In New Zealand there exist a waterfall in the middle of a serene and unusual land filled with strange creatures and high mountain lakes some of which are hardly visited by people. Browne Falls is the tallest waterfall in Australia coming in at 2,744 feet and spills into the Doubtful Sound. A fjord carved out by glacial movements between the mountains. Doubtful Sound is the deepest and most unique of the fjords in Fjordland National Park.

Browne Falls is fed by a tarn which is either a mountain lake or pool. It is fed from above. Sometimes when the high tarn is filled to capacity from the seven meter annual rainfall, Browne Falls spills over the side of the mountain like an over flowing sink.

Doubtful Sound is a very large and naturally imposing fjord in Fiordland, in the far south west of New Zealand. It is located relatively close to the smaller but more famous and accessible Milford Sound. It took second place after said Fiord as New Zealand's most famous tourism destination. The uniqueness of Doubtful Sound comes from its containment of two separate and distinct layers of water. This is because it is fed by both entrances to the ocean and from freshwater flowing down from waterfalls such as Browne Falls. The underlying layer is the cold heavy ocean water and the top layer is the warmer lighter freshwater. There are a number of different creatures in the area because of its unique formation.

About sixty Bottle Nose Dolphins reside in the Fjord at the base of Browne Falls. There are also the incredibly cute Crested Penguins, and New Zealand Fur Seals. They are seen sunning themselves on the rocks and beaches. And a species of normally deep sea coral called Black Coral grows in the relatively shallow depths.

Access to the National Park is limited to a highway running east to the Anau so Browne falls a little difficult reach. At the southern part of the The Anau, there is a smaller road that links to the Lake Manapouri and from there is another road that heads out to Doubtful Sound. Another option of getting to Browne Falls is by catching a ride on one of the ‘hunting’ helicopters or a light airplane. Also a marina in Milford Sound makes another option of catching a boat over to Doubtful Sound. It is said that the dolphin pod in Doubtful Sound comes up to interact with their boat as they have been known to do, so tourists and visitors can count themselves lucky if this happens.

Browne Falls tend to cascade down a mountain slope with several drops, the longest of them being about 800 feet. The waterfall is little more than a stream in width at 40 feet compared to the wide panorama landscape but it is still striking against the lush rainforest vegetation growing throughout the area. The two other notable waterfalls in Doubtful Sound worth visiting are Helena Falls and Lady Alice.