Milford Sound Tour: Luxurious Small-Group Experience

Embark on a luxurious full-day tour from Te Anau to Milford Sound. Enjoy a comfortable ride, guided commentary, nature walks, and a two-hour nature cruise with dining options. Leave no footprints as the tour offsets its emissions with native tree planting.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Te Anau Downs - Following departure form Te Anau, we have a 25min drive to Te Anau Downs. If the weather is appropriate, we stop here for a photo and sightseeing looking across Lake Te Anau and down the Middle Fjord.
  • Mirror Lakes Walk - Following a 20min drive, we arrive at Mirror Lakes. This short 2-minute nature walk on well formed tracks…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Cruise ticket
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Travel along the Milford Road in our luxurious and comfortable vehicles, specifically designed for small group tours to Milford Sound. Enjoy modern amenities such as leather bucket seats, extended legroom, high-performance air conditioning, small bag storage, table trays, and USB charging ports.
With expert commentary from our local guides, you’ll visit…

Location
Milford Road Merchant
Milford Road
This meeting point is at: Milford Road Merchant Cafe, 225 Milford Road, Te Anau.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kimoates
Oct 13, 2024
Highly recommend - We were lucky enough today to have the absolute pleasure of touring with Luxe Tours to Milford Sounds. What a wonderful day ! Our guide and driver Michelle was so kind, patient and full of local knowledge. Our small group of 8 were treated like royalty the entire day, with so many personal touches such as pick up and drop off at our accommodation, morning tea provided with scrumptious freshly baked muffins and hot tea or coffee, frequent stops for photos and small walks, fast tracked onto the boat for our cruise with reserved seating and lunch waiting for us and many more small things that can only be obtained travelling through a boutique company. Highly recommend.
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85chrissih
Oct 11, 2024
Don't hesitate to take this tour. - My husband and I were doing a fly/drive tour of the South Island, NZ. So my husband got a break from driving I booked us on this tour as it has a maximum of 10 people. Can I say we weren't disappointed. Murry was our exceptional driver. Our enjoyment was his priority. He shared so much local information with us. I am not the fittest person but he encouraged me to go on a short, but steep walk, to see a waterfall. I am so glad he did. The van was extremely comfortable and very clean. Morning tea was provided and we even received a water bottle (made from plant-based material) as a keepsake. Exceptional, memorable day.
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S9497fbstefank
Oct 10, 2024
Great experience - Guide/driver Murray was fantastic. Small tour with a maximum of 10 people. A little more expensive than others but worth every dollar. Thanks also to Katelyn for help with parking. This tour is highly recommended.
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Debbieh3600
Sep 29, 2024
Highly recommend - Amazing experience, Murray the driver shared his wealth of knowledge. Regular stops on the way to capture special photos. Everything ran very smoothly, transport was comfortable with a small group which appealed to us. Would definitely recommend.
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Margaret12s
Sep 25, 2024
Superb trip to Milford Sound, highly recommend this way of doing it. Shorter distance from Te Anau and a small group. - Great trip to Milford Sound. There were only 8 of us on the trip, the minibus was really comfortable and Toby was a fantastic tour guide. We had lots of stops on the way to take photos and walk up to a waterfall. Toby gave us lots of information about the area. The coffee and cakes were excellent. The boat trip was amazing. It was all extremely well organised and we had a really good day. Thank you.
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Andreamk7330ej
Sep 15, 2024
Brilliant - Amazing. Michelle was fabulous - great knowledge of the area and super friendly. The morning tea muffins were yummy and the bus comfortable. We had a hire car but were so glad we did a tour with Luxe instead of driving ourselves as we would have missed so much. Great day - a must do.
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Daytrip33617254360
Sep 12, 2024
Great experience with stunning scenery. - Great day, comfortable mini bus, water bottle provided tea/coffee stop along the way. Some stops along the way to take in the scenery & moderate hike to a waterfall. Delivered to the cruise terminal (very busy), we had preordered lunch which was delivered very soon after getting on board. As we had booked with Luxe our seats on the cruise had been reserved for us, otherwise it’s best in to get a seat. The cruise takes you past the most amazing mountains & waterfalls, lots of waterfalls, which the boats get very close to, close enough that you get wet from the spray. Not a lot of wildlife spotted on our trip. The trip from Te Anau to Milford Sound is quite long & with no shops or petrol station along the way, I didn’t notice any food shops at the cruise terminal either. That’s why it was great going with Luxe Tours we didn’t have to worry about that & Toby knew some great spots to stop along the way. A fantastic day.
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Kevingt9215fi
Sep 8, 2024
Great Day - Excellent day. Guide/driver (Murray) was knowledgeable, friendly and helpful throughout. Seats on the boat are reserved for people on this tour and the boat was not as overcrowded as others we saw. The food you order when booking is ready when you get on board. This is highly recommended.
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Sightseer65165624535
Sep 6, 2024
Such a nice guided tour - We enjoyed our trip very well. The tour was amazing and the guide was lovely. Every individual question was answered and the interactions were quite nice. Definitely recommend this tour to everyone!
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Excursion59385460029
Sep 3, 2024
Unforgettable Experience - We were conveniently picked up at our motel in Te Anau by Murray who was an amazing, very knowledgeable and entertaining tour guide. We traveled in a 12 seater van that was more appropriate for my liking. We had the perfect stops and even shared coffee, tea and a muffin on the way. Thoroughly enjoyed the cruise it was an enjoyable day, thank you Luxe Tours for the great experience.
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