Parkwolf’s Fiordland ranking
Top sights in Fiordland
1SightMilford Sound / PiopiotahiIconic fiord of sheer cliffs, thunderous falls, and frequent wildlife
2SightMitre PeakNew Zealand’s most iconic fiord peak rising straight out of the sea
3SightMitre Peak ViewpointThe classic Milford Sound shot of Mitre Peak across calm water
4SightDoubtful Sound / PateaRemote, hushed fiord with waterfalls and dolphins, reached by tour only
5SightWaimānu / Stirling FallsYear-round 151 m fiord waterfall you can cruise into
6SightBowen FallsMilford Sound’s thundering, year-round 162 m curtain of water
7SightHinepipiwai / Lake MarianMirror-still alpine lake in a dramatic hanging valley
8SightOmanui / McKinnon PassThe Milford Track’s high point with vast views and a cairn
9SightSutherland FallsA 580 m cascade pouring straight from Lake QuillHiking
Top trails in Fiordland
- 21 easy
- 15 moderate
- 32 challenging
ChallengingMilford Track53.4 km · 20 hrFour days of rainforest, alpine pass, and waterfalls to Milford Sound
ChallengingRouteburn Track33 km · 14 hrA 20.5-mile alpine point-to-point Great Walk from The Divide to Routeburn Shelter
ChallengingKepler Track60 km · 1.3 daysA 60 km Great Walk loop through beech forest, lakeshores, and exposed alpine ridges.
ChallengingLuxmore Summit Track33.5 km · 9 hrClimb through beech forest to Mt Luxmore's high alpine views.ChallengingKepler Track to Mount Luxmore37 km · 9 hrA demanding Kepler out-and-back from Control Gates to the 1,472 m Mount Luxmore summitModerateSutherland Falls Track4.7 km · 1.5 hrA short, steep side trip to New Zealand's tallest waterfall
ChallengingLake Marian Track6.3 km · 3 hrShort, rough climb to a mirror-still alpine lake in a hanging valley
ModerateKey Summit Track6.9 km · 3 hrA short alpine climb to tarns and Fiordland-wide views
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Fiordland Tour Guide
Fiordland, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Fiordland National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Fiordland audio tourRecorded for this place
Mitre Peak, Rahotu ViewpointListen
“Ahead of you is the classic view of Mitre Peak, or Rahotu, as it's known in Māori. It is one of New Zealand's most photographed mountains, rising nearly 1,700 meters straight out of the fiord.”
Plays as you drive up to Mitre Peak Viewpoint in the Parkwolf Fiordland Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Milford Sound Hub: Foreshore Walk, Airport, and Fuel
- Milford Sound Visitor Terminal and Cruise Check-in
- Bowen Falls: Milford's Powerhouse Waterfall
- Milford Sound's Hidden Midnight Zone
- 126 audio storiesacross Fiordland’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Kea, Fiordland Penguin, Blue Duck, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 68 trails, 124 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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Wildlife
Wildlife in Fiordland
1,181 sightingsKeaMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
199 sightingsFiordland PenguinMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
228 sightingsBlue DuckMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
32 sightingsBottlenose DolphinMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
247 sightingsNew Zealand Fur SealMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
58 sightingsKākāMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Fiordland. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.