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Milford Sound Premium Coach & Cruise from Queenstown with Lunch

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Overview

Available languages

German
Portuguese
Japanese
English
Chinese (China)
French
Spanish

12 hours 30 minutes

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The best way to experience Milford Sound from Queenstown. We take care of the driving while you sit back and enjoy the stunning views from our premium coaches with panoramic windows, glass roofs, and USB charging ports. Your friendly driver shares stories about the area's history and unique ecology, with well-timed stops to snap photos of the amazing views. Our free multi-lingual commentary app is available on both the Coach and Cruise in eight languages.

Arrive in Milford Sound feeling refreshed and ready to cruise the fiord. Get ready for unobstructed views of thundering waterfalls and the towering cliff faces. Our premium Nature Cruise comes with options to pre-order a picnic lunch or choose the To Kai buffet on selected departures.

This trip takes care of all the transportation, including round-trip travel from Queenstown to Milford Sound and a seamless connection to your cruise. All you have to do is enjoy the experience.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please advise of your country of origin at the time of booking

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Sunscreen and insect repellent advisable

Appropriate child restraints are NOT provided by the operator. These must be provided by the parent or caregiver - without this you may be turned away and unable to travel - please be prepared.

Please make sure you arrive at least 15mins before your departure time.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Multi-lingual app for commentary available: App Store and Google Play search Southern Discoveries

Informative commentary provided by local coach driver

Return transport from Queenstown to Milford Sound on premium glass-roof coach

USB charging ports on board coach

Milford Sound Nature Cruise of up to 2 hours

FREE tea and coffee onboard the cruise

Spot diverse wildlife while on the cruise

Freshly prepared Lunch

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Appropriate child restraints are not provided by the operator and must be supplied by yourselves.

What To Expect

1

6.30am Coach pick-up from Southern Discoveries Visitor Centre (if you selected the 6.30am tour option) 7.00am Coach pick-up from Southern Discoveries Visitor Centre (if you selected the 7.00am tour option) • Travel on a premium glass-roof coach, equipped with reclining seats, extra legroom, air-conditioning •USB charging ports and onboard toilet • Experienced, local coach drivers provide engaging and informative commentary, and show you the best short walks and photo stops along the Milford Road • Coach connects with our Milford Sound Cruise • FREE tea and coffee

Admission Not Applicable
2

Queenstown

Queenstown, New Zealand, sits on the shores of the South Island’s Lake Wakatipu. It's from here you will set off on a day trip with Milford Sound's original Cruise operator, Southern Discoveries, from Queenstown into Milford Sound to enjoy a beautiful experience of Milford Sound on a premium, low-emission coach with a delicious & freshly cooked international style buffet onboard your cruise. Discover the native wildlife, towering waterfalls and majestic mountains of the fiords in Milford Sound.

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

8:30am Departure with Picnic

8:30am Departure with Picnic

7:00am Departure with Buffet

7:00am Departure with Buffet

6:30am Departure with Picnic

6:30am Departure with Picnic

Reviews

4.69

506 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Thank you Stan!

    jiji g,

    Oct 14, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    The trip was booked with Southern Discoveries. Stan, our guide was quite knowledgeable about the area. He explained to the team in detail about the geography, the do’s and don’t. He got us back to Queenstown safely and on time. To our luck, it didnt rain and was a bright sunny day. I would surely recommend this trip.

  • An amazing Milford Sound tour

    Kim M,

    Oct 14, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    We had an awesome day at Milford Sound complete with buffet lunch & cruise, we were fortunate to have a beautiful sunny day & the wonderful Stan was our driver, who kept the commentary light, informative & fun. He managed to keep everything rolling along with perfect timing. Thoroughly recommend doing this day out, its a must to see Milford Sound at its best.

  • Excellent Driver and...

    DONALD K,

    Oct 14, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Excellent Driver and Guide.The experience was fantastic An experience of a life time Hope to return someday

  • Our driver Shayle made...

    Keith W,

    Oct 13, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Our driver Shayle made the trip out and back very enjoyable. It’s not a trip I would have driven. His past experience in the tourism industry as well as his local knowledge enhanced the experience. His knowledge of the indigenous culture was an added bonus. We thought the food onboard the boat was well presented and provided a variety of options. The weather improved significantly as we arrived at the dock and we had a great 2-hours on the fjord. The rain in the past 24-hours presented us with a generous amount of fully flowing waterfalls. The trip was well worth our time and was money well spent.

  • Great day out

    Carolyn G,

    Oct 13, 2025

    - Viator

    3.00

    Fantastic driver long trip but we'll informed and worth it. . Only downfall was the lunch on the boat. TERRIBLE food

From NZ$345.00

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