Nothing Doubt'ful About It - Fiordland by Helicopter
Explore the gorgeous Doubtful and Dusky Sounds in the Fiordland National Park, South Island of New Zealand by helicopter. Get picked up from the front lawn here at Whare Kea Lodge and take an incredible scenic flight out over the Mount Aspiring National Park, with it's towering peaks and tumbling glaciers. Head out towards the West Coast of New Zealand and the Fiordland National Park where wildlife, native bush, deep fiords and spectacular views are as far as eye can see.
Fiordland Discovery Cruise - Dusky Sound & Preservation Inlet
This video was shot during a Real Journeys Discovery Expeditions cruise around the coast of Fiordland (New Zealand) with mum and my two sisters. Enjoy!
Filmed on: GoPro Hero 5 Black
Edited with: Adobe Premiere Pro
Music: Soar by GYOM (Musicbed)
Day 1
Depart Manapouri
Cross Lake Manapouri to West Arm
Bus transport to Deep Cove, Doubtful Sound
Cruise to Third Cove in Dusky Sound and anchor for the night
Day 2
Cruise through the Acheron Passage to Sportsman Cove
Cruise to The Basin and climb by foot to the hut
From The Basin cruise to Facile Harbour, site of the Endeavor Wreck
Visit Richard Henry's house on Pigeon Island
Anchor in Duck Cove
Day 3
Cruise to Sunday Cove (Resolution Island)
Walk to the lookout
Anchor at Luncheon Cove (site of Providence ship) for lunch and kayaking
Walk up to Astronomers Point (site of Captain Cook landing)
Anchor in Duck Cove
Day 4
Cruise down the coast to North Port in Chalky Inlet
Visit the Stella wreck
Back along the coast and past Gulches Head
Visit the Tarawera Mine in Preservation Inlet
Anchor in Revolver Cove
Day 5
Walk to the Puysegur Point lighthouse
Visit Kisbee Lodge
Visit Cemetery Island
Anchor in Revolver Cove
Day 6
Visit Spit Island and beaches
Cruise to Cascade Basin and anchor for the day
Kayaking
Day 7
Cruise to Spit Island
Helicopter to West Arm (Lake Manapouri)
Cruise back to Lake Manapouri
Doubtful Sound Cruise – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 143: Today we are getting off the beaten track and taking a cruise of Doubtful Sound with Real Journeys! It’s a full day trip over the stunning Lake Manapouri and through the Fiordland National Park wilderness to get to the quieter big brother of Milford Sound.
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Today we are going from Te Anau to Lake Manapouri which is the start of our Doubtful Sound Tour! We are going to be cruising on the less popular fiord of the Fiordland National Park. However, it’s 3X larger than Milford Sound meaning that just the Doubtful Sound cruise is 3 hours. On top of that, it’s a whole adventure to get to Doubtful Sound, starting at the shores of Lake Manapouri.
We join the team from Real Journeys for a cruise across Lake Manapouri, a stunning lake and entrance to the Fiordland National Park. The trip is a couple of hours where already we see towering mountains and that famous Fiordland National Park scenery.
Once we are across the waters of Lake Manapouri, we hop onto a bus to take us over Wilmot Pass, New Zealand’s most expensive road to build and the only road completely disconnected by the New Zealand road network. We stop along the way for epic viewpoints of Doubtful Sound and to see some wildlife, the native kea parrot!
We arrive down at Deep Cove where our 3 hour cruise on Doubtful Sound begins. Doubtful Sound makes an awesome alternative to Milford Sound with a lot less boat traffic and chance for the captain to switch the engines off and allow us to hear the wilderness around us. Milford Sound may be called the 8th wonder of the world, but Doubtful Sound has that same impressive mountains carved by glaciers, waterfalls, dark reflective waters, and not to mention the wildlife as we see dolphins, penguins and seals on this trip. If you were only to do one New Zealand cruise, consider this one!
So what do you think of this cruise in Fiordland National Park? Would you add going to Doubtful sound to your New Zealand bucket list? LUK in the comments!
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Packrafting in New Zealand – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 145: Today we are trying out packrafting in New Zealand for the first time! Join us on this rafting and kayaking adventure in the Fiordland National Park in New Zealand! We’re packrafting with Expedition X on the Waiau River, Lake Manapouri and the Kepler Track.
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Today we are doing packrafting in Fiordland National Park! What is packrafting? Well, it’s exploring the wilderness with everything you need on your back including a raft or kayak. We are using blow-up kayaks to explore the Waiau River in Te Anau and Lake Manapouri before packing the rafts up in a backpack then hiking on the Kepler Track.
Packrafting is one of the awesome adventure activities in Te Anau, where we start our trip. We learn how to blow up our packrafts then hit the grade 2 Waiau River. Packrafting on the Waiau River is great for beginners to packrafting.
Once floated down the Waiau River we emerge on Lake Manapouri. At one side of the lake, we reach the shores and pack our rafts away. With our rafts on our backs, we hit the Kepler Track which is one of the Great Walks of New Zealand. Hiking the Kepler Track is part of the packrafting experience.
So what do you think of packrafting in New Zealand? It’s a great way to experience kayaking in Te Anau or kayaking in Fiordland, as well as being able to hike the Kepler Track all in one trip. Would you add packrafting to your New Zealand must-do list? LUK in the comments.
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Doubtful Sound (New Zealand) - Natures perfect blend of mountains water and sky.
One of New Zealand's natural wonders. Take an outstanding boat trip from Pearl harbour on Lake Manapouri to Doubtful Sound.
Fiordland Navigator
Beautiful place with beautiful people
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David Micheal Earnest Allen, Kaitlyn Hamilton, Ashley Powers, Nicola Crawford, Stephanie Bird, Sarah Purchace, Chris Beal, Catherine Taylor, Chelsea Rodgers, Catherine Parata, Devon Davis, Cameron Weir, Laura Needs, Ali Katkodia, Sim Grigg, John Paton, Eve Thomas, Daniel, Glen, Frank, Michelle, Tim and so many more amazing people helped us during this wonderful season
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A trip around Real Journeys overnight boat on Doubtful Sound
October 2009
Kayaking Doubtful
Kayaking from the Fiordland Navigator Overnight Cruise in the stunning Doubtful Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand.
The Sound clip form 3mins on is of an actual bird mimicking humans. The NZ Tui.
Doubtful Sound Wilderness Day Cruise New Zealand
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Doubtful Sound located in a World Heritage Area, is an overwhelming place. You can feel the power of nature here - the remoteness, the wilderness and the peace.
Known for its wilderness and wildlife, Doubtful Sound is the second largest of the 14 fiords in Fiordland National Park and it is three times longer and 10 times larger than Milford Sound.
Your Doubtful Sound adventure with Real Journeys begins as you cruise the crystal clear waters of Lake Manapouri. Then it's over Wilmot Pass, stopping along the way to experience some of Fiordland's densest rainforest and to view the colourful alpine moss gardens.
On reaching Deep Cove, you will board our spacious catamaran for a three hour cruise that takes in the most dramatic scenery of Doubtful Sound. The skippers provide a detailed commentary and point out highlights. Keep a look out for wildlife as Bottlenose dolphins frequently come alongside our vessel, fur seals bask on the rocks around the fiord and rare penguins can at times be observed.
Doubtful Sound, New Zealand
In the remote fjordland of South Island, New Zealand, Doubtful Sound was made accessible by the works needed to construct a hydroelectric power station deep inside a mountain. It is still remote and dramatic, perhaps even more so than the better known Milfors Sound.
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The Fiordland NP - Pure New Zealand Nature
The Fiordland of New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places in the World. His scenery, his remote wilderness and nature are the heart of Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area in southwest New Zealand. The extraordinary beauty of the area was recognised by the United Nations in 1986 when it was made a World Heritage Area.
The Fiordland National Park was described as having superlative natural phenomina and outstanding examples of the earths evolutionary history. Southwest New Zealand is one of the great wilderness areas of the Southern Hemisphere. It is an area where snow-capped mountains, glaciers, rocks, rivers, waterfalls, deep lakes, sea, sounds, unbroken woods, moss and tussock grasslands produce a landscape of exceptional natural beauty. The wildlife is stunning. The area is home for Keas, Kiwis, Bellbirds, Takahes, Tuis, Pukekos, Kakapos, Dolphins, Seals, Penguins and other birds and marine mammals: incredible and exciting nature. 100% Pure New Zealand nature experience. A must do for Kiwi travellers and tourists from overseas. The National Park included some of the best known tourist attractions of the South Island and whole New Zealand and is one of the NZ highlights and top destinations for nature lovers in the world. Best known are the Milford Sound and the Doubtful Sound, but there are a lot of beautiful places of the unknown NZ in the area.
A scenic flight is a great adventure in Fiordland. It is so amazing to fly over and within this stunning scenery. Breathtaking views of mountains, glaciers, valleys, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, sounds, woods, beaches, rocky coastline and some locations for filming the Lord of the Rings movie. I can not say whats my favorite location, because there are so much. I did flying with with Milford Helicopters at Milford Sound and Southern Lakes Helicopters in Te Anau. There are also several other companys.
Also a trip and cruise with Real Journeys, Red Boat Cruises, Mitre Peak Cruises, Fiordland Cruises or Fiordland Expeditions on the amazing sounds are a great experience. Even when weather is rainy and foggy is it a unforgettible jouney into a silent fairy tale world of water, mountains, wood, trees, rocks, moss and low-hanging clouds with dophins, penguins and seals in the water. Sometimes the Doubtful Sound is called the Sound of Silence, there is a cloistered serenity within the fiord that contrasts with Milford Sound. The fiord is rich in flora and fauna, New Zealand Fur Seals and Fiordland Crested Penguins can be seen on many of the small islets at the entrance of the fiord. Doubtful is the deepest of the fiords and is long and winding with three distinct arms and several outstanding waterfalls in the area from Deep Cove to the open ocean, a distance of around fourty kilometres.There are many ways to experience Doubtful Sound by kayak or cruise, as a day trip or on an overnight experience.
The Fiordland is also a paradise for Hiking. There are several Great Walks of New Zealand in the area, like the Milford Track, the Routeburn Track, the Keppler Track and the Dusky Track. Discover the unknown New Zealand by Eco-tourism. Experience the stunning and exciting wilderness and nature of Fiordland National Park, paradise and home of endangered wildlife. If you dont want to make it alone do it with companys like Fiordland Nature observations, Fiordland Wilderness Experience or Milford Sea Kayaks. The aerea is also popular for deer hunting, often by chopper. In the last years Fiordland becomes also popular for adrenaline fun sports like base jumping in wingsuit and surfing big waves on previously inaccessible coastlines and mountains.
The following places and sites are seen in this video or are nearby: Lake Te Anau, Mount Lyall, Mount Owen, Mystery Burn, Mount Solitary, Mount Chrisholm, Norwest Lake, North Arm, Lake Manapouri, Pearl Harbour, Pomona Island, Hope Arm, St Pauls Dome, Cone Peak, Precipile Peak, Lake Victoria, Cathedral Peaks, Camel Backs, Beehive, Wilmot Pass, Doubtful Sound, Deep Cove, Elisabeth Island, Elisabeth River, Fergusson Island, Solitary Cone, Malaspina Reach, Petea Passage, Bauza Island, Shelter Islands, Mount Troup, Commander Peak, Hall Arm, Mount Crowfoot, Sutherland Falls, Couloir Peak, Lake Quill, Arthur River, Arthur Valley, Mount Daniel, Mount Elliot, Mount Wilmur, Steep Hill, Llawrenny Peaks, Odyssey Peak, Sinbad Gully, Waiau River, Paddock Hill, Shallow Bay, Iris Burn, Jackson Peaks, Mount Maury, Mount Luxmore.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
We've captured the stunning region of Milford Sound in Fiordland region of New Zealand.
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Fiordland: West Arm Barge Trip
a day in the life of the West Arm Power Station Barge during the Days of the Second Tailrace Tunnel Construction Lake Manapouri featuring Stoney (Kevin) Bourke and the Hustler.
New Zealand Summer In Manapouri
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D-Sound, New Zealand - overnight cruise
Doubtful Sound Cruise, Christmas Eve and Day 2010
Doubtful Sound Overnight - Lake Manapouri - Fiordland, New Zealand
Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise
Went to Doubtful Sound, New Zealand thanks to Fiordland Expeditions. Was the best thing I have ever done in my life!! Hit them up at fiordlandexpeditions.co.nz. Couldn't ask for a better crew, and you even get a 6 course meal which is better than some of the places in Queenstown I have been too. You go on the cruise, kayaking, swimming (if you dare) and fishing!! Highly suggest to do!
Fiordlander II Launch Cruise
A trip up lake Manapouri
in the early 1980s on a Fiordlander class vessel
Sea caves by sea kayak, Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand - part 1
In 1080p HD. Part 1 of 2. Exploring sea caves in sea kayaks around the Otago coast. Left from waikouaiti beach near karitane. Beautiful still, calm day. Timed it perfectly with low tide and no swell. Awesome caves to explore and a few fur seals hanging about too. Josh is the other kayaker. Trying out my new hero 4 silver gopro. Original hero on the back of kayak. My kayak is an eco Bezhig, great kayak.
Doubtful Sound, New Zealand during Autumn with doubtful sound cruise overnight.
Doubtful Sound is a very large and naturally imposing fiord (despite its name) in Fiordland, in the far south west of New Zealand. It is located in the same region as the smaller but more famous and accessible Milford Sound. It took second place after Milford Sound as New Zealand's most famous tourism destination.
Escape to the peace and tranquillity of Doubtful Sound on a magical overnight cruise.
Your getaway starts in Manapouri with a short cruise across Lake Manapouri. Then coach across Wilmot Pass on a sub-alpine road through dense rainforest to Deep Cove where your crew and the Fiordland Navigator await.
Designed along the lines of a traditional scow, the Fiordland Navigator blends old world charm with modern comforts that include spacious viewing decks, a dining saloon/fully licensed bar and an observation lounge.
As you cruise through some of the fiord’s most stunning scenery, our knowledgeable nature guides will provide commentary ensuring you miss nothing, be it the pod of resident dolphins, fur seals or rare penguins you might encounter.
After dropping anchor in a sheltered cove, you can choose to explore the shoreline by kayak or tender boat or to simply relax onboard. For the more adventurous (or very brave), there’s even a chance to go swimming!
In the evening, enjoy a delicious three course buffet dinner prepared by our onboard chef and served in the dining saloon. Mingle with fellow travellers, savour some of the fine wines at our licensed bar and if the skies are clear in the evening, spend some time on the upper deck gazing at the stars.
Kick off the next day with a hearty cooked breakfast and spend the rest of the morning exploring other parts of the fiord. You then return to Deep Cove for the trip back to Manapouri.
Three-course buffet dinner & cooked breakfast
Includes kayaking and tendercraft (small boat) activities
Private cabins with ensuite bathrooms and limited quad share bunk - style compartments
Picnic lunch options can be pre-ordered (day 1)
Queenstown and Te Anau coach connections (extra cost) with FREE transfers from most accommodation
Suitable for all ages, with exception of infants in quad share
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