Real Journeys - Latest News [Page 5]
Ugandan orphans to travel on TSS Earnslaw
Monday, 1 October 2007, 8:50 am | Real Journeys
A group of orphan children from Uganda will experience the excitement of steam travel on the TSS Earnslaw this month. The 18 children are from the Watoto Children’s Choir in Uganda. Along with 11 adult leaders, the children are travelling around ... More >>
Real Journeys Wins Two Tourism Industry Awards
Friday, 31 August 2007, 4:16 pm | Real Journeys
South Island tourism operator Real Journeys was recognised as one of the industry's highest achievers at the Tourism Industry Awards last night, winning the "Conservation in Action Award" and the "Qualmark Mark of Quality Award". Company ... More >>
Earnslaw charity cruise raises $1500 for youth
Friday, 17 August 2007, 4:17 pm | Real Journeys
Locals raised $1500 for an under-funded Wakatipu District Youth Trust programme by turning out in force for a TSS Earnslaw charity cruise on 22 July. The money will help secure the future of the trust’s boys’ programme, which is not currently ... More >>
Fiordland Crested Penguins return to Milford Sound
Friday, 10 August 2007, 1:15 pm | Real Journeys
The rare Fiordland Crested Penguins are returning to Milford Sound, which means winter is definitely on its way out. Real Journeys nature guide Richard Heyward says the birds have been arriving in their ones and twos since mid-July. “They turn up about ... More >>
Real Journeys rapt with Kiwi Must-Do's
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 12:44 am | Real Journeys
Real Journeys, the major tourism operator in both Milford and Doubtful Sounds, is elated that New Zealanders have voted Milford and Doubtful Sounds their top "Must-Do" destinations. More >>
Iceberg flights from Queenstown with Real Journeys
Friday, 24 November 2006, 2:43 pm | Real Journeys
Tourism operator Real Journeys has teamed up with Otago Helicopters to take people from Queenstown to view icebergs off New Zealand’s east coast. The Iceberg Flights begin with a flight from Queenstown to Dunedin in a Milford Sound Flightseeing twin-engine ... More >>
Real Journeys and NHNZ release joint DVD
Friday, 24 November 2006, 2:34 pm | Real Journeys
Tourism operator Real Journeys has joined forces with internationally acclaimed film-makers Natural History New Zealand (NHNZ) to produce a virtual tour of southern New Zealand. The DVD, Real Journeys – Our Places, contains 1.5 hours of footage spanning Fiordland, ... More >>
Leopard seal sighted in Milford Sound
Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 3:08 pm | Real Journeys
Hot on the heels of the iceberg flotilla, another Antarctic denizen has bestowed New Zealand with a visit. Yesterday, passengers and crew on board Real Journeys Milford Sound cruise vessels were treated to the rare sight of a leopard seal. The leopard ... More >>
A Milford Sound character – 36 years service
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 1:05 pm | Real Journeys
Greater numbers of independent travellers will now have a chance to experience Milford Sound onboard one of the fiord’s most interesting characters – the MV Friendship. More >>
New wilderness cruise vessel for Doubtful Sound
Monday, 12 December 2005, 11:27 am | Real Journeys
DOUBTFUL SOUND, December 10, 2005 – Today tourism company Real Journeys launched a new catamaran, Patea Explorer in Doubtful Sound. More >>