The Fjordland National Park

If you are in New Zealand you have to pay a visit to the Fjordland National Park. Next to the Alpine Crossing in Tongariro National Park it was a highlight while staying in New Zealand. The drive starts in the nicely situated town Te Anau which is surrounded by mountains. From there it took us around two hours to drive all the way to our campground at Milford, where we met our favorite Finnish family again. The drive up north itself is already one of its kind. Endless numbers of look-outs with spectacular views made us forget about the windy streets.

The most spectacular stops were “The Chasm”, which is a waterfall running through a deep canyon. The mirror lakes, which perfectly reflect the surrounding snow covered mountains. And last but not least a place in the middle of a great meadow where we had a nice view into the canyon towards Milford Sound.

On our way back we stopped at the Divide for a 2 hours walk to the Key Summit, which offered spectacular 360 ° views of the Fjordlands.

@ Peppi: Thanks for the sunniesSouth Island Milford 25

The only way to really see Milford Sound is by taking a sightseeing day cruise which offers incredible views. South Island Milford 03 South Island Milford 04South Island Milford 18South Island Milford 19South Island Milford 21

See the third dolphin from the left. He just caught a big fish and holds it in his mouth while playing in the waves of the boatSouth Island Milford 22South Island Milford 23South Island Milford 24

Our first meeting with a kea – the world’s only alpine parrot.South Island Milford 02

The drive between Te Anau and Milford Sound offers amazing views through unspoiled mountain landscapes.  South Island Milford 15 South Island Milford 27

View of the Mirror Lakes. The lakes provide reflective views of the Earl Mountains.South Island Milford 13

Beautiful Fiordland mountains from Key Summit, Routeburn TrackSouth Island Milford 30

Lunchbreak along the road in the company of a keaSouth Island Milford 05South Island Milford 06South Island Milford 07

Someone conquered our camperSouth Island Milford 08

Great spot for lunch time on the lake Te AnauSouth Island Milford 01 South Island Milford 11

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  1. Hi Eva and Niels!
    We were happy to read about Eva’s horse experiences and of course especially impressed to see Niels’ new glasses in the picture 🙂
    Have a great trip forward!
    Greetings from Auckland,
    Peppi, Eemeli, Laura and Jonne
    Ps. We have also written something about you in our blog – mostly in Finnish but partly in German too: Lampaitalaskemaan.blog.com

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