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Thursday 28 March 2013Stewart IslandUlva’s Guided Walks ReconfirmationAt some stage today, please ring Ulva on 03 219 1216 to reconfirm your booking and double check on weatherconditions for tomorrow.Your reservation number for this activity is XXXX.Today you will be driving from Te Anau to Invercargill. If you take the most direct route (State Highway 94 andState Highway 6), the approximate time to travel this distance is 2 hours and 10 minutes (152 km). If howeveryou follow the more scenic route (State Highway 99) detailed in the trip notes below (250kms) you shouldallow 4 hours. Please refer to the map included in your documentation for the route we recommend youtravel.The journey from Te Anau to Invercargill along State Highway is part of the Southern Scenic Route. TheSouthern Scenic Route (SSR) was originally conceived by the people of Tuatapere, Western Southland, who, in1985, decided to share the delights of southern New Zealand with all those who took the time to venturedown their way. Their determination and perseverance in the face of initial official reluctance has created awonderful holiday experience and entertained admiring visitors from all over the world.The Southern Scenic Route is indicated by this symbol on brown information signs at major intersections andon regular route markers. Please see the brochure included in your travel documents for more detailed mapsand further information regarding points of interests along the way.A great place to take a break enroute is at the Rainbow Reach Track. The track leads to Shallow Bay and withinthe first few hundred metres you can take a delightful walk. It will guide you through beautiful stands of tallred and mountain beach trees on the banks of the Waiau River.After 70 km further south, a short access road leads you to the right off the main road to the ClifdenSuspension Bridge. The bridge dates back to 1899 and near the beginning of the bridge are the remains of aneven earlier settlement.After returning to the main highway you will pass Tuatapere which is known as the ‘Hole in the Bush’. Thetown can trace its development back to its early days as a sawmilling centre for the bushmen cutting their waythrough the beautiful lowland forests that once discovered this area.After leaving Tuatapere continue to Colac Bay where early Maori quarried the argillite rock that breaksthrough on the eastern shoreline of this long sweeping beach. Only 13 km further you will find Riverton whichis Southland’s oldest community. It was established by whalers in the 1830s and many original cottages havesurvived in good condition since their construction in the 1860s.The last part of your journey will be from Riverton to Invercargill. The city is spread across wide-open plainsnear the bottom of the South Island. Among the city’s most impressive buildings is the huge brick water tower,built in the 1880s.Experience New Zealand Travel ∙ Level 22, Plimmer Towers ∙ Wellington ∙ New ZealandTel: +64 (4) 473 4470 www.experiencenz.com ∙ travel@experiencenz.com