Milford Sound (Fjordland, New Zealand)

The route to the Milford Sound takes about an hour and half through a valley carpeted with wild flowers. The huge mountains tower above you either side. We visited in February when the weather can be unpredictable in this area, and at this time of the year. We left in the morning, we were advised to wait until after 10am to avoid the tour buses. There are a number of stops enroute which, are enhanced 10 fold if they are experienced in a small group. A number of walking trails start from various points along this route. There is a tunnel about half way along the route which only lets traffic through one way at a time, so there is a short delay whilst waiting your ...  Read the complete review

Milford Sound well deserves the title of New Zealand's number one tourist location. It is a stunning fjord in the South Island of New Zealand in the Fiordland region of the country. It is a must-sees for any tourist. If you are in the country, take the time to go on a cruise of the fjord - there are many operators available, with several tours leaving from Te Anau and Queenstown. As the crow (or tourist) flies, it is just a short hop over a few mountains from Queenstown but if the crow is travelling by bus then it's 300km by road via Te Anau that takes many hours. After dreaming of it for many years, I finally took a cruise of Milford Sound in April 2009. ...  Read the complete review

Our day started in Queenstown where our tour departed from and would return to later that day. We left very early in the morning by coach with around 30 other people of mixed ages from Queenstown to head to Milford Sound for what would be a really memorable day. The coach follows Lake Wakatipu, then onto Kingston, Mossburn and onto Te Anau which is the door to the Fiordland National Park on South Island New Zealand and where we had a breakfast stop which was included in the tour price. The breakfast was pastries, coffee, tea, juices and rolls with cold cheeses and meats, cakes and fruit, you could have whatever you wanted and as much as ...  Read the complete review