Te Anau Tours & Activities

Te Anau is known as the gateway to Fiordland National Park and is the ideal base for exploring some of New Zealand’s most iconic landscapes. From here, you can access Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound day trips and overnight cruises, with options to include hotel transfers or self-drive to the departure points in Manapouri, just 30 minutes away, or Milford Sound, around 2 hours away. Te Anau is also home to the world-famous Glow Worm Caves, a must-visit experience when exploring this remote and spectacular region.

Things To Do In Te Anau - Glow Worm Cave - Tour Activities

A peaceful, lakeside settlement, the township of Te Anau is a great base for trekkers and visitors travelling to Milford Sound, and an ideal place to recharge your batteries. Known as the gateway to Fiordland National Park, Te Anau is situated perfectly for accessing great walking tracks in the lower South Island. The most well known is the famous Milford Track, however other more boutique walks like the Kepler Track are also in easy reach. All tracks in this area take walkers through exquisite scenery, rugged beauty and breathtaking views.

For a small place Te Anau has a lot to offer. The tourism industry has ensured there’s always plenty to do here. Cruises, heli scenic and fixed wing airplane flights are by far the most popular, however there is also great fishing, golf, four wheel off roading, sea kayaking and diving to wet your taste buds. On a sunny day it’s a beautiful place to just sit around and do very little at all.

One of the unique experiences in Te Anau is visiting the Glow Worm Caves. Here you will have the chance to explore a living cave, still in formation and home to tens of thousands of glow worms. Te Anau is also home to the world famous glow worm caves which is a must for anyone visiting this remote corner of New Zealand.

Te Anau is nestled within an open basin, surrounded by huge, rugged mountains. During the winter they are picture perfect capped with snow. During the summer water skiing and picnics near the lake are a family favourite.

Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound day and overnight boat tours can commence in Te Anau with hotel transfers or you can drive yourself by car to the respective start points in Manapouri, 30 minutes away, or Milford Sound, 2 hours away.

Te Anau has a wide range of restaurants and dozens of hotels, motels, backpackers, homestays and camping grounds right through the whole accommodation range.