Premium Milford Sound Tour Including Cruise, Flight & Lunch | 9 hours

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Pure Milford Cruise + Flight
2 Adults x $437.45
$874.90
Approx Total
$874.90
Cruise & Return Flight: Full bus tour + cruise with Pure Milford, then return to Queenstown via a scenic flight with 1 of our airline partners
Picnic Lunch
Small bus + Boat and plane: Our 7:30 departure from Queenstown partners with Pure Milford, designed for an immersive viewing experience.
Pickup included
Mitre Peak Cruise + flight
2 Adults x $437.45
$874.90
Approx Total
$874.90
Cruise & Return Flight: Full bus tour + cruise with Mitre Peak Cruises, then return to Queenstown via a scenic flight with 1 of our airline partners
Picnic Lunch
Boat: Our 7:30 departure from Queenstown partners with Mitre Peak Cruises, designed for an immersive viewing experience.
Pickup included
Tour, Cruise Milford + Flight
2 Adults x $437.45
$874.90
Approx Total
$874.90
Cruise Milford & Return Flight: Full tour with Cheeky Kiwi Travel + cruise with Cruise Milford + Scenic flight on a specially built plane back to Queenstown.
Picnic Lunch
Minibus, Boat, Plane : Minibus tour with Cheeky Kiwi Boutique cruise with Cruise Milford Scenic Flight on a specially built plane.
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Water available & snacks provided
  • Scenic Flight from Milford Sound to Queenstown
  • Milford Sound Cruise
  • Small group bus tour from Queenstown
  • Picnic Lunch - please note dietary requirement at time of booking
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Picnic lunch for infants (0 - 3)
  • Restroom on board

Overview

This small group day trip includes a stunning boutique Milford Sound cruise and an amazing scenic flight back to Queenstown. Highlights: •Bus tour From Queenstown •Milford Sound Cruise •Scenic flight Milford Sound to Queenstown •Fiordland National Park •Lake Te Anau, Eglinton Valley, Mirror Lakes, Hollyford River, Homer Tunnel & Mitre Peak •Wildlife Spotting Our tours are led by our passionate tour guides, notorious for bringing your journey to life by sharing stories and rich background knowledge, and run in modern, comfortable minibuses that are packed with extras, ensuring your comfort and safety. While the destinations you will be visiting are truly spectacular, we at Cheeky Kiwi Travel believe it is our small groups, our guides, the journey and the little details that set our tours well apart. Secret stops, wildlife viewings, specially designed vehicles and many other pleasant surprises ensure our tours are an experience to remember.

Itinerary

  • Queenstown (Pass By)

    Your tour starts in the stunning city of Queenstown. As we drive out of the city your guide will not only set the scene for your adventure today but also point out and guide you past some of the area’s top highlights.

  • Lake Wakatipu

    Departing Queenstown we wind our way around Lake Wakatipu, with amazing views of ‘The Remarkables’ Mountain Range and the lake, stopping for photos is a must.

    10 minutes

  • Devil's Staircase Lookout Point (Pass By)

    Continuing around the lake we will pass through Devil’s Staircase. This elevated windy part of the road is famous for dramatic photos and setting the scene for the day to come.

  • Lake Te Anau

    After more amazing mountain, river and farmland views we arrive in Te Anau, home to Lake Te Anau, New Zealand’s second largest lake. While in this idyllic town we will stop for a break and maybe meet some of the local animals or wildlife. Continuing along the lake we stop at Te Anau Downs, the starting point for the Milford Track, to hear the stories and admire the views.

    20 minutes

  • Eglinton Valley

    Leaving Te Anau and entering Fiordland National Park we stop in Eglinton Valley. With views worthy of Lord of the Rings, this valley follows the path of an ancient glacier through Fiordland. One of the first major attractions as you enter the park, it really sets the scene for a journey that only get more impressive the deeper you get.

    10 minutes

  • Mirror Lakes Walk

    Our next stop on this epic adventure is Mirror Lakes for a short stroll to see the famous reflections of the Earl Mountains. Get the right day, take a good picture and no one with be able to tell which way is the right way up for the photo.

    10 minutes

  • Lake Gunn

    Continuing along the Milford Road we come across Lake Gunn. Named after a famous explorer and popular for fishing, often we will stop at Lake Gunn for some photos and to enjoy the peace.

    10 minutes

  • N/A (Pass By)

    A short drive away we start passing the Hollyford River a gorgeous and powerful river full of large boulders and rapids. Feeding into the river at Falls Creek is the first of our extremely impressive waterfalls of the area, one of many to come.

  • N/A

    Climbing in altitude we go deeper into the Darran Mountains and these views require another stop to admire and take photos. We are also entering the area where Kea (the world’s largest alpine parrot) like to live. Start keeping an eye out for these large, cheeky and colourful birds that never fail to thrill and entertain when found.

    10 minutes

  • Homer Tunnel (Pass By)

    To make our way back down towards the sea we enter the mind-blowing hand-built Homer Tunnel, hearing the incredible history and stories. Emerging from the tunnel the valley descends sharply towards Milford Sound and on a rainy-day hundreds of waterfalls cascading down the mountain side.

  • Milford Sound

    Following the valleys to the sea we arrive at Milford Sound where you will board your cruise with Cruise Milford (the No. 1 Cruise operator in Milford Sound on TripAdvisor). The Cruise Milford experience offers a boutique cruise on a smaller boat which is less crowded and a crew that offers a much more informative and personal tour of Milford Sound. The smaller boat means you get closer to the wildlife and nature including the New Zealand fur seals basking on the rocks, massive rock faces rising for hundreds of metres out of the sea and the waterfalls cascading from an ancient rainforest high in the mountains. This cruise is unbeatable.

    2 hours

  • Mitre Peak

    While on the boat cruise you will be able to marvel at the awe-inspiring Mitre Peak, the iconic Milford Sound mountain, with its steep triangular peak rising high up above the reflective waters of the Milford Sound.

    10 minutes

  • Queenstown

    Lastly you take to the skies on the amazing scenic flight from Milford Sound back to Queenstown. Your friendly and knowledgeable pilot will provide commentary during the flight, pointing out hidden lakes and waterfalls and the history of the areas you're flying over. Flight admission included in tour price.

    40 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Flights are always 'On Request' until confirmed with our partner airline
  • Return scenic flight may be cancelled due to weather conditions. In this situation your return transport will be via mini bus and you will receive a partial refund.
  • Bus tour operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
  • Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.
  • Children aged 7 years old and below are required to travel in a child safety car seat. If you don't have a car seat one can be rented from us (with 24 hours’ notice).
  • If you have dietary requirements. Please kindly indicate it to the special requirements at the time of booking
  • Scenic Flight weight restrictions are 140 kg per person

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Cheeky Kiwi Travel is the best!

Published on Feb, 2025

Wonderful drive to Milford Sound followed by lovely boat tour and flight back to Queenstown. All three parts of the tour were led by friendly and helpful operators. Colin gave a great bus tour and Ben gave a great flight tour.

Highly recommend

Published on Feb, 2025

We did the Milford Sound and flight with Cheeky kiwi. We had a great time. Abi was fun, he had an infectious laugh, which definitely brightened our day (especially with his added Kea sounds). We spoiled ourselves and went for the flight on the way back and it was incredible, the views were brilliant and the captain was great at pointing areas out to us and easing any worries.

Take the airplane back!

Published on Feb, 2025

Sonya, our guide, was very entertaining. The bus is just the right size making it efficient getting in and out at all the various stops. The boat cruise on Milford Sound was wonderful. Got to see dolphins and seals, amazing waterfalls, gorgeous scenery. Airplane ride back was well worth the extra cost. I would highly recommend that to anyone.

Adventure to Milford Sound

Published on Feb, 2025

This tour hit all the highlights mentioned in the itinerary! Although the ride from Queenstown is long, it is broken up with stops at stunning vistas. The cruise was fabulous!! The scenic return flight back to Queenstown is NOT to be missed ! Our pilot, James was very knowledgeable and capable pointing out the sights along the way.

Greg was the best tour guide of our NZ trip

Published on Feb, 2025

Just got back from a tour with Gregg. He was so knowledgeable and entertaining during the long ride. It made it quite enjoyable. He was also a great driver which shouldn’t be overlooked. The weather did not cooperate with our return flight so we were disappointed with Mother Nature but not Greg! ❤️

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