For a real treat, take a helicopter flight over Mt Cook with the Helicopter Line. The company have various flight options and most include a 'drop down' on to a snowfield for a short walk. You need good weather, but if it is sunny, the views are spectacular.

www.helicopter.co.nz

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South-west New Zealand, or Te Wahipounamu, is one of the country's three UNESCO world heritage sites and to properly experience it you need to go bush.

There's a track for every level of experience, check with the DOC (Department of Conservation) for detailed information. Whether squelching through dense beech or podocarp rainforest, scrambling across scree slopes above glacier valleys, striding over tussock-clad alpine passes, or gazing at the incredibly clear night sky from your tent, there is a memorable experience waiting for you.

Self-sufficiency is the keyword - take only what you need and bring everything back out. Leave your need for creature comforts behind and embrace nature.

Great tracks include the Rees-Dart (forest/sub alpine), the Hollyford (rainforest) and the Young valley (sub alpine).

www.fourcorners.co.nz/new-zealand/world-heritage/
www.doc.govt.nz/templates/ByRegionLanding.aspx?id=35796

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You get air lifted onto the glacier by helicopter and then walk for 2 1/2 hours before being lifted off again. The walk includes getting to grips with walking on crampons, exploring ice caves, crevasses and generally being in awe of your surroundings. A fantastic trip and only one company runs hikes up there meaning that we spent 2 1/2 hours on a major tourist attraction and there were only 6 of us there, surrounded by miles of ice. Fantastic.

www.foxguides.co.nz

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