This Ice Age fiord offers a dazzling montage of snow-capped peaks and waterfall-threaded cliffs rising vertiginously from glassy waters. Milford Sound is crowned by the forbidding glory of Mitre Peak, rising a vertical mile (or 1694 metres) from the ocean, while at sea level seals, penguins, humpback whales and dolphins collude in David Attenborough-worthy moments. Milford Sound is a four-hour drive from Queenstown so the best way to experience it is from the air and sea.

Fly economy from Perth to Queenstown for 22,500 points plus $162.^