Te Anau - Queenstown
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Te AnauNew Zealand's second largest Lake.
Maori called Te Anau Marakura, meaning red earth. Maybe you have seen some rocks covered with the rust coloured lichen? After discovering the glow-worm caves, they renamed it Te-Ana-Au, meaning "caves of rushing water".
Three long and a shorter arm of the lake extend into the mountains. Once they held glaciers which flowed into one main trough.
Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre
Lots of information including a museum and an audio-visual show. Booking for Routeburn, Milford and Kepler Tracks
Walks and Tracks
Te Anau is the departure point to many well known walking tracks. Make sure you visit the Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre before you leave.
Hollyford ValleyA relatively flat track
4 - 5 days
Starts and finishes at Te Anau
3 - 4 day hike
Lake Te Anau to Milford Sound
October to April, 3 - 4 days
Glowworm Caves
There are no huge and impressive stalactites because the cave is relatively young and still formed by an underground stream. Maori call it "Cave of rushing Waters". You can reach the caves at the base of the Murchison Mountains only by boat. Regular tours take two to three hours and depart from Te Anau daily.
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Mossburn - 5 Rivers Road
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Kingston Flyer
The Vintage steam train operates between October and May between Kingston and Fairlight.
Road to Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu
If you reach Lake Wakatipu there are lot of great viewpoints along the road to Queenstown.
