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kiwi Says: Take the Tour to the Power station across the lake.You travel by Fast Ferry over the lake, visit the Powerhouse and then take a bus to the Powerstation deep below in the heart of the rocks.Enlarge the photograph to see the powerhouse, but there is much more underground.
Blanket Bay Hotel: You've never seen anything like it!
kiwi Says: Blanket Bay is a tiny bay on a tiny island in Doubtful Sound.In fact this is a drop off point for seagoing fishermen who bring in their catch, leave it in the refrigerated container and then return to the sea.March 2003 - I heard they had installed a 'new' container to...
kiwi Says: In Doubtful Sound there ARE sharks, we hauled one out on a line!!This is not a lake, but is a fiord with seawater.
Dolphins Leap in Doubtful Sound
taxing Says: You have to be in a kayak to have this happen to you. You truck to the sound with your guide, leaving from TeAnau. You camp overnight in the most remote place you can imagine. I actually heard a morepork at night. That's a rare owl. You can drive to the Sound, but that's...
More fishing in Doubtful Sound.
kiwi Says: The delicacy to catch down here, is the Blue Cod. A deep water fish and these are deep water sounds, carved by glaciers. Two on one line is a treat not to miss and you don't have to wait long either.
kiwi Says: Fishing in Doubtful Sound is very special. I swear you only needed to put your line over for a minute and there would be a fish on the line. Some of the fish are not edible, but others are. It is very satisfying to be guaranteed a catch and not to have to wait long. This...
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In Doubtful Sound there ARE sharks, we hauled one out on a line!!This is not a lake, but is a fiord with seawater.
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Even when the car broke down and we were behind a tow wagon, the scenery was still exhilirating!
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Near Manapouri, but accessible from Te Anau as well, Doubtful Sound is a strikingly memorable place. You go across Lake TeAnau, then across a mountain pass on a "road." Then into kayaks to your...
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Twenty minutes from Te Anau is picturesque Lake Manapouri, a beautiful lake framed by the spectacular Cathedral Mountains. Pearl Harbour, adjacent to Manapouri township, is the gateway to the variety...
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