Fiordland National Park, A realm where nature's drama unfolds

Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

The scenery along the way to the Magical Canyon Bay is very beautiful

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Introduction

Fiordland National Park is a beautiful protected area located in the southwest corner of New Zealand's South Island. Conservation efforts began in 1904 and it was established as a national park in 1952. In 1990, it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the largest national parks in the world. Here, you can admire cascading waterfalls, ancient rainforests, and granite peak formations that reach several hundred meters high. Due to the valuable mineral resource "greenstone" found here, it is also known as the "jade city". The Anduin River from the film "The Lord of the Rings" is actually the Waiau River. This river flows through the area between Te Anau and Manapouri, and it was used by the Fellowship of the Ring to travel south. The towering mountains surrounding the river represent the harsh environment of southern Isengard in the movie. The Fangorn Forest scenes were shot along the Takaro Road, where a remote-controlled camera was attached to a rope high above the trees to capture the scene of Aragorn walking through the forest. If you want to visit the Fangorn Forest for yourself, you can head out to the Takaro Road. In Te Anau, you can take a jetboat tour of the Waiau River, cruise through Milford Sound on a boat tour through the magical misty mountains, or explore breathtaking scenery along the Kepler Track.

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Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Transportation

Travel by plane: There are airports in Dunedin, Queenstown, and Invercargill. Travel by car: It takes two and a half hours to drive from Invercargill to Te Anau along Highway 94; it takes four and a half hours to drive from Dunedin to Te Anau, passing through Balclutha, Gore, Lumsden, and Mossburn; it takes two and a half hours to drive from Queenstown to Te Anau. There are long-distance buses running from Invercargill, Dunedin, and Queenstown to Te Anau every day.