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Welcome to Top Oz Tours' (formerly The Big Bus) YouTube channel! In this episode of our online travel series, we bring you ten amazing things to do on a road trip around New Zealand's stunning South Island. Our list includes the chance to cruise the glacial waters of Milford Sound, take a spin on the Shotover River outside Queenstown with Shotover Jet, taste the famous pinot noirs of the Central Otago wine region, step back in time in New Zealand's only castle, and much more.

Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1akOPMm-9Hpelhs5I5EBmsr04mzbAzPQr&usp=sharing

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:59 Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki
1:26 Greenstone carving, Hokitika
2:51 Franz Josef Glacier, Franz Josef
3:31 South Westland Salmon Farm, Paringa
4:02 Jet boat ride, Queenstown
6:06 TSS Earnslaw cruise, Queenstown
7:04 Central Otago wine tour, Queenstown
8:56 Milford Sound cruise and scenic flight
11:09 Larnach Castle, Dunedin
12:30 Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre, Mount Cook
12:59 Punting tour on the Avon River, Christchurch.

To do all ten (which are spread right across the island), you'll need around ten days. We travel roughly in an anti-clockwise direction from the top of the island. This list only scratches the surface, and there are hundreds of other amazing things to see and do along the way.

For more ideas for things to see and do on a South Island road trip, head to: https://topoztours.com.au/best....-things-to-do-on-a-s

You may also be interested in these stories on our website:

Queenstown travel guide: https://topoztours.com.au/queenstown-travel-guide/
Christchurch travel guide: https://topoztours.com.au/chri....stchurch-travel-guid
Nelson travel guide: https://topoztours.com.au/new-....zealand/nelson-trave
Ten top things to do in Dunedin: https://topoztours.com.au/ten-....top-things-to-do-in-

To browse all our New Zealand travel guides, destination blogs and tour reviews, visit: https://topoztours.com.au/tag/new-zealand/.

To find amazing New Zealand tours and experiences, head to: https://21827.partner.viator.c....om/South-Island/d129

This video is hosted by Adam Ford – editor of Top Oz Tours, and an Australian travel TV presenter, writer, blogger and photographer. Adam has travelled extensively through Australia, Europe, Asia, North America, parts of South America, Africa and the Middle East. He hosted and co-produced three series of the Tour the World travel TV series on Network Ten.

Camera/sound: @Andrew McDonald

Theme music: sonicboysongs.com

Additional footage courtesy of Tourism New Zealand

Note: This video was filmed prior to the COVID-19 shutdown. Some attractions may not be operating and travel restrictions may apply.

To contact us, please email: info@topoztours.com.au.

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