Te Anau Lakeview Holiday Park

Sunday 17th February This morning Jochen dropped us off in town, where we spent the morning. In the afternoon I went for a walk along the lakefront, past the control gates and Dock Bay through forest and then back the same way. Part of the walk was on the Kepler Track, another of New Zealand's famous tracks that I would like to do when we have more time (it takes about 3 days to walk it). We are planning to come back to Te Anau to do the track in a few weeks time, as this was more of a quick ...

Friday 14th March This morning we were up early to drive into Queenstown to collect a few things for our next hike. Then we drove down to Te Anau (a route we were familiar with from our travels with Jochen), and then straight up towards Milford Sound. The road there was just stunning and that 2-hour part of the drive could easily have taken all day with a stunning viewpoint at every turn. Once we reached the small town of Milford Sound, we headed straight onto a boat tour of the Sound. The tr...

The drive down to Te Anau from Queenstown took us, yet again, through more spectacular scenery, valleys, gorges, mountains (including The Remarkables) and undulating, English style countryside and lots and lots of sheep. There are also lots of vineyards along the way and we pop into one and have a look around. We are quite shocked at the price of some of the wine! Either, wine in the UK is really cheap or, the Kiwis keep all the good stuff for themselves and export the cheap stuff. It is quit...

I have a cold, I have acquired a fair few more Sandfly bites and I have a rash on my chest and back. But we have just had one of our best experiences in New Zealand. We drove down to Te Anau from Queenstown with Heike, Finn and Lucy. After the YHA managed to screw up the booking for our hostel we found ourselves in a cabin at the Lakeview holiday park. We had booked 2 kayak trips, a one day trip to Milford Sound the next morning and a 2 day expedition on Doubtful Sound. The alarm went off at ...

This morning was my Safari Lord of the Rings full day tour. I was actually scheduled to do this tour several days ago, but when I woke up in was raining and cold so I blew it off and re-scheduled. I was picked up from the Lakeview Holiday Park at about 8:30 in the morning and we headed north to Paradise and Glenorchy where many of the scenes for the Two Towers were filmed. We drove through the beech forests that were used for Lothlorien in the first movie and Archie house, rented by Peter Jac...

2nd to 4th Feb 2008 On Sat, 2nd I had a very early rise to catch the bus to Milford Sound. Stopped off at Te Anau so that we could buy the ticket for Milford Sound cruise and the Stewart Island ferry for later on. At 10am we left Te Anau and stopped off at various photo stops on the way to Milford Sound. Arrived into Milford at around 1245 and boarded our boat for the 1pm cruise. The scenery is absolutely awe-inspiring with Mitre peak the highlight. Returned to the harbour and caught the bus ...

Synopsis. Stay tune for more. Staying at the Holday Park. Too tired to move to cheaper accommodation this morning so will stay here tonight as well. Slept in until 9am today!!!! Usually are on the road by now. So nice to just hang out at the Lake. Forcast is for rain for Milford. We head up there tomorrow for kayaking. Staying at only accommodation in Milford (dorm style). We are planning our trip for after Milford Sound. Should we do the Catlin Coast then Otago or more time Otago. Leaning to...

WE arrived in Te Anau early from Queenstown, but Lakeview was kind enough to transfer our booked accommodation to an unused cabin so that we could leave our baggage prior to departing for Milford Sound. The road from Te Anau to Milford Sound is regarded as one of the most scenic in the world. Granted, there are many lookout points along the way such as the Eglington Flats, Mirror Lake, Falls Creek Waterfall, Gertrude Valley, Homer Tunnel and, of course, the Chasm. However, I still think the c...