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 Cheeky Kea, the alpine parrot of Fiordland. Photo © Home at First.

        
Pristine habitat where parrots meet penguins.
Here famed walking tracks venture to where
the ocean reaches into the Southern Alps.
Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Fiordland's greatest attraction. NZ Tourism Photo.


THE KEA, NEW ZEALAND'S
MISCHIEVOUS ALPINE PARROT

Photo copyright © Home at First

Attractions in Fiordland: Fiordland National Park protects one of the world's most unique habitats—where deep, clean fingers of the Southern Ocean invade the 10,000 foot high Southern Alps. This is a land of unexpected juxtaposition: jungles, oceans, and snowcaps; penguins and parrots; environmental conservation and major tourism. Most people come for the two Milfords: Milford Sound and Milford Track. But many leave having discovered something else, the modern challenge of eco-tourism—protecting the most fragile of environments while sharing its rich treasures with the world.

On the Kepler Track, Fiordland. Photo © Home at First.MITRE PEAK AND MILFORD SOUND            
Photo courtesy New Zealand Tourism

Activities in Fiordland: Hiking the Milford, Kepler, Routeburn, Greenstone, and Hollyford Tracks. Cruising the region's great fiords: Milford, Doubtful and Dusky. Riding the Kingston Flyer, one of the last great legacies of New Zealand's glorious national steam narrow-guage rail system.

The Kingston Flyer steam tourist railway, operating relic of New Zealand's former great steam rail system. Photo © Home at First.
ON THE KEPLER TRACK, FIORDLAND
Photo copyright © Home at First

THE KINGSTON FLYER ON A DRAMATIC
SECTION OF TRACK BETWEEN
TE ANAU AND QUEENSTOWN

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Bathroom at a Home at First Fiordland bed & breakfast lodging in Te Anau. Photo © Home at First.
There is no shortage of guided tour & activity options bookable at Te Anau's Tourist Information Centre. Photo © Home at First.Lodgings:
Top quality bed and breakfast lodgings in Te Anau, the largest town and activity center for Fiordland.

BATHROOM AT HOME AT FIRST BED
& BREAKFAST LODGING IN TE ANAU

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THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF GUIDED TOUR
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TE ANAU'S TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE

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Getting around Fiordland: Use of a rental car is essential here. Except for occasional bottlenecks at the historic Homer Tunnel near Milford, roads in Fiordland are usually lightly traveled.

Organized tours to Fiordland's Milford Sound--by bus, helicopter, or small airplane--can save driving stress and let everyone enjoy the spectacular scenery. NZ Tourism Photo.Getting to/from Fiordland:
Home at First guests arrive in Fiordland by rental car, normally coming south and west from Queenstown in 3-4 hours. Most depart Te Anau for Queenstown, or further northeast to Mt. Cook/Lake Tekapo in 3-4 scenic hours.

ORGANIZED TOURS TO MILFORD SOUND
CAN SAVE DRIVING STRESS AND LET
EVERYONE ENJOY THE SPECTACULAR SCENERY

Photo courtesy New Zealand Tourism



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