Stewart Island's Paterson Inlet and Thule Bay
Great news for our visiting travellers seeking Stewart Island accommodation with a little adventure!
Elwing Discoveries now run overnight trips in Paterson Inlet.
The Whalers Base near Millars Beach, Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island
Paterson Inlet is host to a wide range of interesting and beautiful anchorages. Millers Beach for example has many relics from the days it was the base for steam whale chasers in the Southern Ocean, and Ulva Island is an outstanding relatively-unmodified island sanctuary for birds, free of introduced animal pests, and with full public access.
Dougal watches native weka feed on an Ulva Island tidal flat
These are just a couple of the fascinating aspects of Paterson Inlet
Paterson Inlet Google Map [centered on Ulva Island with Oban the main town, in Half Moon Bay at the top].
Stewart Island / Rakiura is home to New Zealand’s newest and most southerly national park, Rakiura National Park.
