Milford Sound Fly-Cruise-Fly from Queenstown
No trip to the South Island is complete without visiting the breathtakingly beautiful Milford Sound. The fiord itself extends 16km inland from the Tasman Sea, with sheer granite cliffs extending up to 1700m above sea level. Like all the fiords and valleys in the Fiordland National Park, Milford was carved by five different glacier actions during the last great ice age 75,000 to 14,000 years ago. Some glaciers still remain, with the large blue cracking ice-falls providing a stark contrast to the rainforests below.
With between seven and eight metres of rainfall per year, Milford Sound is the wettest place in New Zealand. The lush rainforests cling to the cliff faces while seals, and the occasional dolphins and penguin ply the waters below.
You’ll leave from Queenstown Airport for the Fly-Cruise-Fly Milford Sound tour, with a guaranteed window seat, soaring across three mountain ranges, magnificent alpine valleys, lakes and glaciers into Fiordland National Park, New Zealand’s largest National Park. After arriving overhead Milford Sound, we will descend into the fjord to give you a close up of the features that make up this unique landscape before landing at Milford Sound Airport. Your pilot will escort you to the boat terminal to join our cruise boat partners, JUCY Cruise, on the Gem or Maiden to enjoy a 1hr 45min cruise of the fjord. Your journey will take you out to the Tasman Sea where you’ll encounter some of the wildlife that makes up this region. Expect to see seals and occasionally dolphins and penguins as you pass close to magnificent waterfalls and sheer granite cliffs, while your skipper provides you with a detailed and entertaining commentary of the region and its history. Berthing back at the wharf, you’ll be met by your pilot and escorted back to your awaiting aircraft. After leaving Milford, you’ll climb out over more snow-capped mountains on a different flight path, returning over Lake Wakatipu and descending back into Queenstown.
Our pilots pride themselves on providing an entertaining and knowledgeable commentary covering the entire flight. They love what they do and they will go out of their way to make you feel special on your Milford Sound tours. We can provide courtesy transport to and from your accommodation and Queenstown Airport, and we have free parking available should you choose to drive yourself.
What’s included
Admission to attractions
English-speaking professional driver/guide
Live commentary on board
Round-trip transfers to and from your hotel
Parking space
Tax
Flight time: 1 hour 20 minutes
A 1 hour and 45 minute scenic nature cruise of Milford Sound
Not included
- Meals and beverages
Pricing & availability
Things to know
Confirmation
- You’ll get confirmation within minutes. If you don’t see any confirmation, reach out to our customer support.
Things don’t always work out, so enjoy peace of mind knowing that the following cancellation options are available to you.
100% refund to your original payment method or credits
- Up to 24 hours before booking date
Non-refundable
- From 24 hours before the booking date
4hr 30min Duration
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Usage validity
- The voucher is valid only on the specified date (and time if applicable)
- Experience the best of Milford Sound, this experience includes a return scenic flight to Milford Sound and a cruise on the sound to the Tasman Sea
- The flight has a guaranteed window seat, meaning you will have fantastic views of the alpine landscape, spotting the glacier and lakes of Fiordland National Park
- Fly through the fiord as you decend into Milford Airport
- Enjoy a 1hr 45minute cruise of the Fiord, going out to the Tasman Sea.
- Spot precious wildlife like seals, dophins and penguins whilst taking in the spectacular waterfalls in Milford Sound
- After the cruise enjoy the return flight to Queenstown which will take a different route for the ultimate sightseeign adventure
- [Departure] pick up. Please confirm your pick-up location and time with the operator at least one day before your tour begins.The operator will re-confirm your pick-up time in advance Please arrive at the location 30 mins before the departure time This is a shared transfer and pick up could be early or late Enter your hotel name and address at the checkout page
- [Attraction/experience] 4 hour(s) 30 min(s), Guided tour, Remarkables Park Town Centre, Milford Sound Airport, 2-Hour cruise of the fjord
- [Return] 12:30 - 17:30, Shuttle included
- Day {num}
Additional information
- Although not mandatory, it is recommended that you purchase accident and/or travel insurance before participating in this activity
Optional hotel pick up
Pick-up information
Hotel pick-up information
- This is a shared transfer and early or late pick-up is possible
- Arrive at the hotel lobby 10 minutes before your selected pick up time
- Enter your hotel name and address at the checkout page
- If your driver is late, please contact +64-3-441-1588 or 0800-777-922
- Please confirm your pick-up location and time with the operator at least one day before your tour begins