More on Southern Discoveries Milford Sound Cruises and the Discovery Centre

Plenty of food options available to help make your journey comfortable, along with warm and spacious indoor seating and free tea and coffee. We can also arrange transport from Queenstown & Te Anau, including flights.

Why not make the most of your day in Milford and add the Milford Discovery Centre & Underwater Observatory to your cruise.  The Milford Discovery Centre is the only structure of its kind in the Piopiotahi Marine Reserve and is a rich interactive experience both above and below the surface.

Take an interactive and educational journey through the natural history, geology, environment and conservation efforts of Milford, before descending 10 metres below the surface to get 360 degree views of a rare and magical undersea world.

Scenic Cruises
Milford Sound Red Boat Cruises depart daily from the Milford Wharf Visitor Centre. Your cruise will travel down the south side of the Fiord, out to the Tasman Sea and return up the north side, stopping off at all points of interest along the way. Enjoy the breathtaking scenery with a full commentary on the natural history of the Sound. There's also a wide selection of fine food available on board: from snacks to full international buffet, and an ever ready bar service.

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Prices & Departures >>

Information and Bookings: 30 Shotover St, Queenstown and Lakefront Drive, Te Anau.

Departs:  Throughout the day, from 9.45am – 3.10pm (all year)

Duration: 1hr 45min – 2hr 15min (3hr cruise available in Summer)

Allow an extra ½ hour – 1 hour for visit to the Milford Discovery Centre.

Price: Adults from $65. Child $15

(Child is 4–14yrs, under 4s travel free)

FREE LUNCH when you add the Milford Discovery Centre to your Southern Discoveries cruise!

KIDS GO FREE during New Zealand school holidays!

GREAT FAMILY RATES available – please ask us.

Milford Sound

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About Fiordland
Fiordland National Park is a designated World Heritage Area…
Located on the South West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, Fiordland stretches over 124 miles (200 kilometres), from Milford Sound in the north to Preservation Inlet in the south. Covering 1.25 million hectares, Fiordland is the largest National Park in New Zealand and is administered and managed by the Department of Conservation.

It is also one of the wettest places in the world but it is the rain that contributes to the area's beauty.  Waterfalls tumble down steep mountains to the sea and rain nourishes rich beech forest.

Fiordland's extraordinary serrated coastline and deep branching lakes were carved out by glaciers millions of years ago. The glaciers left behind a land internationally acclaimed for its spectacular scenery, isolation and uninhabited environment which became a designated World Heritage Area in 1986.

Described as the eighth wonder of the world, Milford Sound remains the only Fiord in this region that can be accessed by road and it is 16km from the head of the Fiord to the open sea.

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