Lake Manapouri, Fiordland New Zealand

In Manapouri, I hired a rowing boat to cross the fifty-metre-wide river and reach this hidden viewpoint overlooking the lake and Mt. Titaroa via the Circuit Track, through almost untouched bush and excellent birdlife. The romantic Lake Manapouri lies at the entrance to the wild and unspoilt Fiordland, and is also crossed by boat at the start of the Doubtful Sound tour. The lake’s water also feeds a unique underground power station before flowing into Doubtful Sound via an artificial tunnel.