THE ULTIMATE NEW ZEALAND

9-Day Landscape Photography Tour — South Island

( limited to 8 places ) 

At a glance -

  • Duration: 9 days / 8 nights

  • Region: South Island, New Zealand

  • Starts / finishes: Christchurch → Queenstown

  • Group size: Max 8 · two guides (4:1 ratio)

  • Price: $11,500 AUD per person

  • Deposit: $1,000 AUD

  • 2027 dates: 22–30 April (5 places left)

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New Zealand's South Island in nine days, done properly. This is our flagship tour, taking in our favourite locations for landscape photography — the ones we return to year after year: Aoraki/Mount Cook and the Mackenzie region, Milford Sound in Fiordland, the Catlins waterfalls, the wild Otago coastline at the Moeraki Boulders and Nugget Point Lighthouse, and the Ashburton Lakes and remote Canterbury backcountry in between. The standout inclusion is a helicopter flight onto a private mountain top to shoot sunrise over the Southern Alps — a perspective you won't get on any of our other tours. Small group, luxury mini-coach, top-tier accommodation, and Lisa and I guiding every step of the way.

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Your Guides — Brett Wood, Lisa Milne

The Difference — Two professional guides on every trip, a guide-to-client ratio of just 4:1, and the same experience, honesty, expertise, and attention to detail we bring to every tour.

This Workshop Includes -

  • 8 nights of quality accommodation (your own room, single supplement included)

  • Modern, comfortable mini-coach transport

  • An exclusive helicopter flight to a private mountain top for sunrise photography over the Southern Alps

  • Guiding, tuition, and mentoring from two professional guides

  • All breakfast and dinner main meals, plus snacks

  • Starts in Christchurch, finishes in Queenstown

  • Your own copy of my Photoshop editing video (valued at $75)

  • NZ Department of Conservation concession approved — permits to access national parks

Not Included -

  • Travel, equipment, and cancellation insurance

  • Alcoholic beverages

  • Entrées and desserts

  • Visas

  • International travel to and from New Zealand

  • Lunches

Fitness — Moderate hiking is involved, with steep inclines and uneven terrain over some longer hikes, so a reasonable level of fitness — plus solid camera fundamentals — will help you keep pace with the group.

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Looking for something different? I also run private tailored tours — get in touch to talk about options.

Please note: you'll need to arrange your own travel, equipment, and cancellation insurance.

"Although it is small, it is a treasure." — Māori proverb about New Zealand

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