Recently named as the worlds most beautiful place and also New Zealands eighth wonder of the world, Milford Sound is found in Fjordland national park. The park is part of Te Wahipounamu, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is actually […]
Recently named as the worlds most beautiful place and also New Zealands eighth wonder of the world, Milford Sound is found in Fjordland national park. The park is part of Te Wahipounamu, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is actually […]
The Chasm. This unique and beautiful Department of Conservation short walk is on the Milford side of the Homer Tunnel and is well signposted along the highway. The walk leads through tranquil native forest, along an easy, well maintained track. […]
The Milford sound highway is an attraction on it’s own. One of the most scenic roads in NZ. So many incredible lookouts, lakes and Waterfalls along the way. Not to mention a multitude of world renowned walking tracks through some […]
The north eastern shore of lake Te Anau. Decorated with colourful pebbles. We stumbled upon this serene paradise having turned up at Harry Creek @docgovtnz campsite in the dark. Driving around the narrow bush tracks feeling like we were in […]
Day 5. Te Anau. Having made a decision based on the weather forecast, we decided to head in the direction of Milford sound, stopping in Te Anau for the night. This photo was taken by lake Te Anau, near the […]
Lindis Pass. The grand range of massive tussocky rolling hills! On the road to Wanaka after departing Mt Cook we stopped to admire this view coming down the western side of the Lindis Pass. About 30 minutes before sunset, the […]
A brief but intriguing visit on the journey from Mount Cook to Wanaka. The Clay Cliffs lie on private land roughly 10km west of Omarama, near the southern end of the Mackenzie Basin. These alien-like formations are a series of […]
A compulsory stop at Peters lookout. A final goodbye to Mount Cook before continuing south to Omarama and Wanaka. ♤ Sony A7ii ♡ Zeiss 24-70mm f4 ◇ Hoya UVC filter ♧ 1/100sec f16 ISO100 70mm #nzmustdo #realmiddleearth #mtcook #mtcooknz #aorakimountcooknationalpark […]
That famous view along the Hooker valley track. We were the only people heading back towards the camp site at around 9-10am. Needless to say, we got a few surprised looks from other hikers heading towards the glacier. The sunrise […]
Sunrise at Hooker glacier lake. Mount Cook national park. Having decided to ignore the wet weather forecast for the region, we camped out at the White horse hill @docgovtnz campsite near Mount cook village. I woke at 4am and was […]