Thread: Fiordland Advice

I am confident you'll have an outstanding trip however I think you're over-thinking it a little bit @Dorkus. Truth is we can sit here and give you all the advice in the world but you're going to arrive in Fiordland, take one look at the shear walls of the mountains falling from 6,000 feet into the sea and say - "oh, shit... I never thought it was going to look like THIS!"

Reality is you will probably be confined to walking around the only small flat areas that exist within whichever Sound you spend your time in. Typically these areas are small and forested. If you're really lucky and end up in an area with significant flat areas these too are likely to be heavily forested and often very swampy. There is no escaping "wet" in Fiordland.

On the plus side, there are deer around in sufficient numbers that you will likely hear them roaring from the boat and you should be able to mount a mission based on the fact you know they are there before you even set out. If you can hear him roaring he's almost certainly within 500 metres of you.

Do you know which Sound you'll be based in?

Here is a prime example of what you could face: