Milford Sound is tucked far away in the southwest of New Zealand, but oh so beautiful. If you’re visiting New Zealand you can’t leave without exploring the area. You’ll enter a world of dramatic scenery with its high mountains, waterfalls, sheer cliffs and wild sea.
The best ways to discover Milford are hiking the many walking tracks, taking a cruise on the water or flying above it all, to really understand the vastness of this area. I did two of those in one! No, I didn’t take a flying boat. I did jump on a scenic flight from Queenstown to Milford, explored the fiord by boat, and flew back to Queenstown via a different route. What a day!
I had already explored the area by foot, but seeing Milford Sound from above put it in such a different perspective. You’d be surprised of the new things you discover from above.
Have a look yourself!
![View From Above on the New Zealand mountains](https://theworldisacircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mountains.jpg)
![Milford Sound From Above Sutherland Falls seen from above!](https://theworldisacircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Sutherland-Falls.jpg)
![New Zealand From Above: Milford](https://theworldisacircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/milford-area.jpg)
![Milford Sound From Above New Zealand From Above: Milford](https://theworldisacircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Milford-area-2.jpg)
![Milford Sound From Above New Zealand From Above: Milford](https://theworldisacircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Milford-Sound.jpg)
![New Zealand From Above: valleys near Milford Sound](https://theworldisacircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Milford-area-3.jpg)
![New Zealand From Above: Milford](https://theworldisacircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Milford-lakes.jpg)
![New Zealand From Above: Milford](https://theworldisacircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Tasman-Sea.jpg)
![New Zealand From Above: Milford Sound](https://theworldisacircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_9948-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg)
Because we left from and returned to Queenstown, I also shot some photos around there. Throwing these ones in for free 😉
![New Zealand From Above](https://theworldisacircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_9937.jpg)
![](https://theworldisacircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lake-glenorchy-0486.jpg)
Check out the other articles in this series here:
1. New Zealand From Above: Mount Cook National Park
2. New Zealand From Above: West Coast
3. New Zealand From Above: Tasman region
Disclosure: The flight experience was offered to me by Milford Sound Scenic Flights. All opinions are, as always my own.
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