The Catlins is the vast region on the southernmost past of the South Island of New Zealand, between Dunedin and Invercargill. If you love nature and wildlife it will be a real paradise for you!

🇫🇷 La région des Catlins se situe à l’extrême sud de l’Île du Sud de Nouvelle-Zélande, entre Dunedin et Invercargill. Si vous aimez la nature et la vie sauvage, ce sera un paradis pour vous !

The lighthouse of Nugget’s Point

Nugget’s Point

Nugget’s Point

Surat Bay

Sea lion posing on the beach

Sea lions, Surat Bay

Sea lion pups playing next to their mother

Even for a sea lion mother it’s exhausting to watch over the kids!

Huge sea lion on the beach

Abandonned railway tunnel in the Catlins

McLean Falls

The Purakaunui Falls

Petrified forest in Curio Bay

Petrified forest in Curio Bay

Yellow-eyed penguins in Curio Bay

A yellow-eyed penguin hiding in the grass, Curio Bay

Curio Bay, unfortunately under a dark sky

Dolphin in Curio Bay

Slope Point, southernmost point of the South Island of New Zealand

The lighthouse of Waipapa Point

It’s so windy at Waipapa Point that trees grow horizontally!

Bluff, the end of the road!