New Zealand's South Island is less populated, but it has some seriously amazing landscapes. Nature on this island is left almost untouched, and if you're a sucker for scenic adventurecation, this is easily one place you need to add to your travel list, right after Iceland:

1. Purakaunui Falls

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2. Lake Tekapo


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5. Forest along the Milford Track


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6. The water is so crystal-clear, it almost looks fake.


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9. Lake Wakatipu


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11. Sunset near Mount Cook National Park

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13. Franz Josef Glacier

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14. The glacier at sunset

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15. Church of the Good Shepherd, Tekapo

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16. Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes National Park

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18. Karamea


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20. Hiking trail near Akaroa


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21. The mysterious Moeraki boulders

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23. Lake Coleridge

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25. Cannibal Bay


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