A Fiordland adventure hiking the Hollyford track and overnighting on a Doubtful Sound cruise

Описание: Wanting to travel to New Zealand and explore some of its remote beauty?

Journey with us to this rugged spot on the wild southwest corner of Aotearoa. We hike the gnarly Hollyford track over 5 days. We navigate wire rope suspended bridges, clamber over trees, ford creeks and rivers, and take in the scenery of this remote and beautiful spot. At the end of the track we wander around a seal colony before taking a helicopter flight over the rugged Southern Alps. We hitch a joyride on a Milford Sound jet boat before heading back to our 'home base' in Te Anau.

The Fiordland adventure continues with an overnight cruise on Doubtful Sounds. We collect lobsters, kayak, catch some blue cod, and see seals and the rare Fiordland Crested Penguin.

0:00 Adventure highlights
0:20 Flying and TrackNet shuttling
0:32 Starting the Hollyford Track tramp
0:43 Hidden Falls (you can't see it)
1:10 Squeezing through spaces with full packs
2:08 A dip in Lake Alabaster
2:38 Day 2: a tough day hiking Lake Alabaster to Demon Trail Hut
3:05 A foreboding 3-wire bridge (optional)
3:33 Demon Trail track report ('A' for effort required)
4:00 Another 3-wire bridge (getting less optional now)
4:33 At home in the cosy Demon Trail hut
4:56 Lake McKerrow stunning views and birdsong
5:23 Day 3 body status reports (mixed reviews)
6:01 High wire bridge
6:25 Track snacks
7:16 Navigating a fall-to-your-death 3-wire bridge
7:40 Hokuri hut and Demon Trail track report
8:05 Hut chores (an exploration of gender roles in modern day tramping)
8:33 A hut to ourselves
8:45 Day 4 Lake McKerrow
9:04 Hokuri river crossing
10:02 Martin's Bay airfield with light rain settling in
10:29 Martin's Bay hut
10:41 Getting up close (but not too close) at an isolated seal colony
11:09 Estuary swim (yes, cold)
11:29 Stunning evening by the wild Tasman coast
11:39 Rendezvous with a helicopter (our exit option for this track)
12:02 Helicopter flight from Martin's Bay to Milford Sound
12:55 Arriving at Milford Sound
13:06 Wild jetboat ride
13:18 Ride back to Te Anau, end of HollyFord adventure
13:34 Traveling to an overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound (Lake Manapouri Ferry, Weka, and Kea)
13:53 Our home for the night, Fiordland Secret
14:02 Lobster pot fetching
14:58 Kayaking on Doubtful Sound
15:10 Seal colony and wild Tasman coastline
15:20 Catching blue cod
15:43 End of a Doubtful Sound cruise