Milford Sound Cruise: Scenic Highlights and Tasman Sea

Embark on a two-hour scenic cruise through the deep waters of Milford Sound in Fiordland. Discover iconic landmarks like the Bowen Falls, Sinbad Gully, and the majestic Mitre Peak.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Milford Sound - Your 2-hour sightseeing cruise will depart from the Milford Sound Visitor Center.
What's Included
  • Complimentary tea and coffee on board
  • No charge for children under 3 years old
  • Smaller boats for a closer tour experience
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information

Embark on a two-hour journey across the expansive depths of Milford Sound, situated in Fiordland. Your voyage will guide you beyond St Anne’s lighthouse and into the Tasman Sea. Knowledgeable guides will highlight picturesque features throughout the journey, such as the Bowen Falls (plunging 160 metres towards the sea), Sinbad Gully (a perfect specimen…

Location
Mitre Peak Cruises
Milford Sound Highway
- Departure Point: Milford Sound Visitor Centre - Please arrive at the terminal building 30 minutes prior to your departure time for check in. - Please be advised that we finish boarding 5 minutes before the departure time.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mary_g
Dec 14, 2024
Scenic - Fabulously scenic. Beautiful waterfalls in the lashing rain. Smaller charter very pleasant. Great ride down to the fjord from Queenstown.
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Jenniferjn7371uq
Dec 14, 2024
Great tour, smaller boat - This was a great tour. It was a much smaller boat than the other tours available, and I feel I got an excellent view the entire time because of this, despite moving around the boat. The tour commentary was great. This was the nature tour, but I feel like we were out for the same amount of time and took the same route as the scenic tour. They're the same price, so that doesn't matter at all. Just posting in case anyone had questions.
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Lynn
Dec 13, 2024
Recommend taking a scenic flight back! - Lovely scenic cruise and very informative. A must see on a trip to the South Island, New Zealand. It was a small group tour so suited me as a solo traveller
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Craigpk7351qi
Dec 11, 2024
Amazing views, fabulous staff and captain ! Had rained night before, so lots of "extra" waterfalls... seals basking and - Amazing views, fabulous staff and captain ! Had rained night before, so lots of "extra" waterfalls... seals basking and Hector's dolphins 🐬 joined our voyage!! Take a jacket so you can enjoy outdoor photos 📸 and views. The drive through Homer Tunnel ( and being visited by the Kea's) and driving through Fiordland National Park was totally worth the trip on it's own! Only one downside... price of parking (and the parking ticket for not calculating the length of our stay). Otherwise, definitely a tick off the bucket list and worth ever second and every cent.... would do it again in a heartbeat 💓 ( but pay for longer parking than we think we'll need)
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Ulrike_r
Dec 8, 2024
Beautiful Milford Sound - Beautiful ride through Milford Sound. Majestic views of the mountains with numerous waterfalls and seeing sea lions bathing in the sun on the rocks.
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Binita_p
Dec 8, 2024
Must see - It was an amazing!!! Did this on Dec 3rd, Weather was perfect, there were so many waterfalls. It was total worth. I highly recommend this tour.
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Tropicgi
Dec 8, 2024
Great boat, fantastic crew, nice hot drinks on board (incl hot chocolate). Interesting information given throughout the 2 hour c - Fantastic crew, she shared great and interesting information. Loved and needed the coffee and hot chocolate, It was cold and it rained the whole time, if you want to see waterfalls that is the time to go.... there were so many.. We loved how the skipper, she just hung around when we saw the seals or dolphins.... trip did not feel rushed. Dress up warm and rain gear on. Plenty undercover areas (we were upstairs undercover and behind glass and had the opportunity to take fantastic photos) highly recommend.
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Ray_s
Dec 8, 2024
Beautiful NZ - We were advised by our family to see the world first and then come NZ and you'll see it all again. They were right.
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354meriv
Dec 8, 2024
Beautiful cruise and landscapes - The cruise was fantastic. There were enough space to choose where you wanted to be during the cruise. Mostly I was of course outside top floor. We saw few water falls, beautiful nature and fjord and of course mountains. There were also guidens during the cruise from the area. Annoucement during the cruise I didn't heard it in the outside so well because all the noises from the nature and boat. And the free drinks was good but all the chocolate was ended.
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Ruth
Dec 7, 2024
Recommend hughly - Great trip. Well organised. Room for everyone to move around on the boat and see the spectacular views. Recommend highly
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