Award Winning Milford Sound Full Day Tour & Cruise from Te Anau

Overview

Available languages

English

9 hours

Mobile ticket

This full-day Milford Sound extraordinaire tour from Te Anau will have you traveling along the spectacular Milford Road. With fun commentary and plenty of local knowledge provided you will have a chance to see keas, seals, dolphins and the Fiordland crested penguin.

Enjoy an amazing morning tea that includes wonderful date scones, tea, coffee, hot chocolate and biscuits, chocolates

Experience an amazing 20-minute walk to the Chasm.

You will have the chance to do the most spectacular 30-minute walk to Milford Sound. It is the Marian Cascade which is a continuous cascading waterfall draining from a glacier fed lake. Your day will be topped off with a 2-hour cruise on the famous Milford Sound.

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

A minimum of 4 people is required to operate the tour

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Local guide

National Park fees

Driver/guide

Air-conditioned vehicle

Hotel pickup and drop-off from Te Anau

Live commentary on board

Coffee and/or Tea

Drinks

Hotel Pick up from Manapouri (available by special arrangement. Additional costs may apply)

Options

With Picnic Lunch

Packed Picnic Lunch: Choices for picnic lunch sandwich are chicken, lamb, seafood, ham or vegetarian. Please advise your choice in the comments.
Pickup included

Without Picnic Lunch

Pickup included

Reviews

4.96

1,069 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

1035

Wet cold and rainy = AMAZING Experience.
Andrea B,
Apr 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Embrace the wet weather. It makes the experience. Waterfalls were abundant and the fiord was an adventure rather than a cruise.
Plan to do this trip!
Deanna O,
Apr 1, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Tonya was a great driver and guide. There were many stops at viewing points and a short hike on the trip up and back and she gave us great information all along the way about the history and geology of the area. Delicious lunch and a morning tea stop were all part of the package. Nice boat ride on a good size boat that was not crowded. Good captain on the boat who gave us a great commentary and pulled us up close to a waterfall. So much nicer to be going in a smaller vehicle from Te Anau rather than a big tour bus from Queenstown. Definitely plan to do this!
Top Driver/ Guide - made this a 5* day
Graeme S,
Mar 25, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Had a great day to Milford Sound with Stephen. The bus ride both ways was made interesting by Stephen’s great knowledge of the area as well as his passion for his work and the Fiordland environment. He made the tour a 5* for us One of the best drivers/ guides we have experienced in our last 25 years of extensive travel We also took up the option of the helicopter ride from Milford which was a very worthwhile experience.
Fantastic
Gail C,
Mar 7, 2025
- Viator
5.00
It was an excellent trip.Tanya did an excellent job with interesting commentary and driving. All the stops on the way were very interesting
Perfect sized tour
Gail W,
Feb 25, 2025
- Viator
5.00
With 16 on our tour plus the guide, Sasha, it was the perfect size to ensure all questions were covered and everyone got to do what was important to them.