Tales from the Trails

If you're like me and love to travel, explore and adventure then maybe you've had the same experience when planning your travels - "I just don't get how it all works!". I've always found blogs helpful in my planning and so hopefully these will help you too - they've been written from our own experiences and from some of the interest areas and frustrations that other travellers have expressed to us in the past. Grab a cuppa and take a look!

Cheers

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Kate Norris

Co-owner, Author, and Mother of four

Our latest tales

Memories from the Trails

After working for over 20 years in Fiordland National Park, I’d like to think that I have seen a fair bit of the 12,607 km² area. Read more >>

Mix Things Up in the Outdoors of Fiordland

Looking for ways to change things up this summer as you explore Aotearoa? The outdoors of Fiordland is just the place to search for the extraordinary and do something new,... Read more >>

Dining Hotspots around Fiordland

Experience Fiordland and Te Anau with different senses and take your tastebuds on a unique and once in a lifetime adventure. Read more >>

5 Places to Stay in Fiordland That You Haven’t Discovered Yet!

The soaring waterfalls, granite peaks, and the famous Great Walks may initially be what inspires you to visit this jaw-dropping region, but Fiordland is also home to a number of unique and very special places... Read more >>

The Ultimate ‘Bottom of the South’ Itinerary

Like many Kiwis, we’ve turned the current international border closures into an opportunity: to tick things off our domestic travel bucket list. Read more >>

5 reasons to choose a guide vs. going it alone on your next Fiordland walk

Wandering aimlessly through the tranquil native forest of Greenstone Valley or along the banks of Lake Marian with neither stress nor schedule sounds like a beautiful way of connecting with... Read more >>

Taste multiple Great Walks in one holiday: The Fiordland Sampler

If you’re anything like us, you’ve got a travel list as long as your arm that’s packed full of dreamy walking holidays in every pocket of the globe. Read more >>

Hiking boots vs hiking shoes

Gone are the days when you need to strap on stiff, heavy boots to hike in New Zealand’s wilderness – while there is still a place for these boots in... Read more >>

Finding Pounamu on a Fiordland Walk

Did you know there are reserves of pounamu or greenstone deep in Fiordland? Māori have treasured and traded this beautiful stone for centuries, and ancient pounamu trails once wound through... Read more >>

Ghost from the Past - Fiordland's Resolution Island

The wilderness that defines our Fiordland walks holds a story that has guided conservation globally. Read more >>

Packing for a day tramp in the rain

When you have booked a day walk around Te Anau, Fiordland – keep in mind it is the wettest corner of New Zealand – so do not be surprised if... Read more >>

Fiordland Bucket List – 5 Top things to do!

Deep in the southwest corner of New Zealand is our home, Te Anau and in our backyard is Fiordland National Park. Read more >>

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