Milford Sound Tour & Cruise, this small group, fully-guided day trip begins
with a pickup from your hotel lobby in one of our luxury Mercedes-Benz vans
from Queenstown and dropoff at your hotel in Te Anau. Led by our famously
passionate tour guides, notorious for bringing your journey to life by sharing
their stories and rich background knowledge, and run in modern, comfortable
minibuses that are packed with extras, ensuring your comfort and safety.

Highlights:

• Boutique Milford Sound Cruise
• Fiordland National Park
• Lake Te Anau, Eglinton Valley, Mirror Lakes, Hollyford River, Homer Tunnel & Mitre Peak
• Wildlife Spotting

Itinerary:

1. ** Queenstown - 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. **

2. Lake Wakatipu & Devil's Staircase – Departing Queenstown we
wind our way around Lake Wakatipu and through Devil's Staircase, with amazing
views of ‘The Remarkables’ Mountain Range and the lake.

3. ** 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.

4. ** Eglington 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.

5. ** Mirror Lakes –** 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.

6. ** 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.

7. ** Hollyford River & Falls Creek –** 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.

8. ** Darran Mountains –** 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.

9. ** Homer Tunnel –** 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 you will see hundreds of waterfalls cascading
down the mountain side.

10. ** Milford Sound – Following the valleys to the sea we arrive at
Milford Sound where you will board your cruise with one of our incredible
cruise partners. This 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. **

11. ** 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.

12. ** Pop's View Lookout – Ater your cruise, and on our way hom e
**we pull over to admire the elevated amazing views of the divide in the
Southern Alps, close to the start of the Routeburn Track. While here the guide
will tell you the stories of ancient Maori explorers.

13. Te Anau – Sadly we must start to head back to Te Anau but your
day is not over with a fully guided return trip and many stops and breaks
along the way.

Inclusions:

• Small Group & Fully Guided Tour
• Milford Sound Cruise
• Picnic Lunch

• Water available & snacks provided
  
  
  
  Exclusions****

  
  

• Picnic lunch for infants (0-3)

  
  
• pickup from hotels not listed

Optional Extras:

• One way heli flight from Milford to Te Anau

Please note : Individual and total weight restrictions apply to specific
aircraft and flights. Maximum weight limit 116 KG

While the destinations you will be visiting are truly spectacular, we at
Cheeky Kiwi Travel believe it’s our small groups, guides, the journey and the
little details that set our tours well apart. Secret stops, wildlife viewings,
specially designed vehicles, complementary refreshments and many other
pleasant surprises ensure our tours are an experience to remember.

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