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10 Spectacular Views from the South Island of New Zealand

New Zealand is known for its magnificent beauty.

The photos below highlight 10 of the South island’s majestic sights.

Seal on New Zealand's South IslandSeal along the coast of the South Island

Waterfall, New ZealandWaterfall

Beach in KaikouraBeach in Kaikoura, New Zealand

Whale WatchingWhale watching in Kaikoura

New Zealand CountrysideNew Zealand countryside

Flowers at Lake TekapoFlowers at Lake Tekapo

J Hackets Bungy Jump locationView from AJ Hackett’s bungy jumping location

View of QueenstownView of Queenstown

TSS EarnslawTSS Earnslaw

TSS EarnslawView from the deck of the TSS Earnslaw

Have you visited New Zealand’s South Island?  What was your favorite view?

Morgan Large This is a guest post  by  Morgan Large, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas.

Morgan loves to explore the world. She’s traveled across the United States and to 11 countries one of which was New Zealand. Morgan hopes to make travel to New Zealand again in the near future. The pictures are from her personal collection.

Originally from Ohio, Morgan currently lives in Arkansas with her Australian Shepherd, Oxley.

At the  University of Arkansas, Morgan’s studies are focused in agricultural communications.  Her blog,  RazorBuck: A Midwestern girl living in a Southern world highlights her adventures in photography, cooking and travel.

To learn more about places to explore in New Zealand’s South Island, check out these books:
Lonely Planet New Zealand’s South Island


NZ Frenzy: New Zealand South Island

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