The Companion Guide to The South Island of New Zealand By Errol Brathwaite

Probably nowhere in the world does a bit of land equal in size to New Zealand's South Island offer such variety to the traveler, be he the rugged open-air type or the confirmed motorist. Here are the Southern Alps, the Fiords, the Lakes, rain forest, dry tussock country, vast alluvial plains, splendid trout streams and pleasant cities.

The author has judiciously parceled it into seven lots, one for Stewart Island(one of which is the other separate and much neglected smaller island called Stewart Island). He tells how to get around the areas, what's worth seeing, and doing, & what the historical background is. He offered you a choice of transport - car, foot, bus, train, planes, jet boats, steamers, even helicopters, float, planes, chair lifts, jet boats, steamers...

Hardback, 1972, 375pages, ex-lib in good condition