The Southern Lakes are glacial lakes found in the Southern Alps of the lower South Island of New Zealand. Many of the major South Island tourist destinations are found in this region.

Regions

Mackenzie Country

Fiordland

Cities

• 1 Tekapo
• 2 Twizel
• 3 Wanaka
• 4 Queenstown
• 5 Te Anau
• 6 Manapouri

Other destinations

• 1 Milford Sound
• 2 Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
• 3 Lake Tekapo -- small town of same name at southern point of Lake Tekapo
• 4 Lake Pukaki -- glacial lake
• 5 Lake Ohau
• 6 Lake Hawea
• 7 Lake Wanaka
• 8 Lake Hayes
• 9 Lake Wakatipu
• 10 Lake Te Anau
• 11 Lake Manapouri
• 12 Mount Aspiring National Park
• 13 Fiordland National Park

Do

• Walk the Milford Track