beach. It is really cool to see seals, and the scenery is very nice as well. After this we go on a nice walk along the coast which really treats us to a superb view. Near the end of the trip we see that our path has disappeared due to a landslide, somet...

Flockhill is actually not only a holiday accommodation; it is a 14000 hectare working station, where shepp, cattle and deer are farmed. This morning we got a short demonstration of a sheep farmer with two of his sheep-dog. He told us all about the different types of sheep they have and how the dogs control a flock of sheep, followed by a short explication of the sheering of the sheep. We also got the chance to see some sheep up close and especially the lambs we...

This morning we had to get up early to go to the glacier. Some of our group booked a helicopter trip up the glacier, so that they could visit a more unspoiled part of the glacier. I did not do this, mostly from a financial perspective, and besides I had pre-booked this walk, so decided not to change this. In a small bus we headed for the end of the glacier and after that had to hike for 1 to 1,5 hours to reach the glacier itself. This took so long, since we had...

Today we have quite a distance to cover, as we head to Fox Glacier. After the adrenalin filled day in Queenstown it is a good opportunity for everybody to relax a bit and prepare for the glacier walks of tomorrow. Fox is a very small town, and there really is not much to see in the village itself. The evening activity therefore does not take place in the village, but in the forest as we set out on a "spot the glow-worm" walk. This is really funny,...

Queenstown is the adventure capital of the world; therefore we spend a whole free day in the city where we can boost our adrenalin levels to the max. With all available activities such as Skydiving, paragliding, bungee-jumping etc. this is certainly possible! I decided to go for the bungee and jet-boat experience, as this is THE opportunity to do it. One girl from our group also went bungee jumping, so it was good to be nervous together. At around 9 our shut...