Fiordland Tours · Te Anau to Milford Sound
Fiordland Tours picks you up at your Te Anau hotel in a small coach and drives the Milford Road with commentary and photo stops, then puts you on a nature cruise with free time at the fiord. Pick it if you want lunch, park fees and the logistics all handled.
Fiordland Tours is a Te Anau company that has run small-group trips since 2009, keeping groups to 16 at most by its own account. The day starts with hotel pickup in town and a drive up the Milford Road with a driver-guide, photo stops and commentary.
At the fiord, the listing gives a 1 h 45 min nature cruise and about 1.5 hours of free time at Milford. National park fees, morning tea and a packed picnic lunch are included, and the whole day runs 8 to 9.5 hours. Helicopter add-ons are offered at checkout if you want to fly one way.
Compared with the Trips and Tramps day, this one spends more time at the fiord and less on forest walks. Neither includes the glowworm caves. Book the cave tour for the evening you get back.
A small coach collects you from your Te Anau hotel.
Commentary and photo stops through the Eglinton Valley and the Homer Tunnel, with morning tea on the way.
Cruise the length of the fiord, past the waterfalls and cliffs.
Time on the foreshore, a short walk or simply the view of Mitre Peak.
Return drive with stops, 8 to 9.5 hours after pickup.
★★★★★It was amazing. Definitely the best trip we did in New Zealand. Sasha was such a sweetheart, and the cruise was fantastic.
★★★★★Was an unreal day, Tania our guide was so knowledgeable and absolutely awesome! 10/10 highlight of our trip
★★★★★It was great. I really liked the chicken and salad sandwich. It was a big day but we felt looked after by our tour guide
★★★★★Loved the tour! Fun informative guide and an all around great experience!
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8 to 9.5 hours from hotel pickup to drop-off in Te Anau, according to the listing.
Yes: morning tea and a packed picnic lunch, plus national park fees. Infants don't get the lunch.
1 h 45 min, with about 1.5 hours of free time at Milford as well.
No. Only RealNZ goes to the caves, from the Te Anau lakefront. Book the cave tour for the evening.
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