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9am-5pm) Booking office for

Real Journeys ( 0800 656 501; www.realjourneys.co.nz ; Lakefront Dr;

local tours and activities.

Rosco's Milford Kayaks ( 0800 476 726; www.roscosmilfordkayaks.com ; 72 Town Centre; 9am-5pm)

Booking office for active pursuits.

9am-5pm) Booking

Southern Discoveries ( 0800 264 536; www.southerndiscoveries.co.nz ; Lakefront Dr;

office for local tours and activities.

Getting There & Away

InterCity ( 03-471 7143; www.intercity.co.nz ) has daily bus services between Te Anau and
Queenstown (2½ hours), Invercargill (2½ hours) and Dunedin (4¾ hours). Buses depart
outside Kiwi Country on Miro St.
Bottom Bus ( 03-477 9083; www.travelheadfirst.com ) is a hop-on, hop-off bus service linking Te
Anau to Queenstown, Invercargill and Milford Sound (1½ hours). Naked Bus
( www.nakedbus.com ) links Te Anau with Queenstown, Invercargill and Milford Sound.
Te Anau-based Tracknet ( 0800 483 262; www.tracknet.net ) runs regular services north to
Queenstown and south to Invercargill, as well as servicing tramping trailheads and Mil-
ford Sound.

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Around Te Anau
Te Anau is the gateway to two Great Walks - the Kepler and Milford - and the less visited
but equally worthy Hollyford. Detailed information can be found in Lonely Planet's Hik-
ing & Tramping New Zealand guide, and from the helpful folk at the Fiordland National
Park Visitor Centre, where you can also register your intentions via the Adventuresmart
website ( www.adventuresmart.org.nz ).

Kepler Track

Opened in 1988 to relieve pressure on the Milford and Routeburn, the Kepler is one of
NZ's best-planned tracks and now one of its most popular: a moderately strenuous 60km
loop beginning and ending at the Waiau River control gates at southern end of Lake Te
Anau. It features an all-day tramp across the mountaintops taking in incredible panoramas