Milford Sound

The journey here is as exquisite as the destination itself! Each travel option here will have its own perks, with car allowing you flexibility and guided tours providing the knowledge of the best spots. I would suggest the ‘BBQ bus tour’, which operates with fewer people and is quite interactive. The best part is the BBQ lunch in the most breathtaking places, which is an unmatched experience.

Your journey from Queenstown will begin along Lake Wakatipu then further through vast farmlands. Further ahead, you will reach Te Anau, which stands on the border of the Fiordland National Park, your entry into an exquisite wilderness. Moving ahead, the land is so vast that your vision will only capture vast yellow wilderness with dark huge mountains forming the backdrop, a view that will urge you to halt and click a picture. Other must-see includes Te Anau Lake and Mirror Lake, which offers double delight—the beautiful Earl Mountains and their stunning reflection in the lake! At the gateway of the Milford Sound, your road trip will cease and your journey on water will begin. Tall dark razor sharp mountains rising from black waters are the hallmark of Milford Sound, with the Mitre Peak at 1692 m towering above all. This unimaginable wilderness with its sheer scale, expanding in all directions, will take your heart away! Sheer sculpted cliffs, rising from dead still waters, spared by nature’s weathering, for they seem as if created yesterday, just for your visual delight. The scene is beautified by numerous waterfalls that run down the cliffs in indefinite form as they have been created temporarily by the forest rains. You will also encounter fur seals basking on the rocks and if lucky, then you may also spot dolphins and Fiordland crested penguins too!

For those seeking adventure, there is kayaking and diving too. Just imagine the scene—nature’s sheer vast brilliance crafted painstakingly by the glaciers over thousands of years, with dark black waters and towering mountains occupying the majority of the canvas, and you sailing through them with effortless ease!