How long does it take to cross Foveaux Strait?

1 hour
Enjoy a complimentary tea or coffee onboard. The journey to Rakiura Stewart Island across the Foveaux Strait takes 1 hour. Easy connections available from Invercargill Airport.

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Is Foveaux Strait rough?

The strait is a rough and often treacherous stretch of water. In 2006, six muttonbirders died when their trawler sank while returning to Bluff. From the years 1998 to 2012 there were a total of 23 fatalities in the Strait. John van Leeuwen swam it on 7 February 1963, in a time of 13 hours 40 minutes.

How long is the ferry to Stewart Island?

approximately one hour
The ferry crossing takes approximately one hour; flights take approximately 15-20 minutes. With daily direct flights into Invercargill from Wellington and Christchurch, connecting flights from Auckland, and scenic flights from Queenstown, getting to Stewart Island couldn’t be easier.

Can you take a motorhome to Stewart Island?

Crossing the Foveaux Strait The journey to Stewart Island is an experience in itself. Only foot passengers can make the journey, so you’ll have to park up the campervan in Bluff for a few days before you begin your crossing.

Is it worth going to Stewart Island?

You must visit Stewart Island. Flanked by wild waves and even wilder weather, Stewart Island is wild, beautiful and offers a rare glimpse of a truly untouched NZ. With its rugged peaks, dense bush, vast beaches and fascinating history, you’ll leave here with your eyes wide open and your heart full.

How deep is Foveaux Strait?

between 10 and 15 fathoms deep
Foveaux Strait is a seaway, 16 miles wide, separating Stewart Island from the South Island. The strait is mainly flat-floored, between 10 and 15 fathoms deep, but with scoured channels and hollows down to 25 fathoms.

How wide is Cook Strait?

14 miles
At it’s narrowest, Cook Strait is just 22km wide (14 miles). However, with two seas meeting here, the Cook Strait is too exposed to provide safe harbourage. Instead, Wellington’s huge natural harbour is used on the North Island and Picton, deep within the sheltered Marlborough Sounds, is used on the South Island.

Is Stewart Island worth visiting?

Does anyone live on Stewart Island?

Home to just 400 humans and over 13,000 kiwi, this remote isle may only have one town, but its potential for off-grid adventures is literally endless.