{"id":677,"date":"2026-02-11T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/?p=677"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T00:01:10","slug":"2026-day-20-milford-sound-to-te-anau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/2026\/02\/11\/2026-day-20-milford-sound-to-te-anau\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Day 20 Milford Sound to Te Anau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

February 11, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Map: Day 20 (Milford Sound)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The final day of our tour included a morning boat ride in Milford Sound followed by a bus ride back to Te Anau. In the early morning it was still dripping rain and the clouds had not cleared. For a brief moment I managed to see one tiny spot at the top of Mitre Peak uncovered by clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our view room at Mitre Peak Lodge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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View from our room, with a brief glimpse of the top of Mitre Peak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We had a final breakfast with the group and also made another round of sandwiches to take with us on the bus for lunch. Then we checked out of our rooms and took the short bus ride back to the harbor for our boat trip on Milford Sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was first in line to get on the boat, and I headed straight to the top deck to snag a good viewing spot at the front. We were on the large Real NZ boat, so there was plenty of room to move around. At the beginning there were only a few others on the top deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Start of the Milford Sound Cruise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Leaving the harbor. The building in the distance is Mitre Peak Lodge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We had a nice view of Bowen Falls and many other intermittent waterfalls on the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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