Award Winning Milford Sound Full Day Tour & Cruise from Te Anau
Overview
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9 hours
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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)
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
This is Fiordland Tours signature, award winning tour – an extended day trip to Milford Sound from Te Anau that guarantees you’ll experience all the best sights and have ample time to explore Fiordland National Park. Escape the crowds with our small group tours, and enjoy short walks, kiwi-style café baked goods, & a nature cruise on the iconic Milford Sound. Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM Pick-up & drop-off from your Te Anau accommodation. This fully guided tour includes informative commentary & personalised service, ensuring an enriching experience. Travel along the spectacular Milford Road, with up to 15 scenic photo stops along the way. A chance to see Keas, Seals, Dolphins, and the Fiordland Crested Penguin. Enjoy a nature cruise on Milford Sound, offering a more intimate and crowd-free experience. Plenty of toilet stops for your comfort. We operate in safe & comfortable coaches provide limited to small groups ensuring a more personalised experience.
Mirror Lakes Walk
A short walk viewing the "Mirror Lakes" where the Earl mountains reflect on the small oxbow lakes. You will take photos which will look the same turned 180 deg. Whilst this can be 1 five minute walk, we allow 15 minutes for you to soak up the amazing scenery
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
1,139 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Well organised tour to a beautiful area of NZ.
josephcN1281UQ,
Nov 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A lovely day out with a friendly, knowledgeable tour guide Andy, who was happy to talk, answer any questions and did not rush
The best tour guide and funny
LurlineMark,
Nov 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour & Tanyia guide Highly Recommended for all family ,,, very safe driving in heavy rain ,, on time pick up in small group
A wonderful journey with Tania
zitavskeho,
Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Milford Sound is great, no doubt about this, but what has made it an exceptional experience for us is doing this tour in a small group with Tania: highly enthusiastic and motivated with already more than 700 of these tours on her count. Great and vivid explanations with a sense of humor and everything was perfect. This really made a special day for us in this magnificent environment.
Great way to visit Milford Sound with a small group!
Sally C,
Nov 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were picked up by Steve at our accommodation in Te Anau. It was good to be driven to really appreciate the scenery and his commentary was educational and entertaining. We had a few photo stops, a bathroom break and hot drinks and a snack. The boat trip was lovely, the captain was professional and friendly and pointed out fur seals and penguins. His assistant , whose name I forgot (but from the Czech Republic) was kind too and showed me a video of penguins on his phone. The lunch was good and filling. After the boat trip most of the passengers took a walk in the woods but as my partner was on crutches Steve took us to a beautiful river with a paved walk way. 100% recommend this trip, it’s worth the money for the convenience and expertise.
Great Tour with a great guide
Patrick R,
Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was really cool with a lot of photostopps. We also had a tea break with small cake pieces for everyone at a little creek. Our tour guide Andy was a super nice and funny guy. He explained a lot and answered all of our questions. He clearly knew a lot about the area and new zeland. The boat tour was also incredible. Great and humored crew who helped us take pictures and got us really close to the edge of the Fjords. Amazing tour.
Great full day tour to Milford Sound
Laura R,
Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great full day tour with Jaime who clearly loves his job and where he lives. 100% would recommend full day tour from Te Anau. If we had done the drive on our own we woulda missed out on so many interesting stops along the way without Jaime.
Perfect day on Milford Sound
Twinguy1,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Loved the small bus and boat tour! We had plans to do a helicopter tour, but weather didn’t cooperate and we are SO glad that this tour was available last minute. Our tour guide lives in the area and had great knowledge of the area and its history. Pace of the day was perfect
The best of the best
P2288OVjohns,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fabulous trip. Our driver Sasha was the best, Kind, well informed. She made the experience unforgettable Well worth it. The cruise with Captain Craig with jokes a minute was a highlight.
Best small group Milford Sound day tour
BeckyD709,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Awesome experience to Milford Sound. Our driver/tour manager was very informative and full of interesting facts and stories about the area including the indigenous birds and history.
Wonderful Experience
F7998GMkarenk,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful time on this day trip. The scenery was spectacular and every moment there was something new to see and experience. The tour was very well run and the day well spaced out. We were never in a rush, but also never waiting around. We feel extremely lucky to have had Tania as our guide, she was very informative and personable. We would recommend this tour to our friends.
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