2025 Viator Experience Award Winner2025 Tripadvisor Best of the Best2024 Tripadvisor Best of the Best2023 Tripadvisor Best of the Best
Popular
Tours from QueenstownMilford Sound ToursSouth Island Tours

Milford Sound Tour from Queenstown with Cruise & Picnic Lunch

From NZD$374

4.9
(3406 reviews)

Departs from: Tours from Queenstown

Duration: 13 hours

Start Booking Now
https://img.rezdy.com/PRODUCT_IMAGE/90077/cheeky_kiwi_travel_milford_sound_tour_awards.png
https://img.rezdy.com/PRODUCT_IMAGE/90077/cruise_milford.jpg
https://img.rezdy.com/PRODUCT_IMAGE/90077/dolphins.jpg
https://img.rezdy.com/PRODUCT_IMAGE/90077/milford_sound_nz_fiordland.jpg
https://img.rezdy.com/PRODUCT_IMAGE/90077/kea_up_close.jpg
https://img.rezdy.com/PRODUCT_IMAGE/90077/seals.jpg
https://img.rezdy.com/PRODUCT_IMAGE/90077/kea_mountain_backdrop.jpg
https://img.rezdy.com/PRODUCT_IMAGE/90077/hollyford_river.jpg
https://img.rezdy.com/PRODUCT_IMAGE/90077/lake_wakatipu.jpg
https://img.rezdy.com/PRODUCT_IMAGE/90077/f9dd2672b1ca4565ac5773be83b6f005Flying_over_Milford_Sound_Marina.jpg
https://img.rezdy.com/PRODUCT_IMAGE/90077/Eglington_Doug.jpg

Experience Milford Sound on a premium small group day tour from Queenstown with Cheeky Kiwi Travel, including a boutique Milford Sound cruise, picnic lunch and fully-guided journey through Fiordland National Park.

Travel the famous Queenstown to Milford Sound road with a passionate local guide, stopping at highlights such as Lake Wakatipu, Te Anau, Eglinton Valley, Mirror Lakes, Lake Gunn, Hollyford River and Homer Tunnel. Once you reach Milford Sound, board a boutique cruise to see Mitre Peak, towering cliffs, waterfalls and native wildlife from the water.

With return hotel pick-ups, comfortable modern transport, scenic stops, snacks, refreshments and local commentary included, this is one of the easiest and most rewarding ways to experience Milford Sound from Queenstown in one day.

Queenstown to Milford Sound Day Tour

The road from Queenstown to Milford Sound is one of New Zealand’s great scenic journeys. This full-day tour is designed for travellers who want to experience the route properly, without the stress of driving, navigating alpine roads or timing the cruise connection themselves.

Your Cheeky Kiwi guide looks after the day from start to finish, combining relaxed small group travel, local storytelling, carefully timed photo stops and a boutique cruise on Milford Sound.

Itinerary

Why you’ll love this

Premium small group Milford Sound day tour from Queenstown

Boutique Milford Sound cruise included

Picnic lunch, bottled water, snacks and refreshments included

Hotel pick-up and drop-off from Queenstown

Fully-guided journey through Fiordland National Park

Scenic stops along the Milford Road, including Te Anau, Eglinton Valley, Mirror Lakes, Lake Gunn and Homer Tunnel

See Mitre Peak, waterfalls, native bush, towering cliffs and New Zealand fur seals

Optional scenic flight or helicopter return from Milford Sound to Queenstown

What's Included

Fully guided small-group tour with our famously passionate guides

Delicious picnic lunch, with water and snacks available

Comfortable, luxury, modern minibus

Boutique Milford Sound cruise

Multiple scenic stops and photo opportunities

Hotel pick-ups and drop-offs from Queenstown

Optional Extras

One-way plane flight from Milford Sound to Queenstown

One-way helicopter flight from Milford to Queenstown

Please note

Flights are always 'On Request' until confirmed with our partner airline. If our regular flight operator is unavailable, we may be able to arrange an alternative operator; however, this could be at an additional cost.

Individual and total weight restrictions apply to specific aircraft and flights, as above

Why choose us

Famously passionate tour guides

Our guides share stories, laughs, and Kiwi charm on every journey.

Travel in comfort

Small groups, big comfort. Relax in our modern Mercedes minibuses with style and space.

Award-winning tours

Thousands of five-star reviews and top travel awards - experiences loved worldwide.

Kiwi owned. Kiwi operated

Proudly local and passionate about sharing authentic New Zealand with every traveller.

Stories worth sharing

5/23/2026

A proud Kiwi's experience in our country. Loved it!

Wow! An unforgettable memorable experience. A Kiwi, born and bred in NZ from Auckland I booked this small group tour for my other half, first-time in Sth Island. We were very impressed with the tour especially our tour guide Danny. His affable and disarming nature eliminated the need for an ice breaker. He was sincere and accommodating fir everybody on the mini van. Their were different age groups and cultures but he made us all feel included. I enjoyed the way he queued his music to set the theme fir his commentary at different spots he visited. As a Kiwi, he was on point with commentary even we learnt some new things about our country. We are also proud of Danny, he expressed the importance of our Maori culture to our country and to respect its land. Our small group of 12, got to mix easily with these lovely people from around the world. The minivan and smaller boat was worth it. We were able to drive to extra locations unlike the large buses who were limited. Same with the boat, we were able to get closer to the shore. A beautiful day, we stopped at a lot of photographic areas on the way in to our boat, and then a straight drive. And a bonus was our packed lunch. Thank you so much Danny, keep up the amazing work you do, sharing about the beauty of our country the views, story and our music. Book this tour guys, you will love it!😀

Margs N

5
5/23/2026

Wonderful intro to NZ!

We absolutely enjoyed our tour with Kristina who was a wonderful storyteller regaling us with the stories of the land throughout. The 13 hours flew past with so many beautiful pictures of gorgeous places which she stopped to show us along the way! She's also a fantadtic photographer. What a wonderful way to start our holiday in New Zealand!

636chiay

5
5/22/2026

Great experience, great guide!

Our excursion to Milford Sound was absolutely incredible, and Danny made the experience even better! From start to finish, he was extremely friendly, professional, and provided outstanding customer service. He was even early for our pickup, which made the start of the day smooth and stress-free. Danny was very knowledgeable about the area, history, and scenery, which added so much to the experience and made the journey just as enjoyable as the destination itself. One of the highlights was definitely his playlist — it kept the energy up the entire time and made the ride so much fun. The lunches provided were also delicious and a great added touch to an already amazing day. You could tell Danny genuinely cared about making sure everyone had an unforgettable experience. Highly recommend this tour, especially if you get Danny as your guide!

Rolando Q

5
5/17/2026

Recommended tour cheeky kiwi

Very happy and satisfied using cheeky kiwi Very informative and helpful from the tour guide. Big thanks for Paul Very helpful and responsive of customer service make the trip even superb Thank you cheeky kiwi

Mei i

5
5/17/2026

Milford sound visit

This trip was great, because the landscape and spot to visit and because the organization. The driver Danny, was fantastic in explain every details of the visited places. Cruise was Simply amazing, due to the place and because we meet dolphins. The price was a great valute for the service proposed (van, Picnic and Cruise).

Andrea M

5
5/16/2026

A Perfect Day

We had an incredible time on our Milford Sound trip! Pickup was on time and easy to locate. Our tour guide was amazing, extremely friendly and helpful. We had carefully thought out stops along the way with snacks and water too! It’s around a 13 hour trip but the vehicle was comfortable. Lunch being provided means we didn’t have to worry about that, also our entrance fees to our Milford Sound cruise were all in with the price. Being a smaller tour group gives you a better experience and atmosphere in my opinion as you can ask more questions to your guide etc. It was a perfect, stress free day and I would definitely recommend, thank you!

Emma F

5
5/16/2026

Wonderful trip in New Zealand

Excellent experience visiting the magnificent Milford Sound. Truly amazing and breathtaking scenery. Special Thanks to our wonderful Martin drive cum guide making trip so enjoyable .

Footprints827132

5
5/16/2026

The Gods were smiling:)

What a MAGIC day. Truly…all the Gods were smiling upon us. The weather was absolutely magnificent! Our driver Danny was a heap of fun and found just the right rhythm of ‘chat’ and ‘quiet time’. We stopped at some fantastic spots for pics and Danny’s photo skills secured some great memories for all of us. We truly enjoyed the day.

Passenger499869

5
5/15/2026

Perfect Day with Benny

We had the most fantastic experience with Benny. It was a wonderful day, and amplified by how beautiful the scenery was, but it was Benny who made it special. Charismatic and knowledgeable, Benny made the 4 hour drive so fun and interesting. He knew absolutely everything and had a fun fact for every way of the trip. He made such an effort to stop along the way to ensure we all saw what we were after - including finding a Kea bird for us all to see on two occasions! The lunch was also great (it’s not small by any means) and I can’t give enough credit to everyone at Cheeky Kiwi for putting together such a great day. Thanks guys!

Ama S

5
5/14/2026

A fabulous experience by Cheeky Kiwi Tours

WOW!!! What an experience. We were picked up close to our accommodation which took the stress out of getting to the office and parking. Our guide Sonya was fabulous, not only was she very knowledgeable along the way but she was also a very good driver. After telling us about the cheeky Kea birds we got to experience first hand how these birds act especially with vehicles. The lunch that was provided was plentiful. Thank you!!!

Cheryl W

5
Newsletter Signup
© 2026 Cheeky Kiwi Travel. All rights reserved.
Privacy PolicyTerms & Conditions Sitemap