New Zealand Birding Trip

 

Birding Down Under

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    Cruise
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    Bird Watching
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    Day Hikes
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    Marine Mammals
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    Multi-day Hiking
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    Kayaking
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    Rafting
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    Caving
Start: Invercargill
Finish: Dunedin
Length: 19 days
Grade:
A (you need to be in reasonably good health)
Accom: Cabins
Price:
US$9,250
Extra Costs: Landing fees US$600
Departs: 21 Dec 2012 - see see departures
Highlights: Described by many as the best pelagic and island expedition anywhere in the world. If you are a fan of penguins, albatross, island endemics or remote islands, then this is the expedition for you.

This nature and birding trip visits some of New Zealand's distant offshore islands, as well as Macquarie Island (Australia), that lie deep in the southern ocean and are mostly uninhabited by humans.

Day 1: Invercargill.
Day 2: Embark ship in Bluff - at sea.
Day 3: North East Island.
Day 4: Enderby Island, Auckland Islands.
Day 5: Carnley Harbour, Auckland Islands.
Day 6: At sea.
Day 7: Macquarie Island.
Day 8: Macquarie Island.
Day 9: At sea.
Day 10: Campbell Island.
Day 11: At sea.
Day 12: Antipodes Island.
Day 13: Bounty Islands.
Day 14: Pyramid Rock and at sea.
Day 15: South East Island (Rangatira).
Day 16: Chatham Islands.
Day 17: At sea.
Day 18: At sea.
Day 19: Arrive Dunedin

See Wilderness News No. 13 for a feature on this hike.


 
Map
Tommorrow it's back to the real world and I need to shift my thinking back to the routine of work and suburban living. It will be tough, as this has been the voyage of a lifetime.

Leah, Australia

     

Did you know?

As many as 5000 penguins will bunch together to stay warm in cold conditions.

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