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Nature coastal scenery birds and history. Stewart island is home to one of new zealand s great walks the rakiura track as well as a number of walking and hiking trails.

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Stewart island walks. Stewart island is located in the southland region of new zealand. Walking tracks may be short walks or multi day walks. Discover peace birdsong and stunning coastal scenery on the 36km 3 day circuit that is the rakiura track.

Enjoy beautiful wilderness beaches and fall asleep to the call of the morepork after hiking beautiful beaches and native forest. Ranging from 30 minute beach walks to the three day rakiura track one of new zealand s great walks. Turn left into elgin terrace past the supermarket and up the hill.

Moturau moana translates as islands of bush above the sea and is an area of mostly native garden gifted to the people of new zealand by the late noeline baker. By air or sea. The rakiura track can be walked in either direction starting from two locations.

Cruise along stewart island s northeast coast to port william. Great walks tracks are well formed and easy to follow. This can be done unpon arrival on stewart island.

This walk through a botanic garden is suitable for buggies. Stewart island has just 28km of road but over 280km of walking tracks. Superb views picturesque bays and golden beaches.

Stewart island is new zealand s third and southern most island and a haven for native bird life. Enjoy a guided walk through coastal rainforest in rakiura national park. If walking from the doc visitor centre in oban turn right and walk down main road.

Just 20 minutes by plane from invercargill or an hour by ferry from bluff stewart island rakiura is a place where you can experience lush rainforest clear clean water and abundant marine and bird life. Also available to north arm. An actual piece of the primeval world was how naturalist leonard cockayne described rakiura in 1909.

New zealand s great walks are premier tracks that pass through diverse and spectacular scenery. Stewart island enjoys the perfect outdoor environment for a selection of trekking tramping hiking and guided walks. From native forests lakes and rivers to rugged mountain peaks deep gorges and vast valleys there s a great walk for everyone.

Whether you have come to enjoy the land sea and night scapes view the wildllife walk boat fish dive kayak hunt or just relax a stewart island holiday will be an experience that will draw you back again and again. The walking tracks on stewart island provide plenty of different ways to experience the island s wild beauty with a track for every ability and time frame. Miss baker collected the plants from stewart island rakiura and on field trips to the south island.

The official entrance to rakiura national park at lee bay 5 km from oban.