Milford Sound & Doubtful Sound

Weather Glorious on sunny days and breath- taking on rainy days, does it really matter what the weather is like in ? Piopiotahi/Milford Sound is a land- scape commanded by water. The area receives around 6.5 - 7 metres (21-23 feet) of rainfall each year and has been known to receive up to 9 metres (29.5 feet), making it the wet- test inhabited place on the planet. Patea/Doubtful Sound receives a huge amount of annual rainfall (around 6 metres/20 feet/) and luck- Milford Sound Doubtful Sound ily for you there’s a good chance it Piopiotahi/Milford Sound is an immense Larger, yet less visited than its neighbour, will rain when you visit. and dramatic landscape, that casts a Patea/Doubtful Sound is a popular choice spell over all who visit. for wilderness seekers and those willing These truly unique environments Astonishing geological formations and to go a little further to see a little more. come to life on a rainy day and rich Maori legends are revealed whether Day cruises and overnight cruises to weather can change quickly in you’re exploring by land, sea or air. Patea/Doubtful Sound depart from the mountainous regions. Pack Visitors often underestimate the stun- , just a 20-minute drive from your raincoat, your sunscreen and ning alpine drive that is the road to Te Anau. Prepare to be blown away by lush rainforest, immense waterfalls prepare for whatever may come, we Piopiotahi/Milford Sound, because of the popularity of the area it can be a and local populations of kekeno, promise you won’t be disappointed. busy place in summer. Basing yourself the Fur Seals and tawaki, in Te Anau will mean you can avoid the Fiordland Crested Penguin. peak times and enjoy Piopiotahi/Milford • Known as the Sound of Silence Sound with less people and more time. • Deepest of all fiords • Iconic Mitre Peak - one of the world’s • Doubtful Sound is practically tallest sea cliffs untouched by man • Steep and narrow, glacially carved • Outstanding waterfalls valleys • You may see Fiordland Crested • 2 1/2 hr drive Te Anau - Milford Sound penguins, bottlenose dolphins and • Milford Deep... NZ fur seals • Guided sea kayaking • Guided kayaking and rentals available • Day and overnight cruise options • Overnight cruise options www.fiordland.org.nz • Diving trips Milford Sound Activities Milford Activities Doubtful Sound Sound MIlford is the jewel in Fiordland’s crown and the only fiord that can Milford Sound Day Cruise Doubtful Sound Day Cruise be reached by road in a 2 1/2 hour Cruise Milford W R Go Orange W R cruisemilfordnz.com GoOrange.co.nz car journey from Te Anau. The Fiord Go Orange W R W R is approximately 16km from the GoOrange.co.nz realjourneys.co.nz ‘head’ to the open sea, which means Jucy Cruise Milford Sound W R jucycruise.co.nz visitors can comfortably travel the Doubtful Overnight Cruise Mitre Peak Cruises W R Charters W R length of the fiord to the Tasman mitrepeak.com doubtful-sound.com Sea and return in only 1½ to 2hrs. Real Journeys W R Fiordland Expeditions W R realjourneys.co.nz fiordlandexpeditions.co.nz Facilities in Milford Southern Discoveries W R Real Journeys W R southerndiscoveries.co.nz realjourneys.co.nz Visitors need to be aware that Southern Secret - Fiordland Cruises W R doubtfulsound.com there are limited facilities in Milford Milford Overnight Cruise Fiordland Discovery W R itself. Full lunches are provided on fiordlanddiscovery.co.nz Doubtful Sound Guided Kaya- board by some cruise operators (if Real Journeys W R king pre-booked), and there are limited realjourneys.co.nz Doubtful Sound Kayaks - Day W R fiordlandadventure.co.nz options at Discover Milford Sound Milford Sound Guided Go Orange W R Information Centre & Cafe and Pio Kayaking GoOrange.co.nz Pio Cafe at the Milford Sound Lodge. Go Orange Kayaks W R GoOrange.co.nz Multi-day Cruises There is no fuel available within Rosco’s Milford Kayaks W R Cruise Fiordland W R Milford Sound so you need to fill up roscosmilfordkayaks.com cruisefiordland.com before departing Te Anau. Southern Discoveries - Kayaking W R Fiordland Discovery W R southerndiscoveries.co.nz fiordlanddiscovery.co.nz Check in for boat trips is 20 mins Pure Salt W R prior to departure times. Underwater Observatory puresalt.co.nz Milford Discovery Centre W R Real Journeys W R There is a free bus that completes a & Milford Deep Underwater Observatory realjourneys.co.nz circuit between the airstrip, cafe and southerndiscoveries.co.nz Southern Secret - Fiordland Cruises W R doubtfulsound.com car park, and the boat departure Diving (scuba) terminal. W R These symbols indicate that operators Descend Scuba Diving Milford Sound W R have advised they are prepared to pay descend.co.nz Wholesale or Retail commission rates. Accommodation Overnight Boats, Milford Sound Lodge and Rainforest Caravan Park are the only options for accommodation and visitors need to book these well in advance.

Doubtful Sound The trip to Doubtful Sound starts with a boat trip across , followed by a bus journey over the rugged . This 22km road Milford Sound connects West Arm in Lake Manapouri to Deep Cove in Doubtful Sound, and was built during the construction of the power project. Doubtful Sound is the deepest of the fiords at 421m deep, and is long and winding with three distinct ‘arms’ be- tween Deep Cove and the open sea — a distance of over 40 kilometres.

Doubtful Sound October 2020