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2 May 2019
Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise wins new 100% Pure New Zealand Experience Award
Real Journeys Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise won the inaugural 100% Pure New Zealand Experience Award hosted by the Tourism Minister at Parliament last night. The awards recognise excellence in visitor experiences and tourism sustainability. Real Journeys Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Lunch was also a finalist.
4 April 2019
Real Journeys 2019 Cruise-for-a-Cause to help feed those in need, reduce food waste and save endangered wildlife
This year’s Cruise-for-a-Cause to Doubtful Sound will raise funds for Queenstown community support group ‘Baskets of Blessing’ to help distribute meals for individuals and families experiencing difficult times. The second recipient is the Wildlife Hospital in Dunedin, which treats some of the most threatened species - from native birds to penguins and seals.
29 January 2019
Last call for Real Journeys Cruise-for-a-Cause 2019
There is less than a week to go before applications close for the Real Journeys annual Cruise-for-a-Cause. New Zealand based charitable organisations can apply for the opportunity to sell all the berths on one of Real Journeys iconic overnight cruises in Fiordland - and keep all the proceeds.
17 October 2018
Real Journeys group of companies now represented by 'Wayfare'
One of New Zealand’s leading family-owned tourism companies, Real Journeys, has announced the establishment of a new corporate identity called ‘Wayfare’ to represent its tourism companies in the international market.
9 August 2018
Real Journeys 'Birds of a Feather' Conservation Ball 2018 raises over $85,000 for Cooper Island
With an historical New Zealand theme, a hundred elegantly attired guests raised over $85,000 towards Cooper Island Island Restoration Project at the Real Journeys ‘Birds of a Feather’ Conservation Ball on Saturday. 100% of their ticket price went towards Real Journeys’ conservation effort to remove predators on Cooper Island, Dusky Sound.
1 August 2018
Clay pipe discovery believed to be from legendary Fiordland explorer William Docherty
A smoker’s clay pipe discovered during Real Journeys conservation work on Cooper Island, in Dusky Sound, is believed to have belonged to legendary explorer William Docherty, who lived in Fiordland’s remote Dusky Sound from 1877 to 1894.
27 July 2018
Real Journeys a finalist for 'Business Excellence' in New Zealand Tourism Awards 2018
Real Journeys has been selected as a finalist for ‘Business Excellence’ in the prestigious New Zealand Tourism Awards for the second consecutive year.
12 July 2018
New Zealand's Largest Alpine Resort to be developed between Queenstown & Wanaka
A new partnership between Cardrona Alpine Resort and Queenstown businessman John Darby will lead to the development of New Zealand’s largest alpine resort, incorporating Cardrona and a new Soho Basin Ski Area.
9 May 2018
Real Journeys announces recipients of the 2018 Cruise-for-a-Cause
This year’s annual Cruise-for-a-Cause recipients, the KidsCan Charitable Trust and Wanaka Search & Rescue are both off to swift start with their fundraising efforts.
18 April 2018
New Marketing Manager Ciara Craig
Real Journeys new Marketing Manager, Ciara Craig began her new role this week by heading straight to Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound, the Te Anau Glowworm Caves and Queenstown’s Walter Peak High Country Farm.
25 January 2018
Over fifty predators removed from Cooper Island in Dusky Sound, Fiordland
Birds on Cooper Island will breathe a little easier after 24 stoats and 29 rats were killed and removed from remote Dusky Sound, in the first two rounds of full coastal trap checks completed as part of the Cooper Island Restoration Project.
15 December 2017