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Extraordinary scenic beauty has earned this region a reputation as a significant sightseeing and walking destination, and a 'must see' for anyone travelling to New Zealand. The hub of the Fiordland region is the attractive town of Te Anau. From here it is an easy 2 to 2½ hours drive to Milford Sound and 20 minutes by coach to Lake Manapouri and the start of a Doubtful Sound excursion. Te Anau has a range of activity options, fine restaurants, seven days a week shopping and can cater for all levels of accommodation. Fiordland National Park is a World Heritage Site and includes Milford, Dusky and Doubtful Sounds. Milford Sound, Rudyard Kipling described as the Eighth Wonder of the World. Take a scenic flight over it and you will understand why. Some of the fiords can be explored by kayak but if you’d like to see the less accessible fiords, eco-tours can be arranged. But this, really, is the place for hiking. Fiordland National Park has three of New Zealand’s ‘great walks’, the Milford, Kepler and Routeburn Tracks. Milford Track is arguably New Zealand’s most famous walk. Starting in Te Anau, it takes you, over 53 kilometres, through the most breath-taking scenery; mountains, lakes and enormous valleys right up to the Sutherland Falls, the tallest waterfall in New Zealand.
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This amazing area of New Zealand has achieved World Heritage Status and is renowned as the home of Mitre Peak, the Milford and Doubtful Sounds and for the many Great Walks that the region has on offer throughout Fiordland and Mt Aspiring national Park. When you visit this area you will be visiting one of the most dramatic and beautiful parts of New Zealand.
The main tourist hub is Te Anau, which acts as the gateway to the famous Milford Sound. A lot of the Oscar award winning Lord of the Rings movie trilogy was shot in Fiordland so if you liked what you saw in the movie be sure to visit it for yourself!
‘Extraordinary scenic beauty has earned this region a reputation as a significant sightseeing and walking destination, and a ‘must see’ for anyone traveling to New Zealand’
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