Introducing Fiordland
Fiordland is NZ’s rawest wilderness area, a jagged, mountainous, forested zone sliced by numerous deeply recessed sounds (which are technically fiords) reaching inland like crooked fingers from the Tasman Sea. Part of the Te Wahipounamu Southwest New Zealand World Heritage Area, it remains, for the most part, formidable and remote. Te Anau and Milford Sound see the bulk of the region’s tourists, and small towns hold its small permanent population.
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There are a number of wonderful bushwalks in the area: Milford Track may be king, but Kepler and Hollyford are worthy knights, and the Routeburn, Greenstone and Caples Tracks have one end here too, with the other at Queenstown.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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RE: South Island in December - Itinerary Advice
by newzealandtravel 13 September 2011
Whew! That's solid packed itin. For some info on Abel Tas walks have a look at http://doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/national-parks/…
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A few days leftover in NZ...Suggestions, Nelson/Abel Tasman worth it?
by brpettey77 25 August 2011
I posted earlier about some itinerary questions, but thought I would repost with a more specific question. Plan is to arrive in Auckland…
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Re: South Island at the end of December: Still Doable?
by neverwinter 28 July 2011
Milford Track right the other end of the South Island, although there are fault lines through Fiordland. You can of course get stranded…
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