My wife and I recently went on a large detour and traded in extra time in the North Island to travel from Christchurch to Milford Sound... If anyone else has a similar dilema, please do the same as we did! The drive from Queenstown is on a very Paul McCartney like long and winding road and having weighed up the... more

what an experience. cruises are nice but kayaking on the sound was unbelieveable. getting into the gear was highly uncomfortable and the sandflies are treacherous but once you get into the kayak and onto the water, you are simply blown away. you spend the next 3 hours on the water and you see seals playing right alongside and if you... more

We've just returned from a fantastic trip to New Zealand and Milford Sounds was one of the highlights of our holiday. It's an absolute must if you're visiting the South Island. We didn't have the greatest of weather but then it's not very often that it doesn't rain there, so I'm told. It was raining heavily and the mist did... more

Arrived in Queenstown and decided to treat myself and fly to Milford. I did the first trip in the morning just in case that the weather changed at any point, we left at about 8am and fly over some of the best scenery i have seen in my life. Air fiordland gave amazing commentry and made sure we had the... more

We went to NZ in Jan this year. Drove from Te Anau to Milford Sound in early moring to catch 0855 cruise. We were so glad that we did this drive !! Fog came along in some part of Milford Road, provided fantastic alternative views of mountains n lakes !! Milford sound is so calm in the early morning, able... more

Great place for sightseeing and boat cruises. Went with Cruize Milford [--]. The scenery was breathtaking, thoroughly recommended destination. more

We travelled on Milford Sound with the Real Journeys Nature Cruise. It was awesome. Great commentary, friendly staff, lovely boat and free hot drinks. But the scenery was the top attraction. Thanks Real Journeys more

Did the Milford Sound bus & cruise tour with 'Real Journeys' from Queenstown. Be prepared if going by bus as it's a 5 hour journey there and 5 hr's return. Stay at Te Anau overnight to break journey if you can, as it's a very pretty spot on the lakefront and there's plenty of accommodation. It just shortens the journey.... more

Toured Milford sound by ship with Holland america Line. It was cloudy and foggy but the scenery was fabulous. The many waterfalls and the mountains plunging directly into the sound was unlike any other scenery I had ever seen. pr stewart more