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The fiord's arms from the air, a day boat below the forested walls, still water in a narrow arm, dolphins, and the lake you cross to get there. Choosing a Doubtful Sound boat tour? These are the places your day takes you.

The set opens in the air, where the helicopter flights go: a landing on a tussock ridge above a tarn, the long arms winding towards the sea, and a cockpit view over the islands of a lake. Then it drops to the water, with a day boat under the peaks and an arm so still it holds a mirror of its walls.

After that come the lookout high above the head of the fiord, the bottlenose dolphins, and Lake Manapouri with its wooded islands and a yacht on calm water. The set closes underground, in the limestone caves near Te Anau, where glowworms light the ceiling.

A helicopter parked on a tussock ridge beside a tarn, a long fiord and its arms below
A helicopter parked on a tussock ridge beside a tarn, a long fiord and its arms below
The arms of a fiord winding between forested ridges, seen from the air
The arms of a fiord winding between forested ridges, seen from the air
A narrow fiord arm between sheer green walls, a waterfall on the far side
A narrow fiord arm between sheer green walls, a waterfall on the far side
The view past a pilot's headset over wooded islands and a wide lake
The view past a pilot's headset over wooded islands and a wide lake
A day cruise boat under way on dark water below steep forested peaks
A day cruise boat under way on dark water below steep forested peaks
Forested walls reflected in a mirror-still fiord arm, a boat far off
Forested walls reflected in a mirror-still fiord arm, a boat far off
A fiord's head seen from a forested lookout high above the water
A fiord's head seen from a forested lookout high above the water
Three bottlenose dolphins leaping from choppy water
Three bottlenose dolphins leaping from choppy water
Wooded islands scattered across a wide blue lake, seen from the air
Wooded islands scattered across a wide blue lake, seen from the air
A two-masted yacht on a calm lake below snow-dusted ranges
A two-masted yacht on a calm lake below snow-dusted ranges
A lit walkway above an underground stream in a limestone cave
A lit walkway above an underground stream in a limestone cave
Glowworms lighting the dark ceiling of a cave in pinpoints of blue
Glowworms lighting the dark ceiling of a cave in pinpoints of blue

Plan the practical side in the visitor guide. Short reads are on the blog, and every tour is on Doubtful Sound Tours.