Southland hikes Archives -

April 22, 2022

Hiking the Lake Marian track- all you need to know!

Besides the great walks in Fiordland, undoubtedly, Lake Marian is the most popular day hike in the park. The stunning alpine turquoise waters of Lake Marian is something out of a storybook with mountains towering all around. On a smaller scale, if you can believe it, it reminded Chris and I of my favourite lake, Moraine Lake in Alberta, Canada. It was the best reminder of just how lucky we are to be able to explore these incredible sights of mother nature. The uphill climb through rocky and rooted paths definitely makes it all worth it. It's not an easy t[...]

December 3, 2021

10 of the best must-do day hikes in southern New Zealand

To share 10 of the best must do day hikes in southern New Zealand I've teamed up with Alice from Alice Adventuring. As a local and avid explorer of the area she knows the ins and outs on the best places to hike! Alice is a chocolate-devouring lass who grew up in Southland, New Zealand. She writes a blog all about tramping / hiking at aliceadventuring.com, as well as working full-time as a medical Speech Language Therapist. She’s happy to answer any questions you may have about New Zealand or tramping / hiking, head on over to her blog or her Instagr[...]

September 28, 2020

The absolute best waterfalls in the Catlins, New Zealand

New Zealand is full of amazing waterfalls throughout the entire country and especially on the south island. Fantail Falls on the way to Haast, Coal Creek Falls in Greymouth, waterfalls in the Oxford forest area, Arthurs Pass, mid-Canterbury, there is water falling everywhere! The best of them though, I've got to say are the waterfalls in the Catlins in the Southland region. Not only are the falls easy to get to, but they are also more than impressive and quite close together which makes for a pretty smooth and exciting road trip. It's hard to believe that that[...]