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• our first leg of the tour...

  Marie C,Jun 1, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  our first leg of the tour was to waterstone farm, which was incredible. we were able to feed the livestock and was pleasantly surprised with the animals. the animals were gentle creatures who knew that it was feeding time, what a treat for us! at the end of the tour we witnessed the farmer sheering a sheep! took all but 2 minutes! all in all the waterstone farm did not disappoint. the extra plus was Hadish (sp?), our driver. he is a delight. he gave us time to rest on the drive out since we had an early start. got us to our destination safely and then to our next stop where we changed vehicles. onto the coach we go with Keith. i can’t say anymore wonderful things about Keith. we made stop at the most beautiful spots, on our way to milford sound. he drove the coach like a rockstar, i give drivers so much credit! then the arrival to milford sound…if i had a sound affect it would be a bright sound, possibly with horns blowing. mind blowing is truly an understatement. if you’re ever visiting queenstown, please make the trip out to milford sound, absolutely worth the trip!

• Comfortable Bus Tour with Beautiful Sights

  Eric R,May 30, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  4.00

  This tour was in a big bus which makes the ride comfortable. I also appreciated the stops a long the way to break it up. Milford Sound is gorgeous and really neat to see the waterfalls. We didn't see any wildlife on our excursion. The lunch food was not our taste, I wish they would say what the menu is ahead of time. Yoda was our driver and he was very friendly.

• Life changing experience!

  Meghana K,May 30, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  The entire experience was amazing!!! Would highly recommend Southern Discoveries - the entire process was easy and the whole day was planned well. We had lots of beautiful little stops along the way which made Queenstown even more special. Special shoutout to our tour guide Yoda who did a great job with the tour, giving us great local information and being so friendly! Milford Sounds itself is heaven on earth! Nothing prepares you for it honestly - overall would do it again in a heartbeat 🙏🏽

• Excellent Experience

  Aaleah G,May 29, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  It's long, but worth it! The most spectacular views driving into the Sound can be seen from the coach. I'm glad we did this instead of flying. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable, and he stopped at several places for us to get out and take pictures.

• Great excursion

  Jennifer F,May 25, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Excellent trip. Keith was super fun and informative. Milford sound is beautiful. Even tho it was cold and a bit wet, I would recommend this tour again and again.

• Yoda was the best!!

  Nicole Z,May 19, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Our tour guide Yoda was amazing. He gave us so much information about how the landscape and the country has changed as well as so much information about the natural resources. You could really tell he loves his country. I especially like the surprise stop at the farm on the way back. It felt like back home. (I live in the Midwest in the US.) Seriously, one of the best tour guides we’ve ever encountered!!!

• Good if you get a nice day

  Magdalena L,May 7, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  3.00

  It was a rainy day so didn't see much. No toilets on the bus. Usb-a plugs only, couldn't charge usb-c phone. On the plus side, the coach chairs were comfortable, the guide was great and the buffet was delicious.

• Bus driver STAN made the day memorable

  Robert I,May 2, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  A great day and made better by bus driver STAN with humour and professionalism he made it a even better day thanks Robert &Barb

• Give this company a miss

  Carol S,May 2, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  3.00

  Our driver Yoda was amazing and Milford sound was unbelievably beautiful however this company lies to you Bought tickets for this tour instead of others as it stated toilet onboard bus. Later had this confirmed by them via email. Checked with them the day before tour and had this confirmed again. On the day the bus we were on had no toilet, NONE of the buses on this schedule had a toilet. They simply continued this lie to get & keep our money. Would not book with this company again, how many lies do they tell to get your money. Re the Milford Sound cruise - don’t bother with the buffet, you lose approx 25 min of cruising views while lining up for food which was cold, tasteless etc - think rock hard cold garlic bread. Take your own food and enjoy the scenery for the whole time aboard.

• It was a very informative trip, hosts pronounciation of the Māori Language could be improves on

  Marion B,May 1, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Great experience would do it again in an instant. Breath taking and amazing views of this beautiful part of New Zealand.

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