Milford Sound Cruise Only Activities
Encounter Cruise
This is an intimate experience with numbers capped at 75, and on-board Nature Guides offering personal attention. The boat explores small nooks and crannies along the edge of the fiord, nudging into sheer rock faces to examine flora and fauna in detail for 2hr 15min.
The smaller boat helps you appreciate the sheer size and grandeur of the fiord’s cliff faces rising hundreds of metres out of the water, scarred here and there by tree falls. You’ll get within touching distance of impressive geological features and close enough to catch and drink pure glacial water, or feel the full force from the powerful 15,000-year-old Stirling Falls (they have got jackets to keep you dry!).
Winter Schedule 1 May 2011 – 31 Oct 2011
Times & prices 9:45am $73.00 per adult, 12:45pm $90.00 per adult, $15.00 per child (4-14 years) Infants (3 and under free)
For winter only add extra Winter Discovery Deal $36.00 per adult & $18.00 per child includes Milford Discovery Centre & Kiwi Snack lunch
Summer Schedule 1 Nov 2011 – 30 April 2012
Times & prices
10:30am $82.00 per adult
1:15pm $92.00 per adult
3:45pm $72.00 per adult
$15.00 per child (4-14 years) Infants (3 and under free)
Scenic Cruises
Come aboard and enjoy your Scenic cruise from the large viewing decks of one of the three modern, spacious and purpose-built catamarans.
Move freely around the boat and enjoy the stability on the water that only a twin-hull vessel can provide.
The Scenic Cruise is family and wheelchair friendly, with a whole top deck for viewing and panoramic photo opportunities, and large covered seating areas and viewing windows on other levels.
Dolphins love playing with the ‘cats’ and you get right out to the head of the fiord and the Tasman Sea, stopping at waterfalls and points of interest on the way.
Winter Schedule 1 May 2011 – 31 Oct 2011
Times & prices 11:00am $75.00 per adult, 1:30pm $89.00 per adult, 3:10pm $63.00 per adult. $15.00 per child (4-14) on all scenic cruises. Infants (3 and under free)
For winter only add extra Winter Discovery Deal $36.00 per adult & $18.00 per child includes Milford Discovery Centre Underwater Observatory & Kiwi Snack lunch.
Summer Schedule 1 Nov 2011 – 30 April 2012
Times & prices
9:00am $65.00 per adult
11:00am $75.00 per adult
1:30pm $89.00 per adult
3:00pm $63.00 per adult
$15.00 per child (4-14) on all scenic cruises. Infants (3 and under free)
Discover More Cruise
Discover More Cruise – summer only
The longest daytime cruise of any trip available in Milford Sound includes a Kiwi-style BBQ lunch and a visit to the Milford Discovery Centre, New Zealand’s only floating underwater observatory.
If you’re looking for a New Zealand experience that’s more authentic, more insightful, more informative and more personal – this is it. Discover More gives you time to slow down and really explore the beauty of Milford Sound, getting up close to this stunning, remote part of the country.
Two on-board Nature Guides roving the boat with microphones. You’re welcome to ask questions, delve deeper, learn and experience more – hands on. You’ll get to see Milford from a locals perspective and can get soaked under spectacular waterfalls, before going below water level to view unique marine life at the Milford Discovery Centre.
Departs daily in Summer (1 Nov 2011 – 30 April 2012) at 11.45am
Prices: $114.00 per Adult, $25.00 per Child (4-14 years) Infants 3 years and under free.
