Milford Sound Lodge

Leave Lake Mackenzie Hut 08:30 Thursday 21st April Lunch at Lake Howden Hut 11:10 to 12:15 Arrive at The Divide via Key Summit at 14:00 Coach ride from The Divide to Milford ...

... expecting it to be a lot busier than it actually was. We drove out again as the holiday park was not there, we found Milford Sound Lodge about 1.5km down the road and booked into a non powered site as they only had 2 powered sites in total, we thought ...

... powerful waterfall passing through woodland that had a rainbow across it. After this stop it wasn't long until we reached the Milford Sound Lodge. It felt very remote here, there were no shops apart from the lodge's mini shop as it is the closest place ...

... land wildnerness.  Snow lined the roads and water gushed off the side of cliff faces. We were pleased to check into the Milford Sound Lodge and treat ourselves to a night in a room.  I did not even try and push the camping idea, it was howling ...

... nothing different! Once we scoped out the dock, where the boats for the scenic cruises depart, we headed to our campsite at Milford Sound Lodge.  We booked in for 2 nights, then after spending an hour in their campsite, we decided to stay for only 1 ...

... . It was quite a good water feature! Once we arrivede at Milford we had a little look around before checking into the Milford Sound Lodge and sorting out some dinner. Tonight we were pretty tired so we read a while and then went to bed fairly early. ...

... a late afternoon cruise of the Milford Sound. This is a popular place with the tourists. There are waterfalls and wildlife to see on the cruise. The only lodging in this remote area is the Milford Sound Lodge. Their generator is off from 11 pm to 6:45 ...

... sight of brilliant blue skies combined with thick snow/ice on road side. Drop down into Milford and find our accommodation, Milford Sound Lodge. We're sharing a 4 bunk bed dorm again, along with the ever-present sandflies. Drove into the harbour area and ...

... , the raging rainfall finally stopped. Nestled in the middle of a forest in the heart of Fiorland National Park, Milford Sound Lodge had the alluring ambience of a rugged backpacker's accommodation mixed with a motel feel. Because all electricity came ...

... for 8 hours, something that happens often in this area of New Zealand. We are glad that we have 2 nights here at the Milford Sound Lodge and take this time to catch up on a few things. Rain here simply adds to the beauty of the peaks and mountainsides. ...

... passes, and a long tunnel. 9:00 AM - At Milford, we drove to the info booth, then the kayak dock, then the Milford Sound Lodge, looking for the meeting point which I thought was supposed to be something called Paddle On Inn. But after asking around, it ...

... above, I really enjoyed the tour. It was stunningly beautiful and a lot of fun.   Drove back to my accommodation (Milford Sound Lodge) just as the rain started getting heavier. I asked the, not overly helpful, guy at the front desk about the weather ...

... the Sound, we had a quick picnic lunch (dodging the sandflies which we now loath!) and then made our way to the Milford Sound Lodge where we were being collected for our afternoon activity - kayaking in the Sound.  There are various ways to see this ...

... to west side.  It’s funny because there is a hiking trail that connects near where we were in Queenstown to a road near Milford Sound and it’s only about 20 miles as the crow flies.  But there’s only the hiking trail, no road, ...

... our next trip and after a little hiccup - Reah's lost and then found again bank card – we left Queenstown. Our stop tonight... Milford Sound. Simon drove and there wasn't much to see until we got to Te Anau. We did stop for a little picnic in the ...

... were waterfalls coming down from the high cliff faces. It was a beautiful cruise and two hours passed very quickly. The Milford Sound is very beautiful, with high mountains framing the narrow passage to the Tasman sea. This is another excellent experience ...

... hopping after us as we left - obviously craving the attention (or food) that the odd tourist gives. Getting closer to Milford Sound the water flowing down the mountains became more and more prevalent, turning into huge waterfalls and rapids at various ...

... in 3 steps (and apparently there are two more beneath the surface of the water) which shows that 5 glaciers have come through the Milford Sound valley sculpting it along the way.. Milford is also full of minerals - there's lots of copper, iron ore and ...

Milford Sound is very isolated with only one place to stay and one restaurant. Before leaving Te Anau we stocked up on food supplies and petrol before setting off on 'the most scenic drive in the world' (we seem to have done about 5 of these drives since ...