Cornelius Amann
06 octobre 2026
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New Zealand: Queenstown, Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound
5 days from Queenstown: Glenorchy and Arrowtown, then two nights in Te Anau with a Doubtful Sound cruise and Milford Sound by road and boat.
5 jours · Départ et retour : Queenstown · jusqu'à 12 voyageurs
Mitre Peak above Milford Sound (Piopiotahi) on a calm day Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milford_Sound_New_Zealand_2016.jpg)
Les faits
En bref
- Durée
- 5 jours, 4 nuits
- Départ et arrivée
- Départ et retour : Queenstown
- Taille du groupe
- 7 à 12 voyageurs
- Trajet le plus long
- 4 h le jour 4Aucun trajet ne dépasse 4 heures.
- Niveau d'activité
Facile
Short walks of up to about an hour at a time on boardwalks, town streets and formed tracks, about 2 to 3 hours on foot on the busiest day. Most of the two Fiordland days is seated on boats and in the vehicle; the glowworm caves have wet steps and low ceilings. You can sit any walk out.
- Repas compris
- 4 petits-déjeuners, 3 repas du midi, 1 repas du soir
- Chambre individuelle
- + CAD 545 (prix estimé)
- Saison
- October to April
Points forts
Pourquoi ce voyage
- Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu from Bob's Peak at the top of the Skyline Gondola
- The Glenorchy Lagoon boardwalk and gold-rush Arrowtown in one easy day
- Across Lake Manapouri and over the Wilmot Pass to a three-hour cruise on Doubtful Sound
- The engines off in the fiord, when conditions allow, to hear how quiet it is
- Milford Sound from Te Anau: two hours each way instead of twelve hours from Queenstown
- A late-morning Milford cruise under Mitre Peak and Stirling Falls, ahead of the Queenstown coaches
- The Te Anau Glowworm Caves by boat, and takahē at the Te Anau bird sanctuary
Ce qui distingue ce voyage
Des trajets courts, tous publiés
Chaque trajet est indiqué jour par jour, et aucun ne dépasse 4 heures.
Le temps libre fait partie du programme
Le temps libre et les choix sont indiqués les jours où ils ont lieu.
En solo, sans pénalité
Une chambre individuelle coûte + CAD 545 (prix estimé).
Jour par jour
Itinéraire
Le trajet le plus long dure 4 h, le jour 4.
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Arrive in Queenstown, up the Skyline Gondola
Queenstown Airport to your hotel in central Queenstown, then the Skyline Gondola to Bob's Peak
- Welcome dinner
- Nuit : Queenstown
- Environ 18 min de route
Fly into Queenstown Airport (ZQN), about 8 km from the centre, where a driver meets you for the 15-minute transfer to your central hotel.
Après-midi
Most flights from Canada connect through Auckland, Sydney or Brisbane, so the afternoon is free to rest or walk the lakefront and the Queenstown Gardens on the point. Plan to land by about 3 pm. At around 5 pm your See Sight Tours guide meets the group in the hotel for a short briefing: how the two Fiordland days work, what the weather can do and what to wear on the boats. Then we walk a few minutes to the Skyline Gondola and ride up to Bob's Peak, where the whole town, Lake Wakatipu and the jagged line of The Remarkables open up below you.
Soir
Stay at the top for the evening light, then ride down for a welcome dinner together at a restaurant in town.
Compris
- Pick-up at Queenstown Airport (ZQN)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Skyline Gondola to Bob's Peak
- Welcome dinner in Queenstown
Activités en option
- Luge rides at the top of the gondola
Temps libre : Free until the early-evening briefing
Activité : Plan to land by about 3 pm; if you arrive later, your guide meets you at dinner.
Glenorchy and Arrowtown
Queenstown along Lake Wakatipu to Glenorchy and back, then Arrowtown
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Queenstown
- Environ 2.5 h de route
We leave at 8:30 am and follow the lake road north-west, about 46 km and 50 minutes, with a stop at Bennetts Bluff for the view up Lake Wakatipu to the mountains at its head. Glenorchy is a small settlement where the Dart and Rees rivers run into the lake, and the valleys beyond it stood in for scenes of The Lord of the Rings.
Matin
Your guide walks you along the boardwalk around the Glenorchy Lagoon, about an hour on the flat with the peaks reflected on a calm morning, and out to the old red wharf shed.
Après-midi
Lunch is a sit-down meal in Glenorchy. Back past Queenstown we drive 20 minutes to Arrowtown, where gold was found in the Arrow River in 1862. Walk Buckingham Street with its stone and timber shopfronts, the restored huts of the Chinese Settlement, and the Lakes District Museum.
Soir
We are back in Queenstown by about 5 pm and the evening is yours.
Compris
- Bennetts Bluff lookout over Lake Wakatipu
- Guided walk on the Glenorchy Lagoon boardwalk
- Sit-down lunch in Glenorchy
- Guided walk in Arrowtown: Buckingham Street and the Chinese Settlement
- Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown
Activités en option
- Shotover River jet boat
- TSS Earnslaw cruise on Lake Wakatipu
- Gibbston Valley wine tasting
Option plus facile : Skip the lagoon walk and wait for the group at a café by the Glenorchy wharf.
Option plus active : In Arrowtown, walk the riverside trail up the Arrow River instead of the museum, about an hour on gravel paths.
Temps libre : Evening free in Queenstown
Activité : About 2 to 3 hours on foot in all, on flat boardwalk and town streets.
Doubtful Sound, then on to Te Anau
Queenstown to Manapouri, across Lake Manapouri and over the Wilmot Pass to Doubtful Sound, then Te Anau
- Petit-déjeuner, repas du midi et repas du soir
- Nuit : Te Anau
- Environ 3.5 h de route
Matin
Today is the trip's one early start, at 7 am, because the cruise leaves Manapouri in the morning and the road there takes about 2 hours 45 minutes, 170 km, round the south end of Lake Wakatipu and across the farmland of northern Southland. Luggage rides with us in the van. From the wharf a boat crosses Lake Manapouri to West Arm, about 45 minutes through forested islands, and the operator's coach climbs the gravel road over the Wilmot Pass and drops through rainforest to Deep Cove. Doubtful Sound, Patea, is longer and quieter than Milford, with far fewer boats. On a cruise of about three hours we sail its arms towards the Tasman Sea, looking for the resident bottlenose dolphins and the fur seals on the outer rocks, and when conditions allow the skipper stops the engines so you can hear how silent the fiord is.
Après-midi
Lunch is a packed lunch eaten on board.
Soir
We are back at Manapouri in the late afternoon and reach Te Anau, 20 minutes on, in the early evening, where we stay two nights and eat dinner together.
Compris
- Drive from Queenstown to Manapouri with your guide, leaving at 7 am
- Boat across Lake Manapouri and coach over the Wilmot Pass
- Doubtful Sound cruise of about three hours
- Packed lunch on board
- Dinner in Te Anau
Option plus facile : The day is mostly seated on boats and the coach; stay on board at any stop.
Activité : A long day out, about 11 hours from Queenstown, but most of it is on the water. The 7 am start is the only one on the trip. If wind or rain cancels the cruise, your guide swaps days 3 and 4 where the forecast allows.
Milford Sound from Te Anau
Te Anau along the Milford Road to Milford Sound, a cruise on the fiord, then back to Te Anau
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Te Anau
- Environ 4 h de route
From Te Anau, Milford Sound, Piopiotahi, is about 118 km and two hours each way, so this is a day out, not the 12-hour round trip from Queenstown. We leave at 8 am in our own vehicle and stop where the light is best: the Mirror Lakes in the Eglinton Valley, the short nature walk at Lake Gunn, and the climb through the Homer Tunnel into the Cleddau valley, where kea, the alpine parrot, often wait by the road.
Après-midi
A late-morning cruise of about two hours runs the length of the fiord to the Tasman Sea, beneath Mitre Peak, 1,692 m, and close in under Stirling Falls, with lunch on board. We drive back the same road and reach Te Anau in the late afternoon.
Soir
In the evening, at a departure time we confirm at booking, we cross Lake Te Anau by boat to the glowworm caves, where a short walk and a small boat take you through a cave lit only by thousands of glowworms. Dinner tonight is your choice.
Compris
- Mirror Lakes and the Lake Gunn nature walk on the Milford Road
- Milford Sound cruise of about two hours, with lunch on board
- Te Anau Glowworm Caves by boat, in the evening (time confirmed at booking)
Activités en option
- Scenic flight from Milford Sound back to Te Anau or Queenstown, weather permitting
- Kayaking on Milford Sound in place of the cruise
Option plus facile : Stay in the vehicle at the roadside stops, and skip the glowworm caves for an early night.
Option plus active : At The Divide, walk the first part of the Routeburn Track with your guide, about an hour out and back, while the rest of the group waits with the driver at The Divide shelter. The full climb to Key Summit is about 3 hours return and fits only with an extra night in Te Anau.
Temps libre : Late afternoon free in Te Anau
Activité : About 4 hours of driving with stops. The caves have low ceilings, wet steps and no photos inside.
Te Anau lakefront and back to Queenstown
Te Anau lakefront, then Te Anau to Queenstown and Queenstown Airport
- Petit-déjeuner
- Environ 2.5 h de route
Matin
A slow last morning. Walk along the lakefront path with your guide to Punanga Manu o Te Anau, the Department of Conservation bird sanctuary at the edge of town, where you can see takahē, a flightless bird once thought extinct, and other native birds close up. Entry is free. Pack up and check out at your own pace; the hotel is a few minutes' walk from the lake. We leave Te Anau at about 10:30 am and drive about 2 hours 15 minutes, 170 km, back through Southland and along the Devil's Staircase above Lake Wakatipu, with a short stop at Kingston on the lake's southern tip. We reach Queenstown Airport at about 1 pm and the town a few minutes later.
Après-midi
Book a flight leaving after about 3 pm, or stay on in Queenstown: we can quote extra nights, and lunch today is on you.
Soir
If you added a night in Te Anau to retry a cancelled cruise, we arrange your transfer to Queenstown the next day.
Compris
- Guided lakefront walk to Punanga Manu o Te Anau bird sanctuary
- Drive from Te Anau to Queenstown with your guide
- Drop-off at Queenstown Airport (ZQN) or your hotel in town
Temps libre : Morning free in Te Anau
Activité : Book a flight leaving after about 3 pm. The drive is about 2 hours 15 minutes.
- Queenstown2 nuits
- Te Anau2 nuits
- Queenstownarrivée
- Étape avec nuitée
- Excursion d'une journée
- En bateau ou en train
Faune et météo : October to April is spring, summer and early autumn. December to February is warmest and busiest, with long evenings; October and November bring more snow on the peaks and a higher chance of Milford Road closures, and April turns the trees of Arrowtown gold. Fur seals are likely in both fiords, bottlenose dolphins live in Doubtful Sound and sometimes swim with the boat, and Fiordland crested penguins are sometimes seen in spring. Kea often wait by the Homer Tunnel.
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Recevez l'itinéraire jour par jour par courriel, ou posez-nous vos questions sur ce voyage. Un conseiller en voyages vous répond le jour même ou le jour ouvrable suivant.
Avant de réserver
Ce voyage est-il pour vous?
Ce voyage vous convient si vous recherchez
- Travellers who want both Fiordland sounds without a 12-hour coach day
- A short add-on before or after a longer New Zealand trip, starting and ending in Queenstown
- Easy walkers: nothing longer than about an hour at a time
- Solo travellers who want a fixed, published single price
Ce voyage ne vous convient pas si vous recherchez
- Hikers looking for a Great Walk: none is included
- Adrenaline days: jet boats and bungy are optional, not built in
- Travellers who mind long days on boats in rain and wind
- The wider South Island: see our 10-day South Island trip for Aoraki/Mount Cook and the glaciers
Réservez vos vols une fois votre place confirmée.
4 nuits
Où vous logerez
Vos hôtels sont nommés dans la confirmation de votre voyage.
- Queenstown2 nuits
- Te Anau2 nuits
Un seul prix
Ce que le prix comprend
Compris
Hébergement
- 4 nights in central hotels of a 3-star-plus standard: Queenstown 2 and Te Anau 2
- In both towns, within about a 10-minute walk of the lakefront
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
- We name each hotel when we confirm your dates
Transport
- Pick-up and drop-off at Queenstown Airport (ZQN)
- Our own vehicle and driver for the group, with your luggage carried door to door
- Boat across Lake Manapouri and coach over the Wilmot Pass to Doubtful Sound
- Boat across Lake Te Anau to the glowworm caves
Votre guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group for the whole trip
- The skippers and nature guides on the Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound cruises and the cave guides at Te Anau
Activités
- Skyline Gondola to Bob's Peak, Queenstown
- Glenorchy Lagoon walk and Bennetts Bluff lookout
- Arrowtown guided walk and the Lakes District Museum
- Doubtful Sound cruise of about three hours, from Manapouri
- Mirror Lakes and Lake Gunn on the Milford Road
- Milford Sound cruise of about two hours
- Te Anau Glowworm Caves
- Punanga Manu o Te Anau bird sanctuary
Repas
- 4 breakfasts
- 3 lunches: a sit-down lunch in Glenorchy, a packed lunch on the Doubtful Sound boat and lunch on the Milford Sound cruise
- 2 dinners: a welcome dinner in Queenstown and dinner in Te Anau
Non compris
- International flights to and from Queenstown
- The NZeTA and the NZ$100 International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy
- Travel insurance
- Lunches and dinners not listed
- Drinks
- Optional activities: scenic flights, kayaking, jet boats, the TSS Earnslaw, wine tastings and the gondola luge
- Tips
- Personal expenses
Suppléments
- Chambre individuelle
- CAD 545 (prix estimé)
Quand partir
Dates et prix
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Questions
Les prix indiqués dans ces réponses s'appliquent à compter du 1er janv. 2027. Offre du Vendredi fou : 15 % de rabais sur le prix en petit groupe pour les demandes reçues au plus tard le 1er déc. 2026. À partir de CAD 2,715 par personne. Du 2 déc. au 31 déc. : à partir de CAD 2,940. À compter du 1er janv. 2027 : à partir de CAD 3,195.
What does the price include?
Four nights in central hotels, 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners, airport transfers, our own vehicle and driver, the Doubtful Sound cruise with the Lake Manapouri crossing and Wilmot Pass coach, the Milford Sound cruise, the Skyline Gondola, the Te Anau Glowworm Caves, the Lakes District Museum and a See Sight Tours guide for all five days.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, so everyone fits at one table at lunch in Glenorchy, hears the guide at the Mirror Lakes and boards the vehicle quickly. Most coach day trips to Milford Sound from Queenstown carry far more people.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group for all five days, from the airport pick-up to the drop-off, with our own vehicle and driver. On the water, the boat crews and nature guides add what they know best about the fiords. We name your guide when we confirm your dates.
How fit do I need to be?
Not very. The walks are short, up to about an hour at a time on boardwalks, town streets and formed tracks, and the two Fiordland days are mostly seated on boats and in the vehicle. The glowworm caves have wet steps and low ceilings. You can sit out any walk.
Why do both Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound?
They feel different. Milford is the famous one, with Mitre Peak and big waterfalls close to the road, and it is busy. Doubtful Sound is longer and much quieter, reached only by boat and over a mountain pass, with dolphins and long stretches of silence. From Te Anau both are easy day trips.
How long is the Milford Sound day?
Most of a day from Te Anau, not the 12-hour day from Queenstown. It is about two hours each way on the Milford Road, with stops at the Mirror Lakes and Lake Gunn, and a cruise of about two hours with lunch. We are back in Te Anau in the late afternoon, before the evening glowworm caves.
What happens if the weather closes the road or cancels a cruise?
Your guide swaps days 3 and 4 when the forecast favours one fiord on one day. If a cruise still cannot run, we refund or credit that cruise and offer an optional extra night in Te Anau for another try. There is no retry on day 5. Optional scenic flights are paid only once the pilots confirm they will fly.
I am travelling solo. What will I pay?
A room of your own costs CAD 545 more, the same for everyone travelling alone, and it is shown before you book, not added later. If you would rather share, ask us to match you with another solo traveller when you request to book; the supplement applies only if we cannot find a match.
When is the best time to go?
October to April. December to February is warmest and busiest, with long evenings. October and November bring snow on the peaks and more chance of road closures, and April brings autumn colour in Arrowtown. Rain is likely at some point in any month, and it fills the fiords with waterfalls.
Can I add this to a longer New Zealand trip?
Yes. It starts and ends in Queenstown, so it works before or after our 10-day South Island trip or a trip of your own. Book a flight into Queenstown landing by about 3 pm on day 1, and out after about 3 pm on day 5, or ask us to quote extra nights.
Do I need a visa for New Zealand?
Canadians and visitors from many other visa-waiver countries need an NZeTA, NZ$17 in the official app or NZ$23 online, and pay the NZ$100 International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy when they apply. Neither is in the trip price. Check the current rules for your passport before you book flights.
How do I book, and can we go on our own dates?
Pick a date and send a request to book. We confirm within 24 hours, and nothing is charged until then. The small group starts from CAD 3,195 per person sharing, with taxes. For your own dates or a slower pace with extra nights, choose the private trip from CAD 5,750 per person, or ask us for an independent quote.
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