During our stay at Stewart Island, we booked an arrangement with Furhana Ahmad. She took us to Ulva Island, where we had a very good walk and saw a lot of birds. She was a very good guide. The next day we went with Mark for 2 half day walks along the coast. This was also a very good experience.... More

My wife is very into birds, and I am not. We both had a stupendous time with our guide, Furhana, on Ulva Island. By the end of our walk, I was able to recognize a Tui bird just by the way it flapped its wings, and was excited to learn more. Ulva is a unique, very peaceful place, with incredible... More

By the time these two North Americans got to the south end of New Zealand's South Island we had seen most of the birds common to local kiwis. But we wanted to see the uncommon birds. So we made the jump to Steward Island. There we took a walking tour of Ulva Island with Furhana aat Raggedy Range. By mid... More

We are New Zealanders who, pre-kids, did lots of tramping by ourselves. With two teens, and as part of a two-week trip in Otago/Southland, we chose to use a guide as it meant we only had to organise our personal tramping gear and carry 1-2 kgs of food. Ruggedy Range has a container at the Mason Bay Hut which holds... More

We decided to spread our tourist dollars around a bit on Stewart Island and give the small operator Ruggedy Range a go - we didn't regret it. Furhana is a resourceful and determined lady and her passion and honesty shines through on the Ulva Island tour. Unfortunately the rats have re-occupied Ulva and an aerial bait drop in August 2011... More

Furhana is an excellent guide. She is very knowledgable and answers questions ranging from rather technical to simple --all with ease and patience. She gave a great guided walk, pointing out the birds she heard and saw along the way. Also gave a wonder plant guide. We never would have gotten the full experience of Ulva Isalnd without her. It... More

Furhana our guide for our party of 7 is highly educated & knowlegeable, well presented and appeared to run a most professional operation. We visited nearby Ulva Island after landing on the Stewart Island airstrip.. Our transfer was in a clean and tidy mini coach and a small high speed water taxi ride for the short ride over to the... More

We were fortunate to join Furhana’s Birding and Forest Walk excursion to Ulva Island (off Stewart Island) in mid-December. Furhana opened our eyes to a new dimension of the forest. She didn’t just name plants – she shared indepth information that made the whole experience so much richer and enjoyable. Her affinity with birds was amazing. She could hear and... More

Furhana made our trip smooth by helping with the ferry and fishing trip. Whenever we have visiting friends and family we refer them to Ruggedy Range for a great Stewart Island trip. More