Waterfalls of South Island

The South Island of New Zealand (

In the island's central regions, there were the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers each with their own plethora of waterfall attractions. In the rain shadow on the other side of the alps, the imposing Mt Cook (Aoraki) and its adjacent glaciers fed colorful lakes as well as waterfalls such as Wakefield Falls. To access the wild west coast, we crossed over Haast Pass where we saw attractive waterfalls such as Thunder Creek Falls and Fantail Falls.

And finally in the far north and northeast regions of the South Island, we were treated to coastal scenes in locales like Abel Tasman National Park and Kaikoura among others. Here, we saw waterfalls famously visited by wildlife in Ohau Falls as well as the more adventurous Wainui Falls among others. Then, there was Ryde Falls, which was a reasonable day trip from the largest city on the South Island in Christchurch.

WATERFALLS

Humboldt Falls Fiordland	Bowen Falls Fiordland	Stirling Falls Fiordland
Sutherland Falls Fiordland	Fairy Falls Fiordland	Bridal Veil Falls Fiordland
Palisade Falls Fiordland	Hirere Falls Fiordland	St Quintin Falls Fiordland
The Anderson Cascades Fiordland	Dudleigh Falls Fiordland	Lindsay Falls Fiordland
Mackay Falls Fiordland	Giant Gate Falls Fiordland	Other Milford Sound Waterfalls Fiordland
Other Milford Track Waterfalls Fiordland	Christie Falls Fiordland	The Chasm Fiordland
Cleve Garth Falls Fiordland	Stella Falls Fiordland	Helena Falls Fiordland
Alice Falls Fiordland	Browne Falls Fiordland	Other Doubtful Sound Waterfalls Fiordland
McLean Falls Southland	Matai Falls Southland	Horseshoe Falls Southland
Purakaunui Falls Southland	Barrs Falls Southland	Hidden Falls Hollyford Valley / Fiordland
Thunder Creek Falls Haast Pass	Fantail Falls Haast Pass	Roaring Billy Falls Haast Pass
Depot Creek Falls Haast Pass	Other Haast Pass Waterfalls Haast Pass	Unser Fritz Falls Glacier Country
Fox Glacier Waterfalls Glacier Country	"Trident Creek Falls" Glacier Country	Franz Josef Glacier Waterfalls Glacier Country
Ohau Falls Kaikoura	Wakefield Falls Aoraki (Mt Cook) / Glacier Country	Acland Falls Peel Forest / Canterbury
Emily Falls Peel Forest / Canterbury	Wainui Falls Abel Tasman National Park / Nelson	Maruia Falls Buller District
Five Mile Creek Falls Lewis Pass	Carew Falls Greymouth / Arthur's Pass	Dorothy Falls Greymouth / Hokitika
Devil's Punchbowl Falls Arthur's Pass	Reid Falls Arthur's Pass	Twin Creek Falls Arthur's Pass
Bridal Veil Falls Arthur's Pass	Avalanche Creek Falls Arthur's Pass	Ryde Falls Mt Oxford
Mangatini Falls Westport / West Coast

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