If you had your sights set on hiking NZ's Milford Track this season, bad news: Bookings sold out in under half an hour.

However, not for the first time on our hike, progress is barred because Jeru ... we keep very quiet lest we startle the taiwake, Fiordland crested penguins. It’s also a spot for fur seals ...

Hike length: Four days/33.5 miles. Shaped by glaciers over 10,000 years, Fiordland National Park on the South Island’s southwest coast is home to dramatic valleys, sky-piercing summits and ...

Here are a dozen Backpacker-approved destinations to hike in 2025. Swap your winter woes for summer backpacking on the Hump Ridge Track in New Zealand’s iconic Fiordland National Park.

You'll discover far more than adventure when you hike one of Aotearoa’s most ... tourism in a region that forms part of Fiordland National Park, a temperate rainforest revered for its pristine ...