Area: 1,305,00 hectares
A vast remote wilderness, with snow capped mountains, glacial
lakes and valleys, fiords, islands, waterfalls and dense forest. World
Heritage Area. Contains some of New Zealand's best known
tramping tracks, including the Milford (booking essential), Kepler,
Dusky, Routeburn and Hollyford. Fishing, hunting, guided walks, cruises
on lakes and fiords, scenic flights. Penguins, seals, dolphins,
spectacular coastal features.
One of the heaviest annual rainfall places in the world! This
produces innumerable and magnificent cascades, lakes, rivers and
glaciers.
