From Queenstown: Milford Sound Premium Coach & Cruise Day Trip

Head to Milford Sound
on a glass-roof coach

Depart from your designated pickup point in Queenstown on a spacious, low-emission coach with a panoramic glass roof and USB charging ports. Your driver, who knows every glacier-carved valley and hidden waterfall, provides live commentary, and you can download the free Southern Discoveries app to listen to commentary in multiple languages.

After about 2.5 hours, arrive in Te Anau for a 30-minute break with refreshments.

Stop at the Eglinton Valley and Mirror Lakes

Continue along the Milford Road past Te Anau, stopping briefly for photos at the Eglinton Valley, an ancient glacial route, and Mirror Lakes, where the mountains reflect on still water. At Monkey Creek, you may get a chance to see the kea.

Enjoy a 2-hour nature cruise on a catamaran

At Milford Sound, board a catamaran designed for the best views of the fiord for a 2-hour cruise. From the spacious upper deck or the cabin's panoramic windows, gaze up at Mitre Peak, feel the spray of Stirling Falls and get close to Bowen Falls. On the journey out to the Tasman Sea, look for New Zealand fur seals, dolphins and Fiordland crested penguins, and learn about the landscape and wildlife through multilingual app commentary.

Complimentary tea and coffee are served throughout the cruise, and if you choose a lunch buffet or picnic lunch option, you have lunch on board.

Return to Queenstown in the afternoon light

On the way back, enjoy the scenery from a different perspective as the afternoon light casts it anew. After a 30-minute break in Te Anau, return to Queenstown, where the tour ends at 110 Beach Street.

※ Wildlife such as seals, dolphins and penguins lives in the wild, so sightings cannot be guaranteed.
※ The glass-roof coach may be replaced with another vehicle if required for operational reasons.