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Let the early crowds go first, then take the same road at a slower pace.
A later-start Milford Sound day from Queenstown: coach along Lake Wakatipu and through Fiordland National Park, then a cruise past seals, dolphins and Stirling Falls.
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Everyone else is on the road at dawn. This departure lets the rush get ahead of you, so the Milford Road and the fiord are a little less crowded when you arrive, and you are not setting an alarm for the dark. Same route, same cruise, later start.
You follow the shore of Lake Wakatipu to Te Anau, then into Fiordland National Park with photo stops at the Eglinton Valley, Knobs Flat and Mirror Lakes and short walks in the beech forest, with the driver-guide's commentary the whole way. At Piopiotahi / Milford Sound you board a cruise boat built for looking: large windows throughout, a top deck for 360 degree views and skipper-controlled HD cameras that put the outdoor footage on screens inside when the rain comes in. You cruise past fur seals on the rocks, dolphins on the bow wave if they feel like it, and the rare Fiordland crested penguin in season, finishing with the boat nosed into the spray of Stirling Falls.
Tea and coffee are complimentary on the cruise and there is a cafe bar on board for everything else. Pickups are free from central Queenstown and along Frankton Road, and the whole day takes about 12 hours. Bring layers, a rain jacket and insect repellent; the walks are short and optional.
Later departure from Queenstown
Photo stops at Eglinton Valley, Knobs Flat and Mirror Lakes
Open top deck with 360 degree views
Live HD cameras on screens inside the boat
Fur seals, dolphins and Fiordland crested penguins
Right up to Stirling Falls
Free pickups from central Queenstown and Frankton Road
Collected from your stop in central Queenstown or along Frankton Road after the dawn tours have gone, then south along Lake Wakatipu.
A stop in Te Anau before the Milford Road, then into Fiordland National Park.
Photo stops and short walks through beech forest and glacial valleys on the way to the Homer Tunnel and the drop to the fiord.
Indoor cabin with large windows or the open top deck, live HD footage on the screens, fur seals, dolphins and penguins to spot, and Stirling Falls close enough to feel.
Back along the Milford Road and the lake shore, about 12 hours after you left.
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Public reviews of the operator who runs this tour on the ground.
"Our driver was amazing, she ran commentary and told stories the entire time which made the long journey much more pleasurable"
James M
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