The fjords that fringe New Zealand's southwest shores were carved by ice age glaciers, but these days the dominant force in
Fiordland National Park is rain.
Sound, cove, lake, and power plant all sit in New Zealand's
Fiordland National Park, part of a stretch of southern wilderness that has been designated a World Heritage Site by the United Nations.
Here was the middle of the Milford Track in
Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, a 32-mile trail from Lake Te Anau to Milford Sound; up Clinton Canyon, over Mackinnon Pass, past the Sutherland Falls - fifth highest in the world - and down to Milford Sound.
Fiordland National Park, at more than 1,230,000 hectares, is the largest national park.
VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY: Milford Sound at
Fiordland National Park and, from top, the Maui Platinum Beach camper van, jetboating at Hanmer Springs and Wellington's waterfront.
Among the cruises, the 12- and 13-day voyages between Sydney and Auckland call at Melbourne, Hobart (Tasmania),
Fiordland National Park (scenic cruising), Dunedin, Christchurch and Tauranga along the way, with a call in Wellington, New Zealand on the 13-day voyages.
It is feared Ms Timings, from Cheltenham, and Mr Montgomerie, from Hamilton, New Zealand, crashed in poor weather between Queenstown and Milford Sound in the
Fiordland National Park.
Arrive Sydney for the start of your 5 Night Sydney and New South Wales Tour, Auckland - New Zealand, Tauranga - New Zealand, day at Sea, Wellington - New Zealand, Akaroa - New Zealand, Dunedin (Port Chalmers) - New Zealand,
Fiordland National Park (Scenic Cruise), 2 days at Sea, Sydney, Australia Disembark Ship for Overnight flight back to the UK.
Fares for the 10-night transTasman cruise, departing Melbourne on November 13, 2018, and including visits to Dunedin, Akaroa and Wellington as well as scenic cruising through
Fiordland National Park, start from $1249 per person twin share.
Cruise West Voyage 22 sails from Auckland to Sydney, Australia, visiting Rotorua, Napier, Christchurch, Stewart Island for Christmas, Rakiura National Park,
Fiordland National Park, Milford Sound, and Sydney Harbor for the firecracker spectacle on New YearOs Eve.
A team of five rescue helicopters has been scouring the glaciers, crevasses and forests of
Fiordland National Park since Saturday morning, when Hannah Timmings, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and pilot Campbell Montgomerie, from Hamilton, New Zealand, were reported missing in poor weather, police in Te Anau said.
A team of five rescue helicopters has been scouring the glaciers, crevasses and forests of
Fiordland National Park since Saturday morning, when Hannah Timmings, 28, from Cheltenham, and pilot Campbell Montgomerie, from Hamilton, New Zealand, were reported missing in poor weather conditions, police in Te Anau said.
