I loved our visit to Fiordland National Park and Milford Sound (Piopiotahi), where we had a two hour nature cruise on board the beautiful Milford Mariner. Another included experience on the tour, and even in the rain it truly was stunning. In fact, some might say even more stunning as we got to witness the full force of the waterfalls, plus see hundreds of other temporary waterfalls that would have disappeared by the afternoon without any further rainfall.
In Te Anau we had an included excursion with Fiordland Jet along the Waiau River to Lake Manapouri. Alex, our boat captain, was such a good laugh and definitely made this a highlight experience of the whole trip! For any Lord of the Rings fans, you might recognise some of the river scenes from the films, but I’m clueless…
A highlight dinner experience on the trip began with a journey across Lake Wakatipu on the twin-screw steam ship TSS Earnslaw (the Old Lady of the Lake) to Walter Peak High Country Farm. The station is a little slice of paradise, with a great BBQ-style dinner followed by a farm show where the dog will loyally shepherd some sheep back to their enclosure.
