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Invercargill is the southern most city of New Zealand, and commercial heart of the region. It is your gateway to Stewart Island, the Catlins, Fiordland and Southern Lakes. With a population of 48 000, Invercargill welcomes all tourists with an excellent standard of service and southern hospitality.
Invercargill shares in a unique Scottish heritage, as can be seen by the numerous Victorian buildings that line the wide boulevards. It is a city of beauty with many historic buildings to explore. No visit to this city is complete without a visit to Southland Museum and Art Gallery, home to the only living species from the Jurassic Age, the New Zealand Tuatara. Housed under the largest pyramid in the Southern Hemisphere, watch the tuatara go about their daily business. The Museum and Gallery are situated in Queen's Park Gardens. Take in the panoramic views at Stirling Point, the southernmost point of the South Island. Invercargill is adept at providing facilities for all travellers, there are numerous cafe/bars, as well as many fine restaurants.
Invercargill is also the gateway to Southland from the spectacular Southern coastline of New Zealand and via the southern scenic route to the majestic tranquility of Fiordland's Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound. Explore Southland’s key attractions such as Stewart Island, New Zealand's new national park, the Catlins, and the Southern Scenic Route, New Zealand’s most diverse touring route. Bluff, a 20 minute drive south from Invercargill is famous worldwide for it's Oysters, the signpost at the end of Highway One and its port. Here you can catch a ferry to Stewart Island.
A small selection of the attractions Invercargill has to offer:
