Te Anau Travel Guide

 al2401 Says:  Lake Manapouri is a glacier lake located in Fiordland National Park. It is New Zealand's second deepest lake measuring 444 metres at it deepest point. It has four arms - North, South, West and Hope. The Manapouri Hydroelectric Power Station is situated at the end of West... 

 al2401 Says:  Te Anau is on the eastern shore of Lake Te Anau. Lake Te Anau is the second largest lake in New Zealand the largest being Lake Taupo. The town has a population of about 2,000 residents but can increase by up to 3,000 in the summer tourist season. The town has a large... 

 al2401 Says:  The Chasm is found on the road to Milford Sound.It is a natural rock feature caused by the waters of the Cleddau river rushing over the rocks. The force is such as to cut holes in the rock to create a waterfall into a huge chasm.The Chasm is reached by a 20 minute easy walk... 

 al2401 Says:  The drive from Te Anau to Milford Sound on Highway 94 takes you through some amazing scenery - lakes, waterfalls, streams and mountains. It seems as though every bend in the road brings another photo stop. 

 al2401 Says:  The Homer Tunnel, opened in 1954, allows New Zealand State Highway 94 to pass under the Homer Saddle, linking Milford Sound to Te Anau and Queenstown. It the Eglinton and Cleddau valleys. The tunnel is straight and the road now sealed although the walls remain unlined... 

 al2401 Says:  Mirror Lakes is a set of small lakes on the road from Te Anau to Milford Sound. They are in the Eglinton Valley in Fiordland National Park.The lakes are set back from the road but there is a well maintained track. If you are not aware of them it is easy to overlook the stop. 

 al2401 Says:  This centre is run by New Zealand's Department of Conservation, and houses native birds which are rare, endangered, injured or needing special care. It is located in parklands on the edge of Lake Te Anau, about a kilometre from the town along the Manapouri road. It is a 15... 

 al2401 Says:  Maori legend told of caves filled with rushing water and early European explorers had similar tales of undergroud caves. The location of the entrance became lost in history until it was rediscovered in 1948 by local Te Anau operator Lawson Burrows. He found a stream pouring... 

 al2401 Says:  Named Doubtful Harbour in 1770 by Captain James Cook Doubtful Sound is in fact a fjord and is the second largest in New Zealnd's Fiordland. It is three times as long and ten times as large as Milford Sound. It has three large arms all branching off to the south. Hall Arm is... 

 al2401 Says:  Milford Sound or Piopiotahi is actually a fjord (as is Doubtful Sound and all the others in Fiordland National Park). It is one of the world's top travel destinations and has been called by Rudyard Kipling the eigth Wonder of the World.Here mountains spring directly from the... 

 grets Says:  Ninox novaeseelandiae.The Morepork is a nocturnal native New Zealand owl about 30cm in size and 175g in weightThe morepork usually eats moths and beetles caught on the wing as well as small animals such as mice, baby rats, lizards and smaller birds. The name come from its... 

 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... 

 BurgerQueen Says:  La Toscana is an Italian spaghetteria/pizzeria in Te Anau which saved us from starving beause of a late arrival in the city!The staff is very friendly, as well as the restaurant atmosphere.Food is also tasty, definitely the best Italian food we had in New Zealand! 

 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...