From Queenstown: Premium Milford Sound Tour with Cruise
Milford Sound
From Queenstown: Premium Milford Sound Tour with Cruise
13 hours
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience
Small group
Expert local tour guide
Convenient pick-up at your location
Spend some time in nature with this small group tour from Queenstown with access to a Milford Sound cruise, a guide, and round-trip transfers.
Get away from life’s daily bustle for a relaxing day with nature on this guided tour from Queenstown along with a relaxing Milford Sound cruise at the end.
Listen to your friendly guide tell you stories of ancient Maori explorers navigating Pop's View Lookout and Lake Te Anau.
With just a few people for company, experience the snow-covered beauty of The Remarkables mountains and the golden tussock grass of Eglinton Valley.
Hop on a relaxing cruise to see a waterfall cascading from the mountains and the triangular Mitre Peak rising from the waters of Miford Sound.
Fun fact: Many scenes from The Lord of the Rings trilogy were filmed in Fiordland National Park at Eglinton Valley.
Small group guided tour
Tour guide
Round-trip transfers
Milford sound cruise
Cruise entry
Minibus
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Experience New Zealand at its best
If you are a nature history enthusiast looking to experience New Zealand’s landscapes from a different perspective, this premium Milford Sound tour might just be for you. Hop on a comfortable minibus from Queenstown and make your way to Lake Wakatipu where you get an unbeatable view of The Remarkables mountain. Then, you pass through the winding Devils Staircase road before stopping at the idyllic town of Lake Te Anau where you might spot some local wildlife.
Be one with nature
After Lake Te Anau, move on to Eglinton Valley to see the native beech trees lining the valley and the famous Mirror Lakes famous where you get to see the reflections of the Earl Mountains. You continue on the road to Lake Gunn, home to the South Island robins, tomtits and fantails before moving on Hollyford River, a river full of large boulders and rapids, which feeds into the river at Falls Creek falls. Then, you go deeper into Darren Mountains where you get to spot some colorful birds before winding down the hand-built Homer Tunnel, which leads to Milford Sound.
A cruise in New Zealand’s most famous fjord
Board a small boat at Milford Sound for a personal tour of Milford Sound. Catch a glimpse of New Zealand’s fur seals sitting on the rocks and waterfalls cascading from an ancient rainforest high in the mountains. This cruise is unbeatable. Get to see the clouds surrounding the triangular Mitre Peak before stopping at Pop's View Lookout where you get a bird’s eye view of the forest-cloaked Hollyford Valley. Then, head back to Queenstown on the minibus with many stops and breaks along the way.
Itinerary
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Start from Queenstown.
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The following stops will be included on the way to and back from Milford Sound.
Minibus
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Queenstown
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Lake Wakatipu
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Devils Staircase
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Lake Te Anau
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Eglington Valley
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Mirror Lakes
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Lake Gunn
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Hollyford River & Falls Creek
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Darran Mountains
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Homer Tunnel
Cruise
These are the sights you can look out for during the cruise:
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Milford Sound
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Mitre Peak
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Pop's View Lookout
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Return to Queenstown
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