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Te Anau Slideshow
Te Anau
Travel Blogs from Te Anau, New Zealand
NZ road trip commences !
Decided to take in the small town of Arrowtown in the morning before my travels to Te Anau. Arrowtown is a very quaint settlement which sprang up due to the discovery of Gold in the mid 1800's. Many of the original stone and timber buildings remain it was ...
Doubtful Sound
... . Die Sonne steht schon ziemlich tief und es bietet sich wieder ein komplett anderes Bild als heute morgen! Es ist 8 Uhr als ich wieder in Te Anau ankomme, wo ich erst mal im Hostel was esse und dann mit zwei Maedels ganz spontan ins Kino gehe, 2 min vor ...
Stocking up!
Today we spent the day stocking up on provisions for Stuart's walk.... he goes on it tomorrow. Stu is walking the Kepler Track, which takes 4 days to walk... Stu has booked into the walk huts that are available on the track for each of ...
Cascade Saddle to Daley Flats
... down towards the river, and eventually we came to the assumption that this must be the deer introduced about 100 years ago into New Zealand. The light rain kept coming down, blowing at our backs, with occasional bursts that made us put are hoods on, ...
Doubtful Sound
Doubtful Sound Cruise Vi havde booket en dagstur til Doubtful Sound fra Te Anau med Real Journey. Det var en velorganiseret tur med velholdt materiel og meget dygtige guider. Og så var vi igen heldige med vejret! Skyfri himmel hele dagen! Jeg tror at ...
Southern Lakes District
... at Milford I took a cruise through the sound and back. The place is beautiful and I can see why this is a must-see in New Zealand. The cruise took an hour and a half and along the way I saw waterfalls and fur seals sunbathing. Once the cruise was ...
Wild West
... . Primarily, this is because it is such a mission to get to - boat trip across Lake Manapouri, followed by driving on New Zealand's most expensive road, before finally arriving. When we got there, there was a mist hanging over the heights, though closer ...
To Te Anau
... in early Maori history, followed by sealing, whaling, timber milling, farming and fishing. It is one of the earliest European settlements in New Zealand. Riverton Rocks is said to be a "must see" but the Rocks were miles out to sea and the visibility was ...
Milford Sound
... returned to the campsite in time for showers. We went into town and had a nice Italian meal and then back for early bed as absolutely shattered. Off back to Wanaka tomorrow to help Clare move into the new house she is sharing with Byron and ...
Doubtful Sound to Te Anau
... recommend "Real Journeys" to anyone planning a trip to Doubtful Sound. We spend the rest of Friday at the nearby quiet resort town of Te Anau which happens to be on the shores of Lake Te Anau. We're at the Lakeside Lodge. The lodge owners invite us to ...
Sheep farming and sausages
... they bend away from the sea!! We also stopped at McCraken's rest which is one of the most photographed places in New Zealand apparently its a "kiwi experience" tradition to be photographed naked sitting on the sign from behind, according to Kim......we ...
Day 60 Queenstown
... to stay in Te Anao to visited the Milford Sounds, an amazing collection of waterfalls and mountain ranges. We drove from Queenstown to Te Anao checked into the hostel, grabbed a yummy pie and some supplies before driving the two hours to the tour boat. ...
Lakside town
Quaint little village on lake Te Anau.. I took a boat ride on lake Te Anau to the other side of the lake to see glow worms in the caves which was very interesting (and a unique experience!) Then headed to Milford Sound for a ferry ride which again ...
Adrenaline Shot
Woke up this morning hoping to parapent and it is raining and cloudy. In Maori, New Zealand is Aotearoa, which more directly translated means Land of the Long White Cloud -- man where they not kidding! Mom and I put on rain gear and went into town. We ...
'Scenery safari...'
... a new soup, Potato, Leek, Chardonnay and Blue cheese… it’s beautiful. So, back on the road and we’re in Te Anau before we know it. Travelling NZ is so easy, it’s really difficult to get lost! We find the site, ...
Behind the wheel contd!
... at mirror lakes which were a very quere and eiry green colour and reflected the mountains beautifully! Finally we were back in Te Anau where we spent the evening infront of a log fire, very pleased to be in the warmth! The following morning i ...
The Southern Scenic Route: Road Trip Baby
... the next couple/ well 10 days I will be travelling to the deep south of the South Island of New Zealand. Today was the drive from Queenstown to Te Anau. It probably would have been spectacular if the weather had been better. It was raining the whole ...
The Milford sound
We are now back from one of the most beautiful tracks in the world - The Milford Track. After arriving to Te Anau from Queenstown we started to organize to the track - buying light food and packing our things. The track started with a sailing to ...
Doubtful Fiord
... trees just give way since the roots can't get into the granite rock. We got back to Manapouri after lunch and drove to Te Anau to have lunch. Then drove back to Queenstown. We are now evaluating our options for our last 5 days here. The ...
Cruising, motobikes and hitching the galaxy
... , a nice little town known mostly as the gateway to the Milford Sounds. Milfod Sounds are apparently the most famous tourist destination in New Zealand! I had no idea but after seeing them, I can see why. I am staying at another (deer) farm here, just ...
Milford Sound
We were up bright and early for the scenic drive out to Milford Sound. The drive out was spectacular, passing many beautiful lakes and mountains. As we passed through Homer tunnel the drive became more taxing with extremely winding roads over the ...
Mystical Milford
... back on dry land, windswept but having had an amazing day, we drove back along the scenic route to Te Anau and spent the evening relaxing watching New Zealand tv which is surprising mostly stuff imported from the BBC or ITV (almost like being at home). ...
More Balancing Animals!!!
Well, we have made it to TeAnau..... my home for the next 7 nights! Today we went into the local Post Office and I found more balancing animals - but they are smaller and different colours - cool.... I convinced Stu to buy to Elephants, Jungle ...
Introduction to the Fiordlands
... were the only two who had open schedules. After dinner John brought out his calendar marking his last few days in New Zealand before returning to regular life and work. He scratched out his remaining itinerary, recalculated, added a few question marks ...
Manapouri
From Invercargill it was about a 170km drive to get to Manapouri saying goodbye to the ocean as we sped inland and upwards. Manapouri itself held very little but was in such a gorgeous setting. We stayed at quite a quirky campsite that housed its own ...