Ultimate New Zealand Photography Tour - 17 Days

Join Richard Young, Ken Wright & Shaun Barnett, on a 17-day photography tour showcasing some of the South Island’s most iconic landscape including Milford Sound and the Moeraki Boulders along with some of the country's exceptional coastal wildlife.

Timing is planned to make the most of New Zealand’s most settled season in autumn. We will catch the best of the autumn colours in Central Otago, as we travel through the classic southern landscapes covered in golden colours.

The first 4-days our the tour will be based in Wanaka and takes in our Autumn Masterclass Workshop, designed to perfect your techniques of shooting autumn landscapes, autumn abstracts and panoramic landscape photography. The workshop offers a mixture of both tuition and post-processing sessions combined with 4WD trips into some remote area to capture the best autumn colours.

The following part of the tour will see us drive East to the Catlins Coastal Rainforest Park, with opportunities to photograph the area’s coastline, waterfalls and rainforests. North of the Catlins, we explore the Otago Peninsula, known as New Zealand’s wildlife capital. We photograph Southern royal albatross, penguins and sea lions while staying at Larnach Castle. Beyond, tour highlights include the Moeraki Boulders and then continuing on to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park to photograph some of the amazing alpine scenery around New Zealand’s highest peak.

After our time at Aoraki/Mt Cook, we travel to the untouched wilderness of Fiordland and on to Milford and Doubtful Sounds. The most northerly part of Fiordland’s many sounds, Milford, is famed as one of the world’s most spectacular landscapes. Doubtful Sound is far more remote and scenic than the well-known Milford Sound, offering a true wilderness experience. We will stay overnight here on a boat.

Highlights:
- Autumn Colours Masterclass
- Overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound
- Photograph penguins, albatross & sea lions
- 4WD tours and boat trips
- Stay at Larnach Castle

Itinerary
Day 1 – Queenstown - Wanaka
Day 2 - Nevis Valley
Day 3 - Central Otago
Day 4 - Wanaka
Day 5 – Queenstown
Day 6 – Queenstown - the Catlins
Day 7 - the Catlins - Otago Peninsula
Day 8 - Otago Peninsula
Day 9 - Moeraki
Day 10 - Moeraki -aoraki/mt Cook
Day 11 - Aoraki/mt Cook
Day 12 - Aoraki Mt Cook - Queenstown
Day 13 – Glenorchy
Day 14 – Queenstown - Milford Sound
Day 15 – Te Anau
Day 16 – Doubtful Sound
Day 17 – Doubtful Sound - Queenstown

Price includes:
- 17-days photography guiding & tuition
- 16 nights hotel accommodation (twin-share, single upgrade available) in mostly 4 stars
- Luxury accommodation at Milford Sound Lodge, Larnach Castle and Mt Cook
- 16 breakfasts
- Overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound
- Boat trip on Lake Manapouri
- Boat charter on the Otago Peninsula
- 2 backcountry 4WD tours
- Private Yellow-eyed Penguin trip
- Entry to Orokonui Ecosanctuary
- Entry to Larnach Castle
- Three-course dinners at Larnach Castle and Doubtful Sound
- Two 16x22" Fine-Art Prints
- Transport during the tour
- DOC (National Park) concession fees
- Copy of our Pocket Guide to Landscape & Wildlife Photography and E-books
- Donation to our Conservation Fund
- Native tree planting to Carbon Offset your tour

For more information, go to the official website.