Lake Te Anau Travel Guide

The small town of Te Anau is best known as the gateway to Fiordland National Park. A very pretty lakeside community, it is the nearest town to Milford and Doubtful Sounds

Lake Te Anau is in the south-western corner of the South Island of New Zealand.

The focus of many of these is Lake Te Anau itself. Several scenic cruises operate on the lake, and there are also opportunities to hire rowing boats, motor boats, kayaks and jet-skis.

Miscellaneous: If you're doing a driving tour and plan to leave from Queenstown to Te Anau and Milford Sound, do head into town to purchase some bread or dry food, and also a couple of bottle of mineral or bottled water as you will need to set off early.

You can also buy yourself some hot food at some rest stops in Te Anau.

Mirror Lake (Officially known as Lake Matheson) really stands true to its name. I was hoping that the picture I took will do justice to the Lake, and it sure did. The actual picture seemed a bit blurred, but the image on the waters of the lake looked magnificant.

This is really one lake that you should not miss.