Coach and Cruise

Milford Sound is an experience not to be missed!
The Milford Road is one of the most scenic routes in New Zealand.
It is likely Milford Sound will be the highlight of your visit to New Zealand.

Why rush past it?

Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Coach and Cruise is a relaxed journey of the Milford Road, a historical and spectacular alpine drive. Leave your vehicle in Te Anau, we will collect you from your accommodation and share our local knowledge and experience. Frequent photographic stops, short walks, comprehensive commentary and Milford Sound cruise are included.

The wilderness between Milford Sound and Queenstown is dramatic and powerful. Sit back and relax, enjoy the journey to Milford Sound on our small luxury coach. Combine our scenic cruise on Milford Sound with a drive over alpine roads – see dense rainforest, towering mountains, glacial lakes, avalanche debris and alpine herb fields. Our drivers provide interesting and informative commentary while making several stops for photos. Our two hour cruise ventures out to the Tasman Sea - personalised and uncrowded - stopping frequently exploring cascading waterfalls, towering cliffs, rugged peaks, lush rainforest, seals and penguins. Should dolphins be at play, we make time to follow their exuberance. Our smaller vessels mean close-up and personal viewing. Go further, see more!
Coach departs Queenstown at 6.30am and Te Anau at 9.20am.

Personal, small group tour through spectacular Fiordland. All inclusive of cruise + lunch + Milford Discovery Centre!

Milford Sound is simply stunning. Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.

Combine a daytime Scenic or Nature Cruise of Milford Sound with a drive through Fiordland National Park over spectacular alpine roads in our glass-roofed coaches. The road to Milford Sound offers exceptional viewing opportunities with dense rainforest, towering mountains and glacial lakes. Our drivers enjoy sharing their knowledge of the area and there is plenty of time for photo stops and short walks along the way.

Cruise the full length of Milford Sound on a Scenic Cruise (1hr 40 mins) or join a Nature Cruise (2 hrs - 2hrs 30 mins).
- Luxury glass-roofed coaches
- Informative commentary from driver
- Photo stops along the way.
- Coach connections available from Te Anau & Queenstown.

We also offer overnight cruises in Milford Sound with coach connections from Queenstown & Te Anau.

Day trips at a competitive rate. Daily departures to this breathtaking location. Trip includes a 2hr boat cruise, photo stops, commentary, and a glass roof coach with DVD (for the trip home).

Fiordland Tours are specialist small group operators based in Te Anau. We explore the towering mountains, spectacular water falls, glacial lakes and rain forest during our unhurried drive to Milford Sound. Our coaches are very comfortable with excellent viewing windows and extra good leg room. We have an informative and fun commentary. The tour includes 19 scenic stops and some stunning optional short walks. We explore the Hollyford Valley, and supply tea, coffee biscuits and chocolates for our morning tea break. A 2 hour nature cruise on Milford Sound will ‘amaze’. A chance to see seals, dolphins and penguins.
Free pick up from Te Anau and Manapouri.

Come and join Eco Tours and take a journey you will never forget.
Eco Tours is a very special small group product. It has been specially designed to avoid large tourist crowds all day.
Eco Tours departs daily from Te Anau at 8:15am (Winter season 8.45am). The comfortable small coach has a maximum of 19 seats per day and makes this the ultimate personalised tour. We express you into Milford Sound to link up with Jucy Cruize's 11:15am sailing. This is the optimum time on the Sound since the larger tourist crowds will not arrive until lunch time and we can give you a more up-close and personal experience on our vessel.
The journey back to Te Anau (arriving approximately 4.30pm) will be the perfect finish for the day. Your driver will select the best picture stops along the Milford Sound Highway. By that time the large crowds will be in Milford Sound and everyone can enjoy the serenity of the Fiordland National Park.

Milford Sound Coach, Cruise & Walk
See a different side – take a trip with the locals...
With over 20 years experience in guiding small groups (maximum 12 people) through Fiordland, Trips & Tramps is the choice for experiencing this region. Join us for a memorable, day excursion to Milford Sound. Explore spectacular alpine scenery and enjoy a leisurely boat cruise on Milford Sound to the Tasman Sea, with excellent viewing opportunities to see the waterfalls, rainforest and wildlife.
A walk in Fiordland is a must. Plentiful opportunities are made for you to experience the natural fauna and flora with all your senses. Stay with your nature guide and enjoy a range of short walks through the alpine area and Hollyford Valley. Or select to walk on the Routeburn Great Walk. Ascend through lush beech forest to an alpine environment with panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, alpine lakes and deep bush clad valleys.

With daily coach connections on our luxury coaches from Queenstown and Te Anau, exploring Doubtful Sound is hassle-free.

Real Journeys has two exciting options for experiencing Doubtful Sound.

Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruises (year round):
Your Doubtful Sound adventure begins with a cruise across the crystal clear waters of Lake Manapouri and then it is over Wilmot Pass, stopping along the way to experience some of Fiordland's densest rain forest. On reaching Deep Cove, you will board our spacious catamaran, Patea Explorer, for a three hour cruise that takes in the most dramatic scenery of Doubtful Sound.

Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruises (Oct - mid May & late Sept):
Onboard the Fiordland Navigator there is plenty of time to enjoy the stunning views and to discover the hidden arms of Doubtful Sound. Activities include wildlife viewing, kayaking and exploring in the tender craft with the nature guide. Three course buffet dinner & cooked breakfast included.