If Queenstown is on your radar, here’s what you need to know about queenstown tours. Guided walks, bike rides, and day trips let you cover more ground without sweating the logistics. Join a small‑group outing if you like chatty guides, or go private when your schedule’s tight. Most operators offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure, keeping you flexible if the weather flips. Map it out, stay flexible, and have fun out there. Remember to carry a reusable water bottle and keep an eye on the local weather forecast so you’re never caught off guard. Remember to carry a reusable water bottle and keep an eye on the local weather forecast so you’re never caught off guard.
Plan your day with Queenstown Tours.
Most tours cap groups at 15 so you hear every story. Where will you explore first?
Bring a reusable bottle, wear comfortable shoes, and keep your camera ready. Local hosts love questions—ask about their favorite neighborhood spot.
Keep sunscreen and a hat in your day pack.
Locals suggest visiting early to beat crowds.
Share your experience with fellow travelers and compare notes.
Keep sunscreen and a hat in your day pack.
Keep sunscreen and a hat in your day pack.
Loved the small boat and that we could get close to the waterfall. My husband and I were happy to be able to stand in front of the boat while the boat was turning. Best experience of our trip! Thanks so much and for the skipper for all the information given during the tour.
A pro tip for future visitors
Absolutely fantastic the smaller boat so much better and the crew where the best ticketing was so easy and they even kept in touch to let us know when we where expected aboard x our friends did it a few days earlier and had the same wonderful experience xx I recommend you go on the small boat you get closer to nature 👏❤️
It's a spectacular experience, a wonderful adventure in the heart of Mildford Sound! What's more, we were lucky enough to see some dolphins!
The entire experience was great starting from the booking to the ease of navigation to the place and check in.
Ticketing was very easy and fhe small boat ride was really worth the amount paid.
The most surreal experience. Highly recommend. So so beautiful!!!!
Crew was fantastic both in their knowledge and hospitality. They even helped us spot dolphins in the crazy rainy weather. Captain especially made sure everyone stayed safe onboard and the hot chocolate was like icing on cake. Ticketing experience and check in was quite smooth and hassle free
Well organised, good explanations and tailored to surprises such as a group of dolphins surfing in the waves of the boat.
Everything. The skippers delivery of commentary was great. Ability to see everything easily. Plenty of time to take photos. Has been on my list of things to do for years and it did not disappoint. Loved it.
really good !! Would recommend anytime. We saw Dolphins and the guide was amazing.
Wonderful trip in extraordinary scenery. Smaller ship, lesser people, better views.
Great crew. We really enjoyed our experience. Thanks
Inclusions
2-hour Milford Sound cruise
Complimentary tea and coffee on board
Small boat cruise of up to 75 people
Live commentary on cruise
Milford Track Guided Walk (if option selected)
3.5-hour Milford Track guided walk
English-speaking guide for walk
Small group of up to 12 people for guided walk
Round-trip water taxi transfers from Deep Water Basin to Sandfly Point
Safety gear for guided walk
Virginia
Yash
Izzah
The driver "Gordon" gave us a very pleasant trip with entertaining stories, stops with beautiful panoramas ... and a dream cruise that met our expectations . The schedules were all respected. Thank you, I highly recommend
Great activity. Lovely place and Brendon was really informative and funny.
Ticketing was excellent and the scenery was magnificent
Very punctual tour. The driver was happy and knowledgeable with her commentary and a very good driver. Foggy day but we saw the waterfalls on the way back. Great day and recommend everyone do at least once in their lives.
Good evening, a little difficult to find the meeting point and especially to find the bus company. It should be specified that the meal is included in the day. Very nice experience and fabulous day. Thank you for everything. Yours sincerely, Dominique Jean-Jacques and Sandra
It was a good day! Cruise was 2 hours, not 3, but that was adequate. Bus travel was somewhat shorter than advertised. All that aside, it was a very good day. RealNZ was a great provider! Thanks.
Bus driver friendly and informative. Felt very safe with his driving. Majestic scenery and so many interesting land formations on both bus and boatrip.
Amazing nature, good information! Good to go there early in the morning before it gets to crowded. Some hints: - the meeting at 8.30 am is a bit to early, we only left from Te Anau at 9 am. - I didn't know about the included lunch, would have been good to announce it.
The bus driver Scarlet was exyremely informative and made us feel welcome. The boat trip was great even though it was drizzling
EXCELLENT DRIVER AND BREATHTAKING VIEWS
Great weather, great buys driver who gave out fantastic information.
Bus driver was excellent giving us excellent commentary on the area, cruise was excellent as again was the commentary,
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Full-day tour to Milford Sound from Te Anau
2-hour Milford Sound cruise
English-speaking driver/guide
Round-trip transfers with stops for short walks
Complimentary tea & coffee on-board
Dominique
Laurent
Anne-marie
Smoothly driving Stunning view Nice service on the board
Well organized, super driver/guide Food could be better Coordination on WhatsApp would be appreciated to avoid misunderstandings for the pick up
Brian, the bus driver! A font of knowledge about what we saw along the way plus extra info on farming & fishing, very very interesting to get an insight on that aspect. Great sense of dry humour too. He is a very experienced driver! The ride and the boat trip were spectacular but Brian was the cherry on the cake! 🙂
Informative commentary, such a beautiful, magical place to visit.
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Inge
Ferdinand
As an avid traveler this is one of the best excursions we've done the whole thing was great value for money professionally done and I would recommend it to anyone
The whole trip was a great experience, well worth doing. On the way over to the farm the Earnslaw skipper gives you a good factual commentary about the area and the workings of the steamer. Walter Peak was a picturesque destination. The gourmet bbq lunch was great. Really enjoyed the farm show, especially informative for tourist's. Gift shop was definitely worth a look. Something for everyone.
Food was unbelievable. Boat trip great, unfortunate the Earnslaw was out for maintenance.
It was great to take my elderly father on the trip to Walter Peak station On the catamaran intercom was difficult to hear, when the history was been been told, the only dissappointment of the trip
The boat ride, the view, the farm tour and the food was all amazing. Checking in was so simple. No dramas. Just an amazing carefree afternoon. Hope to go again sometime but on the tss earnslaw boat once it's repaired. That would take the experience so much more.
Great boat trip. Awesome meal. A little bit rushed though. Could have done with another 15-30 minutes to look around & view gift shop properly at the end.
We both enjoyed the cruise especially the fact that you can see the engine working. The bbq was nice. The booking, ticketing was easy and the staff were friendly.
Very happy good food and place
Was great especially for the kids, loved how they could feed the animals
Fantastic trip! Kids & adults loved it. Great food, scenery & experience. Efficient, friendly & knowledgable team.
Various activities, food and overall experience on the cruise
Staff at rest , staff waving us in. Food total experience
The day was wonderful, easy to book the whole day I just loved it... Thank you
Super friendly staff Ticketing was very simple
Very easy system to follow . Great trip and all the staff were awesome
The boat trip was wondering but the food & service was amazing.Would definitely recommend it .
Both cruise and farm tour are memorable
Cruise Lake Wakatipu with optional add-ons like a farm tour, BBQ meal, or horse trek.
Inclusions
Walter Peak Farm Tour (if option selected)
Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Meal (if option selected)
Walter Peak Horse Trekking Tour (if option selected)
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Hayley
Timothy
Joan
The nature was the best. Flight was fantastic. Cruise was OK, but better and bigger cruises also were available, but in more cost. The experience was incredible during my trip in New Zealand 😊😊. Thanks for headout for making everything better.
The flight was absolutely unique and we had two great pilots in Nikita and Jake. We found the cruise rather boring because there was simply too little to see. We've seen more exciting fjords.
Amazing experience, one of our favorite from the trip so far. We had perfect weather for the flight and boat trip and were able to see fur seals, penguins and get up close to the waterfalls.
Great experience. I would recommend to anyone.
Inclusions
Full-day or half-day tour of Milford Sound from Queenstown (based on option selected)
Small-group experience
Round-trip flight transfers from Queenstown (if option selected)
One-way coach to Milford Sound (if option selected)
Return flight transfer to Queenstown (if option selected)
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Live commentary
2-hour Milford Sound cruise
Complimentary tea, coffee, & water on cruise
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Seyyedmehdi
Christopher
Well organized, super driver/guide Food could be better Coordination on WhatsApp would be appreciated to avoid misunderstandings for the pick up
Tour was great and tour guide was exceptional. Full of interesting facts and humerous as well. He really made the tour for us. Please thank him. Luke
Absolutely wonderful! It was so nice to be a smaller group for this adventure. The little van was really confortable for the trip. Our guide Collin was awesome. His explanations on the culture and the region made the 5 hours to get there fly by and the stops were great to relax and enjoy fjordland park. 100% recommended.
Beautiful enrobe to Milford. The lady driving the our van was also very sweet
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Small group guided tour
Tour guide
Round-trip transfers
Milford sound cruise
Cruise entry
Minibus
Start from Queenstown.
The following stops will be included on the way to and back from Milford Sound.
Minibus
Cruise
These are the sights you can look out for during the cruise:
Milford Sound
Mitre Peak
Pop's View Lookout
Return to Queenstown
Checkin was flawless; staff was really supportive moving our booking ahead.
Blast across Queenstown’s Kawarau and Shotover Rivers on a thrilling 60-minute jet boat ride.
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Fantastic experience the whoke journey was amazing and informative we we very lucky with beautiful weather however this impacted the number of waterfalls . the team were very interesting and knowledgeable which kept the experience engrossing. Just loved it
Very well organized and informative. In particular, enjoyed the narration by Chris as we drove from Te Anau to Manapouri and back. Great guy!
Amazing!!..A very different and profound experience..
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Full-day Doubtful Sound Wilderness tour
Knowledgeable nature guide
Coach transfers from Te Anau to Manapouri
3-hour Doubtful Sound cruise
Lake Manapouri cruise
Coach trip over Wilmot Pass
Complimentary tea & coffee
Exclusions
Gregory
John
Discover Doubtful Sound on an overnight cruise with dinner, breakfast, kayaking, and guided commentary.
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Full-length overnight cruise of Doubtful Sound
Expert nature guide
Coach transfers from Queenstown
Coach trip over Wilmot Pass
Cruise across Lake Manapouri
Complimentary tea & coffee
3-course dinner
Cooked breakfast
Kayak or tender boat ride (weather dependent)
Exclusions
Explore the untouched beauty of Dart River on a thrilling jet boat ride through wild landscapes.
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You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.