Milford Sound is a fiordland, about 2hours drive from Te Anau. A cruise out to the fiordland is one of the top must-do things when one is in NZ. One could choose to either self-drive to Milford Sound and then take the cruise or do a coach-cruise-coach.
We decided to take a break and hence took the coach-cruise-coach option from one of the operators called Cruize Milford. At NZD99/pax, the day tour (8.30am-4pm) included return coach (less than 20pax) with many photo stops and commentary from the driver (who was a conservationist), a 1.5hr cruise (11.15am) on the Milford Sound as well as a light sandwich lunch + apple + free coffee/tea on the cruise. I’ve checked many other options and this appeared to be the most reasonably priced tour. This operator had a small cruise boat compared to the bigger boys, but it had its advantage too! Being small, it could get up close to the fur seals as well as under the waterfall which were highlights of the cruise ;).
The coach
Beautiful lupins - what looked like flowers to us are actually weeds!
I love the serenity!
More sights along the way....
Hommer Tunnel just before reaching Milford Sound. It's a one-way tunnel with controlled traffic lights on both sides of the tunnel. 
Our cruise ship
The famed Milford Sound Fiordland
And the lazy fur seals...
Our lunch
The driver-commentator-guide trying to get near the Kea, one of the notorious species found in NZ ;p
2 comments:
beautiful beautiful photos!!
Thanks! It is a beautiful place!
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