Southern Fiords Discovery: A Deep Exploration of Fiordland's Southern Fiords

“A Great Experience - You’ll See us Again!”

“What a wonderful week we experienced - everything was first class. 1. Booking procedure first class. 2. The well organised and smooth beginning – from the friendly welcome at the Tracknet office, the handling of our luggage – to the competence and friendliness of the helicopter pilot. And the last day went well also – well organised packing and departure procedure and another good experience with Tracknet – on the minibus and the launch trip on the lake. 3. Friendly welcome by Glenda on Day 1 and efficient transfer to Heritage Explorer. And the beginning of the culinary experience and Seb’s wonderful food. 4. And so the programme began. A great welcome by Jamie that evening as he introduced the team – including Nathan. 5. The daily programme was so well organised – irrespective of the weather. The model of the programme of finding a calm, secluded pace to base the boat each night and then setting off in the zodiac to explore the fiords was very well thought out and implemented. 6. The professionalism of all of the crew was exemplary: · Glenda and Matt’s guiding and leadership in the field was focussed, informative and always seeking to enhance our experiences. They shared this so well during the day and in their talks at night. · Jamie’s (and not to forget Nathan) skippering the boat. · Phil as engineer – and zodiac pilot. · Chrissie with her efficient and friendly attending to everything on board. · And Seb – what a chef! The high quality of the food was unexpected and so enjoyable. And he also did a good job as zodiac pilot and pelagic bird guide. · Their team work – they all pitched in together. Having them eat with us - and serve and clean up – contributed to the camaraderie that existed throughout. A great experience - you’ll see us again.”

Warren & Marita Jowett