🛥️ Milford Sound

Te Anau, New Zealand

Best time: November to March; on rainy days hundreds of waterfalls appear

A glacier-carved fiord where cliffs plunge straight into the sea and Mitre Peak rises from the water. Cruises out to the Tasman Sea often meet seals and dolphins.

Good to know

• It's eight hours' round trip from Queenstown: stay in Te Anau or take a scenic flight.
• There's no fuel or phone signal on the road, so fill up first.