Want to get away from it all? For real? A town of 1,850 souls, Te Anau, on New Zealand’s South Island, nestles along gorgeous Lake Taupo. Nearby Fiordland National Park provides perfect nature. A room with your name on it awaits at HotelTravel.com.


Visitors will find seven days a week shopping facilities, excellent hotel accommodation, banks, rental cars, fine restaurants and the extensive selection of award winning New Zealand wines. As the visitor hub for Fiordland, Te Anau can offer limitless opportunities for adventure on the lakes and rivers, in the mountains and in the air. There are endless challenges for outdoor lovers and if you enjoy this sort of thing, then Te Anu is an excellent destination choice.
- Activities for Children in Te Anau
- Activities in Te Anau
- Arrowtown Autumn Festival
- Doubtful Sound Te Anau
- Fiordland National Park
- Glow Worm Caves Te Anau
- History of Te Anau
- Lake Manapouri
- Lake Te Anau
- Luxmore Grunt
- Manapouri Power Station
- Sightseeing in Te Anau
- Te Anau Accommodation
- Te Anau Airport
- Te Anau Bank

Located on the fringes of Fiordland National Park in the remote southwest of the South Island, Te Anau is the gateway to the famed Milford Track and other notable walks. It lies on the eastern shore of New Zealand’s second largest lake, Lake Te Anau, and has a good tourist infrastructure for such a remote town as well as fine views in every direction.
At first glance, there doesn’t seem all that much for kids to do in Te Anau, yet there are one or two interesting activities and sights in the town and some amazing adventures to be had on various trips around Te Anau. Boat cruises, glow-worms, horseback trekking, and wildlife can all be enjoyed.
Te Anau isn’t big on festivals although there are one or two prominent events in the Fiordland region and the Te Anau Rodeo is always a popular among families. Nearby Queenstown has the pick of the festival fun, however, with its many sporting events as well as carnivals, jazz, and a celebrity walk.
Most people come to Te Anau for Milford or Doubtful sounds, or both, and Te Anau’s line-up of attractions pale in comparison. That said, the quaint lakeside town makes a great stop-off or launching point for the sounds and features a couple of attractive parks, a small museum, and the nearby Glow-worm Caves.
The airport directly serving Te Anau and the Fiordland region is Manapouri Airport, which is a small facility that doesn’t receive many flights. Mount Cook Airline, Ansett NZ Airlines, and Air Fiordland provide limited flights direct from Queenstown and Christchurch, while charter and scenic flights see the most traffic. Facilities at the airport are limited with shuttles providing access to Te Anau.
Banks: 09:00 to 16:30, Monday to Friday
Post Offices: 08:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday; 09:00 to 12:00 Saturdays
Government Departments: 08:30 to 17:30, Monday to Friday
Business Centres: 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday
Shops: 09:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday; early closing on Saturday and Sunday











This hotel was just on the outskirts of a very small downtown, so it was easily accessible with our rented car (about 2 minutes from hotel to dowtown center). It was right off the main road coming dir...































