Southern beech forest (pictured) is the largest remaining native forest type in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
Part of the Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve, the skies over Lake Ōhau are some of the best in the world for stargazing.
The Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers descend from the Southern Alps ice plateau into temperate rainforest, a contrast found nearly nowhere else on Earth.
Relax in the high-country hospitality at Lake Ōhau Lodge.
Known as the ‘Sound of Silence’, Doubtful Sound is much quieter but no less beautiful than its more famous neighbour.
In the last Ice Age, glaciers overtopped the height of Key Summit, part of the Routeburn Track pictured here, by 500 metres.
Enjoy comfortable lodgings aboard the Fiordland Navigator on an overnight cruise through Doubtful Sound.
The ‘eighth wonder of the world’, Milford Sound.
Expect panoramic views of Fiordland National Park from Key Summit.
The Kepler Track is one of the 11 Great Walks in New Zealand, and one of three in Fiordland National Park.
A little bird told me - local guides can share little-known Kiwi secrets with you.
Once an important meeting place for early Māori, Kura Tawhiti (Castle Hill) now attracts congregations of climbers seeking to test their mettle on its limestone boulders.
The world's only alpine parrot, the iconic Kea is as mischievous as it is intelligent - an endearing yet, at times, challenging combination.
At 80 kilometres in length, Lake Wakatipu is New Zealand’s longest lake.
The Paparoa syncline, a down-warping of the Earth’s crust, has preserved vast expanses of limestone, forming iconic features like the Pancake Rocks (pictured).
