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Milford Sound Nature Cruise from Queenstown

Sightseeing Cruise - Queenstown - Starting from $197.00 per person

A leisurely cruise of Milford Sound to the Tasman Sea on the Milford Mariner or Milford Wanderer. Enjoy a relaxed and flexible itinerary designed to allow you to see and experience what makes Milford Sound world renowned. Spend up to two and a half hours nudging into waterfalls, spotting wildlife and listening to the informative commentary from our specialist Nature Guide. Keep a look out for wildlife including seals, dolphins and penguins! More...

Coro Coaster

Day Tour - Auckland - Starting from $364.00 per person

Take a spectacular day trip from Auckland around both sides of the Coromandel Peninsula to see the fullness of its beauty. After coffee in Kopu, head off to explore the Kauri Forest and the Waiau Waterfall. Enjoy the exploration of the coastline and experience Cathedral Cove on board the Hahei Explorer. Time to relax at Hot Water Beach (tide guaranteed). A stop in Whitianga for lunch. At Coromandel Township time to explore the village or add the option of Driving Creek Railway ($35 Adult,... More...

Milford Sound Tour with Flight, Cruise and Jet Boat Adventure from Queenstown

Day Tour - Te Anau - Starting from $700.00 per person

Fly from Queenstown to magnificent Milford Sound, to enjoy a 2-hour cruise traveling the full length of the fiord. Then board your Aircraft for a scenic flight over the Southern Alps to Glenorchy. Join an exhilarating wilderness jet boat ride on the Dart River, guided forest walk through ancient native beech and back-country bus tour before returning to Queenstown by coach. More...

Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula Wildlife Tour

Wildlife - Dunedin - Starting from $199.00 per person

See the highlights of Dunedin’s city center and Larnach Castle in the morning, then spend the afternoon immersed in the natural beauty of the Otago Peninsula. Visit the nesting grounds of the rare and endangered yellow-eyed penguin and northern royal albatross as you explore the scenic coast along Taiaroa Head. Small-group tour with a maximum of 19 people allows for personalized attention from your knowledgeable guide. More...

Full-Day Marlborough Scenic and Wine Tour from Blenheim

Wine Tour - Blenheim - Starting from $165.00 per person

This full-day Marlborough experience from Blenheim takes you across the Wairau Plains into the picturesque sea port of Havelock, where you can stop to explore and enjoy morning tea. Voyage through the stunning vistas of the Queen Charlotte Drive back into charming town of Picton. Here you'll stop to browse and have lunch, before doing a half-day wine tour.

Travel through the beautiful Marlborough wine region visiting four or five wineries. Learn about the wines and wineries from the... More...

Full-Day Luxury Milford Sound Tour by Coach and Cruise from Queenstown

Day Tour - Te Anau - Starting from $219.00 per person

Explore Milford Sound in comfort by luxury coach on this full-day tour with cruise from Queenstown. Travel through the Fiordland National Park by luxury coach with a guide and stop on route to explore on foot. Cruise onto Milford Sound aboard a sightseeing boat, and listen as your guide describes the native animal and plant life for which Milford Sound is famous. Gaze out over mighty peaks and towering waterfalls, and watch the waves for dolphins and penguins. This 12-hour tour includes picnic... More...

Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch

Day Tour - South Island - Starting from $375.00 per person

Travel by road on a full day tour from Christchurch to Mount Cook, Australasia's highest mountain. Along the way you'll pass through the spectacular scenery of the Canterbury Plains, view MacKenzie Basin, Lakes Tekapo and Pukari and Tasman Glacier. Lunch at the Hermitage Hotel as well as morning and afternoon snacks are also included on your guided tour. More...

Full-Day Small-Group Routeburn Valley Walk

Day Tour - Queenstown - Starting from $300.00 per person

After being picked up from your hotel in Queenstown, you will take one of the most beautiful road journeys in New Zealand to the Western end of Lake Wakatipu, led by a knowledgeable local guide.The world-renowned Routeburn Track provides stunning variation in vegetation, bird species, and topography as it climbs 6.5 kilometers one way, on a moderate fitness trail through gorges and valleys. This is small group tour with a maximum of 6 people that you will be spending the 7 hour day with. Your... More...

Milford Sound Day Trip from Queenstown by Coach, Cruise and Flight

Day Tour - Te Anau - Starting from $620.00 per person

For the most engaging way to experience the riches of Fiordland National Park. This tour includes three modes of transport on land, sea and in the air making this the ‘holy grail’ of combination tours. Enjoy a scenic coach trip on a glass-roof 50-seater before sitting back on your relaxing cruise. Finish the day in the air as you soak in the views from above on a scenic flight with Air Milford . More...

Breakfast in the Sounds

Day Tour - Picton - Starting from $60.00 per person

The best way to start your day - Breakfast in the Queen Charlotte Sound at the waterfront cafe at Lochmara. Depart from Picton at 9am and be back in Picton by 11.20am ready to continue on with your day. Choose from any delicious breakfast off the blackboard menu and includes a hot drink of your choice. Sit inside or outside on the deck and afterwards you will have time to have wonder around the grounds. More...