Prepare to be amazed! Although the Southern Lakes and Fiordland are home to some of New Zealand’s best known landscapes and activities, nothing can quite prepare you for seeing them in real life. Stroll the shores of a beautiful blue lake at the foot of towering snow-capped mountains, cruise a quiet fiord bounded by steep bush-clad cliffs punctuated by roaring waterfalls and scattered with wildlife, bungy jump from a bridge high above a shingle river – this place will be forever cemented in your memory!

REST & RELAX

Let yourself drift into a state of bliss in the hands of an expert masseuse at one of Central Otago’s luxury lodges.

LUXURY EXPERIENCE

Stroll from your luxurious lakeside retreat to the helicopter waiting on the front lawn for a first-class flight-seeing tour of an amazing landscape of mountains, lakes and fiords.

NATURAL EXPERIENCE

Peer through a window into a strange watery world of fish, black coral and snake stars at an underwater observatory in Milford Sound.

CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

Feel the buzz of hoping to strike it rich as you slosh the gravel in your gold pan and consider what drove thousands of hopefuls to brave harsh conditions in their own search for gold.

BUDGET TRAVEL

Grab your camera and take a scenic walk – apart from the famous Great Walks, Fiordland offers a myriad of shorter strolls and, let’s face it, no visit to this region is complete without getting back to nature on a hiking trail.

ADRENALINE RUSH

Take your pick from a smorgasbord of unforgettable activities, from 360 degree spins in a jet boat to a giant swing above a rugged canyon and, of course, bungy jumping – New Zealand’s very own adrenaline high!