Queenstown To Te Anau I BEAUTIFUL DRIVE in New Zealand
It's time to explore the South Island, but first thing's first. We had to get from Queenstown to Te Anau. It's an absolute beautiful drive. In this video we settle into Te Anau by exploring the town, the lake, Fiordland visitor center, and the bird sanctuary. We also try to hunt down the Takahe. Can we find him?
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Te Anau Bird Sanctuary – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 144: Today we are checking out one of the free things to do in Te Anau, the Te Anau Bird Sanctuary. Join us to see takahe, kaka, kakariki and other native New Zealand birds in Te Anau! If you’re wondering where to see wildlife in New Zealand, then you might like this one!
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Today we are doing a free activity in Te Anau which is the Te Anau Bird Sanctuary. To get there is a 1km walk between the Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre, following the perimeter of the lake, until you reach the Te Anau Bird Sanctuary.
Along the walk, we stop by for views of Lake Te Anau before continuing to the bird sanctuary. Birds are kept here as part of breeding programs or rehabilitated util they are fit enough to be released back into the wild. We see all sorts of fascinating New Zealand bird species up close. This is one of the best places where to see New Zealand birds.
Te Anau Bird Sanctuary is a New Zealand Bird Sanctuary run by the Department of Conservation of New Zealand. If you were wondering what a wildlife activity in New Zealand could be, then this is one of them. We see birds like the takahe, kaka, morepork, kakariki, ducks and more!
So what do you think of this bird sanctuary in New Zealand? Would you add the Te Anau Bird Sanctuary to your must-do list? LUK in the comments.
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Things to Do in Te Anau in 360 - New Zealand VR
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Distinction Luxmore Hotel, Te Anau, New Zealand, HD Review
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Distinction Luxmore Hotel is located in Te Anau's town centre, a short stroll from Lake Te Anau. It offers a wide range of accommodation with Fiordland-themed décor. Guests enjoy a fitness centre and free WiFi throughout the property.
All of the rooms at Luxmore include a private bathroom and tea/coffee making facilities. Free on-site parking is included with all accommodation.
The hotel offers 2 dining experiences, Bailiez Cafe & Bar which has a cafe style menu and the bar with a fireplace and Hilights Restaurant known for its buffet breakfast and carvery buffet dinners.
Distinction Luxmore Hotel is a 14-minute walk from Fiordland National Park Visitors Centre. It is a 4-minutes drive from Te Anau-Milford Highway.
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Just 3 minutes’ drive from the centre of Te Anau, Accommodation Fiordland Self Contained Cottages include free on-site parking, a fully equipped kitchen and a private balcony. Some accommodation also includes free Wi-Fi.
All accommodation features a lounge area with a TV and DVD player and an outdoor dining area offering garden views. Each has private bathroom facilities with a shower or bathtub.
Fiordland Self Contained Cottages are 5 minutes’ drive from the Te Anau Wildlife Centre. It is 20 minutes’ drive from Lake Manapouri. There are several shops and restaurants within 10 minutes’ drive.
Te Anau town, Bus trip to Milford sound
Bus trip to Milford sound, New Zealand
It was our third day in Queenstown, we planned to visit Milford sound. Milford sound is one of most beautiful and iconic places in New Zealand. It is the wettest place in NZ, and it rains for about 200 days a year.
We got up early and caught the coach at 7am. It tool five and a half hours to get there, on the way the driver stopped by some locations and allowed us to take pictures. The driver is very friendly and provides a lot of information..
The cruise to the Milford sound is one hour and forty five minutes. The weather was raining but because of this, more waterfalls formed so the sight was spectacular. The boat went underneath the waterfall and we got really wet. This was an unforgettable trip to Milford Sound.
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Situated on the west coast of the South Island, Milford Sound is a fusion of spectacular natural features with amazing visual cues around every corner.'
Described by Rudyard Kipling as the 'eighth wonder of the world', Milford Sound was carved by glaciers during the ice ages. Breathtaking in any weather, the fiord's cliffs rise vertically from the dark waters, mountain peaks scrape the sky and waterfalls cascade downwards from as high as 1000 metres. When it rains in Milford Sound, and it often does, those waterfalls multiply with magnificent effect.
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Milford Sound - Neuseeland Reiseführer
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Der Milford Sound ist der wohl bekannteste aller Sounds in Neuseeland. Er liegt im einzigartigen Fjordland Nationalpark auf der Südinsel und ist lediglich über den Milford Highway von Te Anau aus zu erreichen. Und der Milford Sound ist jeden Kilometer wert: eine einzigartige Landschaft, steil aufragende Berge, die wie Nadeln 1800 Meter aus dem Wasser schießen, Wasserfälle und ein Spektakel für die Augen - egal wo man hin sieht. Wer in Neuseeland ist, sollte sich en Milford Sound auf keinen Fall entgehen lassen!
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Day 1 New Zealand Road Trip | South Island
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Milford Sound Day Trip
Whilst in New Zealand, I took a day trip to Milford Sound. This included a scenic coach journey from Te Anau, a boat trip through the fiord and a visit to the Discovery Centre and Underwater Observatory.
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What it’s Really Like to Do a Milford Sound Cruise Under the Rain – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year
Day 147: Today we are seeing the wild side of the 8th Wonder of the World on a Milford Sound Cruise under the heavy rain and winds! See what it’s really like to do Milford Sound in the rain as part of our 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand.
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We are in Milford Sound and it’s raining! It’s raining so so much! Nevertheless, our Milford Sound Cruise with Real Journeys is still running despite the wind and rain so we are keen to check out what it’s really like to do Milford Sound under the rain!
We board our Nature Cruise with Real Journeys in Milford Sound and everyone huddles in the sheltered viewing areas. We head straight outside and get ready to embrace the elements!
The gales feel like they nearly blow us off the outside deck, but we are our here listening to our nature guide gives us facts about the flora and fauna of Milford Sound, while we’re being blown around. The amount of waterfalls in Milford Sound are incredible during the rain.
We had a blast experiencing Milford Sound in the rain! We really saw a fun and epic side of Milford Sound!
So what do you think of doing a Milford Sound Cruise in the rain? Would you still go on a Cruise of Milford Sound in the rain? LUK in the comments!
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What are the Best Cruises in Milford Sound? (+ the Drive to Milford Sound)
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이것은 자연만이 유일하게 만들어 낼 수 있는 작품이었다. 세계에서 가장 작은 교회, 그리고 제일 아름다운 교회. 테카포 호숫가에 있는 착한 양치기 교회는 개척시대, 양치기들을 위해 지어졌다.
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It was only natural that the work can only be created. The smallest church in the world, and the most beautiful churches. Church of the Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapo was built for the pioneer era, herders.
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■클립명 : 오세아니아064-뉴질랜드02-07 테카포 호수, 선한 목자의 교회/Tekapo Lke
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■촬영일자 : 2007년 12월(December)
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Campsite, Port Waikato Top 10 Holiday Park, New Zealand
A short video on our camping trip at Top 10 Holiday Park in Port Waikato, New Zealand.
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Wellington seal colony west coast of the Red Rock. But seals are gone where? Nap time than is applied. Although no such thing as a separate fence, can be observed with the seals and 20m distance. The area is rocky makah the sea became difficult to access the secure grounds of the seals predators of whales, seals regional government also prohibits the illegal trapping and putting limits to fishing activity.
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■클립명 : 오세아니아064-뉴질랜드03-08 레드락 해안, 물개 서식지/Redrock Reserve/Seal
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■촬영일자 : 2009년 4월(April)
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Gunns Camp & Milford Sound - A Place to Stray
Stray New Zealand Travel Destination: Milford Sound and Gunn’s Camp, Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand.
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Fiordland is a mystical place in the South Island of New Zealand that will simply take your breath away. Cruise amongst giant mountains and gaze at endless waterfalls. Take a boat tour out on Milford Sound and get close to native wildlife such as New Zealand’s Kea (bird), fur seals, crested penguins, bottle nosed and dusky dolphins.
Nestled in Fiordland National Park is Gunn's Camp, an exclusive Stray overnight stop, which was set up in the 1920s for workers building the road into Milford Sound. Almost 100 years on, it is now used as a base for walkers and explorers. Channel your inner explorer and walk through unspoilt land, taking in the rugged landscape and gentle rivers. Learn of days gone by at the Gunn Museum, sleep under the southern skies, wake to a fiordland sunrise.
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Mount Wakefield (Mount Cook area, New Zealand)
Photographs from a 2-day off-track tramping trip along an easy ridge of Mount Cook Range, New Zealand. Starting at Hooker Corner, climbing to 1700 metres for a campsite, and adding a walk around the peaks of Mount Wakefield. All photos are available in high resolution from my website - - Music: Pasqualino Ubaldini & Paolo Pavan - Savarnah (Jazz Friends) available from - Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 - - Created using free libre program Diascope -
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1. Climbing up ridge above Hooker Corner
2. Trampers on Mount Cook Range
3. Tramper resting above Hooker Corner
4. Tasman River, Lake Pukaki, Burnett Mountains, Ben Ohau Range, and Mount Cook Village
5. Tramping along Mount Cook Range
6. Ridge travel near point 1566 metres
7. Tramper on rocky ridge near point 1566 metres
8. Tasman glacier lake and river
9. Trampers negotiating rocky ridge near point 1566 metres
10. Careful on rocky ridge near point 1566 metres
11. Daisies and rock
12. Mount Cook Range ridge down to Hooker Corner
13. Sealy Range, Mueller Glacier, Mount Sefton, and The Footstool
14. Mountaineer crossing snow patch above tarns
15. Tarns near Mount Wakefield summit
16. Hooker Lake
17. Mount Cook
18. Southern Alps with Mount Sefton
19. Mount Cook and Hooker Lake
20. Snow patch on Mount Wakefield
21. Slalom boot skiing
22. Glissading
23. Refreshingly cool tarn
24. Snow feeding the tarn
25. Reflections in the tarn
26. Campsite by tarns near Mount Wakefield summit
27. Camplife
28. Leftover snow on Mount Wakefield
29. Campsite with Mt Sefton and The Footstool at night
30. Campsite with Mt Sefton and The Footstool in the morning
31. Native mountain parrot Kea
32. Kea posing for camera
33. Confluence of Tasman River and Hooker River
34. Tasman River
35. Textures of braided Tasman River
36. Mount Cook and Lake Pukaki
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13 Best Experiences in New Zealand's South Island
13 Best Experiences in New Zealand's South Island according to Lonely Planet
13. The Catlins
12. Oamaru
11. Stewart Island
10. Skiing & Snowboarding
You're guaranteed to find decent South Island snow right through the winter season. The most famous slopes are around hip Queenstown and laidback Wanaka, with iconic ski runs such as Coronet Peak, the Remarkables and Treble Cone close at hand. There are also dedicated snowboarding and cross-country snow parks here.
9. Milford Sound
Milford Sound is a spectacular glacier-carved fiord in the Fiordland National Park on the west coast of New Zealand and isone of New Zealand's most well known scenic attractions. On display in the fiord is a spectacular combination of mountains, sheer cliffs, waterfalls and marine life. It is the best known of a series of fiords in the park, and the only one which is accessible by road.
8. TranzAlpine
In less then five hours the TranzAlpine crosses from the Pacific Ocean to the Tasman Sea. Leaving Christchurch it speeds across the Canterbury Plains to the foothills of the Southern Alps. After negotiating tunnels and viaducts, the train enters the broad expanse of the Waimakariri Valley. Then it's all downhill: through the Taramakau River Valley, past Lake Brunner, and finally into sleepy Greymouth.
7. Otago Peninsula
The Otago Peninsula is stunning proof there's more to the South Island's outdoor thrills than heart-stopping alpine and lake scenery. Amid a backdrop of coastal vistas combining rugged, hidden beaches with an expansive South Pacific horizon, it's very easy to spot penguins, seals and sea lions. Beyond the rare yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho, other fascinating avian residents include the royal albatross.
6. Queenstown
What was once a small, remote, South Island town has transitioned, first to a busy ski destination, and now to a year round tourist mecca and centre for adventure tourism. It is a world famous destination attracting around 1.9 million visitors every year, undoubtedly the tourism capital of the South Island if not New Zealand, and a must-see stop for most visitors to New Zealand.
5. Central Otago
Here's your chance to balance virtue and vice, all with a background of some of NZ's most starkly beautiful landscapes. Take to two wheels to negotiate the easygoing Otago Central Rail Trail, cycling into heritage South Island towns such as Clyde and Naseby. Tuck into well-earned beers in laidback country pubs, or linger for a classy lunch in the vineyard restaurants of Bannockburn.
4. Franz Josef Glacier
The 11 km long Franz Josef Glacier is one of New Zealand's most spectacular natural attractions, a remnant from the Ice Age which is one of South Westland's major drawcards for visitors. The recent spectacular ice retreat at the Franz Josef Glacier has surprised even the experts and shocked local businesspeople who thought the formerly impressive ice river would be a reliable cash-cow for years to come.
3. Akaroa & Banks Peninsula
Akaroa is a charming town on Banks Peninsula in Canterbury. It is the only French settlement in New Zealand. Akaroa's harbour is home to an array of wildlife, most notably the rare Hector's dolphin. Cruises and dolphin swimming are popular attractions. A popular drive is to Pohatu Marine Reserve, centered on nearby Flea Bay.
2. Kaikoura
Kaikoura is a small coastal town on the east coast, about 180 km north of Christchurch. It is famed for its marine mammals (whales, dolphins, seals) and other sea-life, all of which you can see, some of which you can swim with, and some you can eat. In Maori, kai means eat and koura is crayfish' (rock lobster). So Kaikoura is a place to eat crayfish!
1. Abel Tasman National Park
Here's New Zealand nature at its most glorious and seductive: lush green hills fringed with golden sandy coves, slipping gently into warm shallows before meeting a crystal-clear sea of cerulean blue. Abel Tasman National Park is the quintessential postcard paradise, where you can put yourself in the picture, assuming an endless number of poses: tramping, kayaking, swimming, sunbathing, or even makin' whoopee in the woods.
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Great Ocean Road Bus Tour - Victoria, Australia
A two day bus tour with an overnight stay in beautiful Lorne and then on the next day to many quaint stops for coffee and spectacular scenery along the coast.
Stewart Island, New Zealand
Stewart Island Experience - operates the 1 hour ferry service across Foveaux Strait to the island from Bluff to Oban. Stewart Island Experience also offers a range of tours, cruises and activities to explore the stunning island. Stewart Island is New Zealand's most southernmost community steeped in culture and history. Most of the island is part of the Rakiura National Park, with the population largely confined to the small township of Oban.
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