{
  "name": "Milford Sound Tourism",
  "version": 1,
  "updatedAt": "2026-11-01",
  "destinations": [
    {
      "id": "/entity/milford-sound",
      "name": "Milford Sound / Piopiotahi",
      "description": "DOC says Milford Sound Piopiotahi is in the northwest of Fiordland National Park. The NZ Gazetteer gives the official name Milford Sound/Piopiotahi (status Official Altered, feature type Bay, Southland land district) at latitude -44.640893, longitude 167.89717 (NZGD2000).",
      "claimIds": [
        "M093",
        "M095"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milford_Sound"
      ],
      "geo": {
        "latitude": -44.640893,
        "longitude": 167.89717
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "/entity/fiordland-national-park",
      "name": "Fiordland National Park",
      "description": "DOC says Fiordland National Park covers over 1.2 million hectares and was declared a World Heritage Area in 1986. DOC says Fiordland National Park was established in 1952 and has ice-carved fiords, lakes and valleys, rugged granite tops and mountain to sea views.",
      "claimIds": [
        "M033",
        "M106"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiordland_National_Park"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "/entity/te-wahipounamu",
      "name": "Te Wāhipounamu, South West New Zealand World Heritage Area",
      "description": "DOC says Te Wāhipounamu, the South West New Zealand World Heritage Area, covers 2.6 million hectares, almost 10 percent of New Zealand's land area, and takes in four national parks: Westland Tai Poutini, Aoraki/Mount Cook, Mount Aspiring and Fiordland.",
      "claimIds": [
        "M121"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_W%C4%81hipounamu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "/entity/milford-road",
      "name": "Milford Road, State Highway 94",
      "description": "Visit Fiordland says State Highway 94 is the only road access to Milford Sound Piopiotahi.",
      "claimIds": [
        "M004"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milford_Road"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "/entity/mitre-peak",
      "name": "Mitre Peak",
      "description": "DOC says Mitre Peak has sheer rock walls rising 1,692 metres directly from the water.",
      "claimIds": [
        "M075"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitre_Peak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "/entity/te-anau",
      "name": "Te Anau",
      "description": "DOC says the largest town for Fiordland National Park is Te Anau, followed by Manapouri and Milford Sound; road access is via Te Anau, Lake Manapouri and the Southern Scenic Route.",
      "claimIds": [
        "M103"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Anau"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "/entity/lake-te-anau",
      "name": "Lake Te Anau",
      "description": "DOC's Kepler Track page calls Lake Te Anau the largest body of fresh water in Australasia.",
      "claimIds": [
        "M131"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Te_Anau"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "/entity/lake-manapouri",
      "name": "Lake Manapouri",
      "description": "DOC says Lake Manapouri is 21 kilometres and about 20 minutes drive from Te Anau, and Doubtful Sound is reached from the Manapouri township via West Arm and Wilmot Pass.",
      "claimIds": [
        "M129"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Manapouri"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "/entity/doubtful-sound",
      "name": "Doubtful Sound / Patea",
      "description": "DOC says Doubtful Sound is a remote fiord known as 'the Sound of Silence', with no direct road access, and is quieter and more remote than Milford Sound. The NZ Gazetteer gives the official name Doubtful Sound/Patea (status Official Altered, feature type Bay) at latitude -45.345128, longitude 167.029958 (NZGD2000).",
      "claimIds": [
        "M132",
        "M098"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubtful_Sound"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "/entity/dusky-sound",
      "name": "Tamatea / Dusky Sound",
      "description": "DOC says Richard Henry, a pioneer of threatened species work, moved kākāpō and kiwi to islands in Tamatea/Dusky Sound in the late 1890s and early 1900s.",
      "claimIds": [
        "M189"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_Sound"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "/entity/milford-track",
      "name": "Milford Track",
      "description": "DOC lists the Milford Track as 53.5 kilometres one way, walked over 4 days.",
      "claimIds": [
        "M080"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milford_Track"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "/entity/routeburn-track",
      "name": "Routeburn Track",
      "description": "DOC lists the Routeburn Track as 33 kilometres one way, taking 2 to 4 days; it can be walked in either direction and most walkers take 3 days and 2 nights.",
      "claimIds": [
        "M147"
      ],
      "sameAs": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routeburn_Track"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "topics": [
    {
      "id": "/topic/getting-there",
      "name": "Getting there and the Milford Road"
    },
    {
      "id": "/topic/weather-and-seasons",
      "name": "Weather, seasons and when to go"
    },
    {
      "id": "/topic/cruises",
      "name": "Choosing a fiord cruise"
    },
    {
      "id": "/topic/walking",
      "name": "Great Walks and short walks"
    },
    {
      "id": "/topic/wildlife",
      "name": "Fiordland wildlife"
    },
    {
      "id": "/topic/huts-and-camping",
      "name": "DOC huts and campsites"
    },
    {
      "id": "/topic/history",
      "name": "Fiordland history"
    },
    {
      "id": "/topic/fishing-and-hunting",
      "name": "Fishing, hunting and freshwater pests"
    }
  ],
  "activities": [
    {
      "id": "/activity/fiord-cruise",
      "name": "Fiord cruise"
    },
    {
      "id": "/activity/scenic-drive",
      "name": "Scenic drive on the Milford Road"
    },
    {
      "id": "/activity/tramping",
      "name": "Tramping and short walks"
    },
    {
      "id": "/activity/wildlife-watching",
      "name": "Wildlife watching"
    },
    {
      "id": "/activity/kayaking",
      "name": "Kayaking"
    }
  ]
}