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The ferry journey across Foveaux Strait between Bluff Harbour on the South Island and Oban in Stewart Island is about 39 km (21 nmi) long. [118] The first scheduled service across Foveaux Strait began in 1877 for weekly mail delivery, but soon also carried passengers and general cargo. [ 119 ]
Bluff Harbour is the northern terminus of the Stewart Island ferry, providing a daily service to and from Oban. The ferry journey across Foveaux Strait is about 39 km (21 nmi) long. [3] The first scheduled service across Foveaux Strait began in 1877 for weekly mail delivery, but soon also carried passengers and general cargo. [4]
Real Journeys purchased Christchurch's International Antarctic Centre in 2015. [9] The group of companies owned by Real Journeys include the Stewart Island Experience launched in 2004 and Wild Kiwi Encounter, operated as a joint tourism venture with the Rakiura Maori Lands Trust, which was purchased in 2016. [10]
In 2004, after operating the business for 14 years, Stewart Island Marine sold the ferry service to Stewart Island Experience — a joint venture between two private individuals and the tourism company Real Journeys. [61] [62] A third vessel seating 160 passengers was added to the service in December 2004. [63]
A Guernsey arts charity boss has labelled the island's new ferry service to Jersey as not healthy. Russ Fossey, of Guernsey Arts, made the comment due to the current ferry schedule only offering ...
I paid $6.50 to take a ferry to Vashon Island, which is in the Seattle area, for a short trip to a llama farm. It was worth it. I took a $6.50 ferry to a beautiful nature-filled island near Seattle.
Jersey's new ferry operator has confirmed the first vessel which will provide the island's passenger and freight services. Danish firm DFDS was selected to run Jersey's sea links, meaning the end ...
The two main islands are separated by Cook Strait, 24 kilometres or 15 miles wide at its narrowest point, but requiring a 70-km ferry trip to cross. This is the only large-scale long-distance car / passenger shipping service left, with all others restricted to short ferry routes to islands like Stewart Island / Rakiura or Great Barrier Island.