Bluff Must-Do's

TOP TIP: The Bluff Hill area features many great walks. Downhill mountain biking is only permitted on the Pearce Street Track.

WORLD-FAMOUS BLUFF OYSTERS

Many say there is no better oyster than a Bluff oyster. When in season(between March and August),shuck a few down your throat and make your own mind up.

STEWART ISLAND FERRY

Bluff is your gateway to New Zealand’s third largest island.The Foveaux Strait is famed forits rough sea so catching the one-hour ferry requires a hard stomach. Take some gold coins for the cash bar.

MILLENNIUM TRACK

Climb to the summit of Bluff Hill via this steep, one-hour (one way)track. Superb views encompass Foveaux Strait and Stewart Island with informative panels at the top.

TOPUNI TRACK

Another way to reach the Bluff Hill summit is via this short but steep 50-minute track (one way)past a WWII gun emplacement through forest and shrub.

SOUTHLAND CHEESE ROLL

Bluff’s annual event sees local masterminds bring their most inventive rolling contraption to Lee Street, where cheese is mounted and let loose down the road. Held every November.

DIRECTIONS SIGNPOST AT STIRLING POINT

Come and see the signature yellow road sign at the very end of SH 1. With views across the Foveaux Strait to Stewart Island, it makes a great prop for a selfie.

BLUFF MARITIME MUSEUM

Very affordable and crammed with maritime heritage, learn all about whaling and oyster farming, as well as the town’s early days when it was known as Campbell town.

TOP TIP: Fresh seafood establishments pepper the streets. If you don’t know where to start, begin with Oyster Cove for stellar views and Fowler Oysters for quick and easy takeaways.

Bluff sign © Sam Deuhrass

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