Best Natural Places to Visit in New Zealand
Here we will
take you to the most exciting place for an awesome reading journey of a
spectacular place on Earth. If you do not want to get disappointed and bored of
traveling to tourist destination then pack your luggage and arrange a tour of
New Zealand. The place to visit is the fjord of New Zealand which is called the
Milford Sound. Infact fjord is a long but narrow body of water between islands.
The site remained overlooked by European visitors because its narrow entrance
did not allow the explorers to dare to enter. This undiscovered site was
finally discovered by a sealer named John Grono in 1812. He named it Milford
Heaven which was renamed by John Lort Stokes as Milford Sound. Other than the
visit of the fjords, it would be interesting and informative to know that what
are the fjords and how these are formed. These fjords are resulted when
glaciers cut the U shaped valleys by the abrasion of bedrocks.
Milford sound is
located in the south west of South island of New Zealand. It is situated within
the Fiordland National Park and the Te Wahiopounamu World Heritage site. The
mouth of the fiord is at the Dale point in Tasman Sea. Milford Sound goes 15
km. it is surrounded from either side by the sheer rock faces which rise 1200m
(3900) or more. Among the other peaks there are two very famous rocks, Elephant
and Lion peak. Elephant peak is named because it is shaped like the head of
elephant and the other is shaped like a crouching lion. Other important
geographical feature of the place is lush green rain forest which clings to the
cliffs. There are two permanent waterfalls, one is Lady Bowen Falls and the
other is Stirling Falls. Visitors can see a hundreds of temporary falls after
heavy rain which have life of just few days.
Tourist Attraction
This place
is really a tourist heaven. Every year hundreds of thousands visitors come to
the Milford Sound. It is estimated that about 550,000 to 1000,000 visitors come
to see the beautiful landscape of the sound. Although it is located at a long
distance from the nearest population but still it is the most visited spot in
New Zealand and the most famous tourist attraction.
Tourists can
take a boat ride to see the beauty of the marvelous place. It will take 1 to 2
hours but the magical impact and memories will remain for the whole life. The
beauty of the place is just spectacular. The scenery of the area has remained
unchanged still after the ages have passed. No doubt the Milford Sound is an
outstanding place but the way to reach the place is just incredible. It would
be great to reach there by a coach or cruise option with a tour operator who
will give you the dramatic highlights of the sound. People have to spare a
plenty of time because the road is very steep and there may be strong wind as
well. The surroundings are so beautiful that you would love to stop at number of
places and enjoy the beauty of nature. Visitors can witness the sea life like
seals, dolphins and penguins frequently but whales are also seen sometimes.
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