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With rain, wind, and sunshine

On Monday, Birgit and Oliver took a boat trip on Milford Sound. Meanwhile, we went on a hike that was still on our bucket list - the Gertrude Saddle. A challenging hike, but only...

From Invercargill to Milford Sound and to Queenstown

Most people take a boat tour in Milford Sound to see the fjords. However, Kate recommended I go on a kayaking tour instead. She had done the 'Stirling Sunriser' tour, which...

Today, I finally want to go to Milford Sound, a fjord in the southwest of the island. 180 km to go, so I'm starting at 6:30 AM. The last 20 km we crawl in convoy behind very...

In pitch darkness

Manapouri should only be a stopover on the quite long journey from Queenstown to Te Anau, and there isn't really much to see in the town. But there was a cable car that felt...

Sunrise at the lake. Since we couldn't shop anymore, we went for breakfast at the only café in the village. It is run by realNZ and located at the dock for the boat to Doubtful...

From the side road in Milford Sound, two of the ten Great Walks begin: the Milford Track and the Routeburn Track. The Milford Track is by far the most well-known and popular...

Unfortunately, Firdolin-Christopher lost the battle against the tree. The hike was quite nice though.

Fantastic views of an amazing landscape!

2 days at the lakes in the Southland.

“The most beautiful hike in the world,” is how the poet Blanche Baughan described the Milford Track in an article published in the London magazine “The Spectator” around 100...

North Mavora Lake

The week starts with the Kepler Track. My second real multi-day hike, where you walk directly from Te Anau for an hour to the start, then walk a loop through forests, along...

The further south we go, the windier it gets. We forego the numerous viewing points and only stop at one where, theoretically, dolphins can be seen. There we drink a coffee,...

Today it was time to leave and there were only 200 km ahead of us. The travel companion then pointed out very energetically that she finally wanted to go to the mountains and...

Friday's credo was: get up early at 5:20 a.m. (if you don't work 😁)! There was a full day bus tour to the fjords of New Zealand. We were really excited and excited. I...

A lakeside dinner with sunset and views of the fjords of the South Island.

Te Anau, Mirror Lakes, Key Summit hike and lupins at the campground

On the way to the Milford Sounds we could see snow-covered mountain domes on the west side of New Zealand. It is 16*C, the water depth is 1520m and we have covered almost 2400...

Second part of our day tour to Te Anau - the Te Anau Glowworm Cave in Fiordland National Park.

On Monday we continued to Te Anau at Lake Te Anau where we camped. Camping Lake Te Anau On Tuesday we took a trip to a cave where we could see glowworms. Ufer vor der...

Two days ago we were on a boat tour through Milford Sound. When we had to get up early in the morning, it was still dark outside and very cold. ☹️ The boat tour was very nice...

The Milford Sound is located in the Fiordland National Park and is one of 14 fjords that have been carved by glaciers into the Fiordland. It is accessible only by road, which we...

Today we are going to Te Anau, which is located on Lake Te Anau. From there, our tour to Milford Sound will start tomorrow. We will reach the place around noon and go to our...

Day trip part 1 to the river Bruinen, the natural border to Rivendell.

The last two days we spent in Milford Sound on the west coast in the fjordlands. Due to strong winds our 5 h kayaking tour got cancelled. Instead, we did a cruise through the...

Nomen est Omen, or something like that. Milford Sound is today's destination. We thought we would go on Monday so that there would be enough space on Sunday for the masses of...

Auf dem Wege von Queenstown zum Highlight Milford Sound, machen wir heute Station in Teanau, wieder gelegen an einem wunderschönen See. Morgen geht es dann zum Fjord Milford...