The Fiordland Region is located on the south east of New Zealand's South Island.
A landscape of rock carved originally by ice, this region is world famous for its beautifully dramatic and breathtaking landscape.
Spanning 1.2 million hectares of pristine New Zealand landscape the Fiordland National Park is easily New Zealand largest national park.
The Fiordland National Park received World Heritage Park status from the United Nations in 1986. The region was described then as having 'superlative natural phenomena' and 'outstanding examples of...the earth's evolutionary history'.
Fiordland is perhaps best known as home to the well known Milford and Doubtful Sound. Carved out from the mountain rock by the repeated growth and retreat of glaciers, rather than rivers, these fiords were incorrectly identified and named as sounds by their early European discoverers. Their names, regardless of the geography, have stood the test of time.