Ulva’s Guided Walks

Explore Ulva Island with Ulva’s Guided Walks on Stewart Island, New Zealand. Ulva Goodwillie, your guide, who is named after the Island, is a direct descendant of the first Mãori peoples of Stewart Island. She is passionate and very knowledgeable about this special place and would love to share it with you. She will provide you with a unique experience, learning about native flora and fauna from a Mãori and local Stewart Island perspective. Ulva Island is an idyllic, predator-free bird sanctuary for rare and endangered bird and plant species, a paradise for birds and bird lovers... only 266 hectares with great walking tracks, located in the Southern-most island of New Zealand, Stewart Island. Ulva Island is a world leader in showing conservation in action. The original ethics of predator-free environments and sustainability are now bywords in environmental accreditation circles. The actions of the Department of Conservation on Ulva Island and Stewart Island are now showing up in initiatives world-wide - we can truly say that we would leave few carbon footprints with our intact native and primeval forests.