If you’re visiting Rakiura Stewart Island and interested in getting up close with albatross and other sea birds (and don’t have a problem with sea sickness), a ride on a tourist fishing boat is the way to go.
You can organise a trip in Oban, or prior to your visit. From there, you will spend several hours on a boat, line fishing for cod, which is then filleted and shared amongst the "crew" of tourists.
But the best part is the chance to see albatrosses up close. Along with a variety of other seabirds, albatrosses gather around the boat, eager to take part in the action as the fish are processed. Seeing birds this big up close is an astonishing experience.
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