Invercargill is New Zealand’s southernmost city at the base of the South Island, favourably placed on the Southern Scenic Route. Invercargill is the centre point to access Southland. From the beautiful coastline of New Zealand and via the Southern Scenic Route to the awe-inspiring views of Fiordland`s Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound. From Invercargill you can easily explore Southland visiting such places as Stewart Island, New Zealand`s new National Park, the Catlins, and the Southern Scenic Route, New Zealand’s most diverse touring route. Southland is known worldwide for its ingenuity, spirit and friendly hospitality.
The spectacular scenery of the Catlins amid native forests, fringed by high cliffs and golden beaches and stunning water falls – the McLean Falls and the Purakaunui Falls. At Curio Bay watch the outgoing tide reveal a 180 million year old Jurassic forest – one of only three such accessible fossil forests in the world. Another low tide attraction is the Cathredral Caves, etched by the sea for centuries.