Is Invercargill worth a visit?

Question

Hello!

I live in Europe and I am planning a trip to New Zealand. I wanted to ask you if Invercargill and the surrounding areas are worth a visit!?

Thank you

David

Answer 1

Of course it is. Everywhere in NZ is worth a visit.

Go to these websites:

http://www.aatravel.co.nz/new-zealand/Invercargill_What-to-See-Do.html

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Australia_and_Oceania/New_Zealand/South_Island/Southland/Invercargill-1883323/Things_To_Do-Invercargill-TG-C-3.html

http://no1guide.co.nz/destination/invercargill/top-11-things-to-do-in-invercargill-751.html

Answer 2

I am from a town near Invercargill.



There are some nice places near Invercargill, like Te Anau and Manapouri (if you like smaller towns) and Queenstown (if you like partying and people). The southern coast is wild and beautiful. But Invercargill itself is not worth your time or money.



I always feel embarrassed to take people to Invercargill. It is not a pretty town. The people are mostly unfriendly and backward. There are a lot of rednecks there who have nasty prejudices. And there is not much to do except drink and beat your wife (this is the reputation it has in New Zealand). It is the part of New Zealand that other New Zealanders stay away from! There are a lot of corrupt politicians and things are very closed.



You can get to places like the Fiordland National Forest (Te Anau and Manapouri are nearby) and the Catlins coastal area without going through Invercargill and I advise you to do that. Tourism operators in the Invercargill area put a LOT of pressure on anyone who criticises Invercargill and that is a shame, because there aren't very many honest reviews that warn people about Invercargill. So a lot of tourists go there and are then disappointed.

Answer 3

I pride myself on being able to find something interesting everywhere in NZ. Here's my list for Invercargill:



the botanic gardens and the museum in the middle where you can see the tuatara, the oldest reptile in the world. That said, it doesn't do a lot (you'll think they are plastic!) but it is there.

walk along the main street and look up, there's some interesting architecture.

Burt Munro's motorbike in the one of the shops on the main street (ask at the visitor centre)

drive down to Bluff for the 'end of SH1 signpost'. It isn't actually the southernmost point of the south island, but stand under it and boggle at the distances to your home. There's also the 'chain' sculpture, the other end is on Stewart island.

if it is the right day you can go up the water tower and see a very long way, as Invercargill is built on a flat plain.



ok, a different scale of interest to some but there's always something. And it is 2 hours to Queenstown, 2 hours to Te Anau and less in the other direction to the Catlins.

Answer 4

Honestly, Invercargill isn't worth a visit, but the surrounding areas are. If you can get to Milford Sound and the Fiordland National Park you won't be disappointed. This is the area that people think New Zealand looks like.



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Answer 5

Invercargill lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the South land Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff, which is the southernmost town in the South Island. It sits amid rich farmland that is bordered by large areas of conservation land and marine reserves, including Fiordland National Park covering the south-west corner of the South Island.

invercargill has a population of about 48000.

Answer 6

As it is literally the city on Earth (next stop Antarctica)

you figure it out.

On a nice day, you can turn the heater DOWN to plus 50 degrees and still stay reasonably warm.

Every other day make sure your life line is tightly secured to something or you will never find your way back in the sleet, snow and blizzard.

Don't bother being polite to the locals

they cant hear anything you try to yell at them over top of the gale force winds anyway.

I hope you like the Irish?

Lots of them there as no one else is stupid enuf to go.

ARE YOU GETTING THE PICTURE YET?

Answer 7

Many years ago Mick jagger visited Invercargill . he described it as the Ars***ole of the world. It was also many years ago since I went and have to agree but today things could've changed slightly. It takes years for change in NZ that's not running the place down it's just with only 4 million people the tax payers dollar doesn't go far. If you never go you will never know

Answer 8

Definitely worth a visit as is all NZ. You are down there with real Kiwis in Southland. While you are down there try to visit all or part of the Catlins coastal area - stunning.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Definitely.

Answer 11

Only if you're bringing a neutron bomb. Seriously, it is a HORRIBLE place.



It is the one place in NZ I recommend nobody ever visit, and I think you've picked a bad place to be interested in.



Check out the link I've left you to get an idea.

Answer 12

No,there are better places you can go to .