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
1,137 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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.
Save some money and drive yourself
Passenger37326244204,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Steven our driver was excellent other than that I would self drive. It was raining for us and the van windows were constantly fogging up. Plus when you drive yourself you can spend more time in places. Definitely check out the chasm though it's near the end of the road. Also not the company fault but when it rains you don't see much but it does activate a lot of waterfalls.
Great experience overall
Jerome S,
Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Nigel was great. He was very accomodating with our family as we were travelling with a toddler and an infant. The tour was great - would highly recommend to anyone visiting the area rather than driving with family
Would highly recommend
alexhI3190HD,
Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide, Steve, was amazing. He was incredibly knowledgeable (on what seemed to be absolutely everything) and made the whole experience a must do. Couldn't recommend any more. The cruise company they have partnered with at Milford Sounds were also great. Again, very knowledgeable. Clean and comfortable boat. Alex and Beth from England
Fabulous Fiordland
Brent C,
Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This is a really excellent tour. Nothing has been overlooked. The vehicle and attention to safety, the clear communication and expectations, the food, the informative commentary, and of course the amazing Fiordland and Milford Sound. If Steve isn't the best tour guide in NZ id be very surprised. His local knowledge, relaxed Kiwi delivery and ability to comfortably engage everyone on the bus were outstanding. He even arranged the right amount of rain for the waterfalls to flow and provided umbrellas for the softer tour members. We had a very enjoyable day.
From NZ$299.00
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