Te Anau Travel Guide

 balhannah Says:  Located close to the Milford Sound road, is Mirror lake. It is only a short, 5 min walk. It was very disappointing when we were there, as they had allowed too many high Trees and shrubbery to grow, so the good reflections that I had seen from other people's visits were not... 

 balhannah Says:  THE cruise we did was at 10am, with Red Boat cruises. Milford Sound Red Boat Cruises depart daily from the Milford Wharf Visitor Centre.Firstly, we travelled down the south side of the Fjord, passing our 1st point of interest, which was Sinbad Gully which is an excellent... 

 balhannah Says:  The Cruise we did of Milford Sound, was by "Red Boat" and it included the Observatory. We decided to have a look, as it would be different to what we had seen else where in the World.It is located in Harrison's Cove, beneath Pembroke Glacier, amongst towering mountains of... 

 balhannah Says:  To get to MILFORD SOUND, you have to pass through the fairly famous Homer Tunnel.Before this tunnel opened in 1954, there was no road to fiordland. The HOMER TUNNEL has been improved greatly over the years. The tunnel is straight, and was originally single-lane and... 

 balhannah Says:  Our drive to Milford Sound was on a beautiful sunny day. Milford Sound [world heritage status] is approx 120km from Te Anau.The scenery is beautiful, there is much to see, like Mirror Lakes, The Avenue of the Disappearing Mountain, the mountain appears to shrink while you... 

 balhannah Says:  This place was amazing! Just a short walk from the road, the water is rushing down the Cleddau River with such force, that over thousands of years, it has sculpted the boulders and has even put holes through them! It was rather mesmerizing, you definately wouldn't want to... 

 balhannah Says:  We booked our Milford sound cruise at Te Anau, whether this is a good idea or not, I am not sure. Weather is very unpredictable in this area, and a fine sunny day, very quickly became a very, very wet night and following day!Our cruise was with the "RED BOAT'This company was... 

 balhannah Says:  Walking around the shops at Te Anau, we came across a large turquoise Bird statue! This statue was of the Takahe which was thought to be extinct for over 40 years until it was rediscovered in a remote valley across Lake Te Anau. Now with the wild population entirely endemic... 

 balhannah Says:  We arrived at Lake Manapouri on our way to Te Anau. The drive here was through some fantastic scenery with snow capped Mountains in the distance.We really liked this lake and town, it was quite quiet and the lake with the surrounding Cathedral Mountains was very pretty. This... 

 Robmj Says:  This is now one of the most popular tracks and while not overcrowded with trampers, you will need to book in the peak season (Nov to April) to get hut accommodation.The track covers 32kms and starts at the Divide which is 85kms from Te Anau or it starts at the Routeburn... 

 Robmj Says:  This is a fantastic 60km track that is part of the Department of Conservation's Great Walks Tracks.The track is a large loop and can be accessed from either end and in fact can be split into day walks for the two end sections if you want. The best way to do this track is... 

 Robmj Says:  This is a very well known and popular tourist destination and the buses and people swarm in like flies on a daily basis with many bus loads doing day trips from Queenstown.However, you should take your time, not only is Milford Sound superb, but there are many other less... 

 Robmj Says:  This is an outstanding walk that begins at the Divide and where the Routeburn track either begins or ends.The Summit is at 919m and climbs from the start point at 540m. It will take around 3 hours return to do this trip or less if you are fitter. It does climb steadily but... 

 Robmj Says:  Lake Gunn is a beautiful spot. There is a loop track that takes 40 minutes return, although make sure you do the short detour to the outlet of Lake Gunn. When you get there, you will realise why you took this little excursion!. On the main track loop, you will pass pebbled... 

 abi_maha Says:  Coming from India we are so used to seeing deer as 'wildlife', animals that jump, frisk and frolic in the jungles here. In NZ whe we saw some very tame and 'cattle-like' deer it took us a while to get used to the idea that these were farm animals! So in Te Anau when we... 

 2 Reviews and 106 Opinions  The Distinction is clean and the staff are friendly. I would have expected at least some plates and... 

 resturant_critic Says:  under chefs specials was listed as Chips yes chips - should have left then and it didnt get any better service apalling- waiter left in the middle of taking my order to take the order from the asain bus tourists - while was paying the bill the waiter left to attend to the... 

 victorwkf Says:  Doubtful Sound is a very large fjord on the south west corner of New Zealand, close to the smaller but more accessible Milford Sound which is near to Te Anau. It took second place after Milford Sound as New Zealand's most famous tourism destination.Doubtful Sound was named...