Milford Sound Fly Cruise Fly Tour From Queenstown

• Get up to $40 cash back per person when you book with us
• A 1 hr 10 min scenic return flight from Queenstown to Milford Sound, with guaranteed window seats
• Take in the aerial views of this wonderful World Heritage Region, with panoramic scenery of lakes, forested river valleys, waterfalls, jagged ridgelines & snow-covered peaks
• A 2 hr cruise on the waters of Milford Sound, getting up close with iconic sights such as Mitre Peak, Stirling & Lady Bowen Falls & wildlife
• Optional convenient return transfers from selected Queenstown accommodation
• Departs from the meeting point at Remarkables Park Town Centre, 1B/8 Hawthorne Dr, Frankton

No trip to the South Island is complete without visiting the breathtakingly beautiful Milford Sound.

The fiord itself extends 16km inland from the Tasman Sea, with sheer granite cliffs extending up to 1700m above sea level. Like all the fiords and valleys in the Fiordland National Park, Milford was carved by five different glacier actions during the last great ice age 75,000 to 14,000 years ago. Some glaciers still remain, with the large blue cracking ice-falls providing a stark contrast to the rainforests below.

With between seven and eight metres of rainfall per year, Milford Sound is the wettest place in New Zealand. The lush rainforests cling to the cliff faces while seals and the occasional dolphins and penguins play in the waters below. 

You’ll leave from Queenstown, taking off in a fixed-wing aircraft with a guaranteed window seat, soaring across three mountain ranges, magnificent alpine valleys, lakes and glaciers into Fiordland National Park, New Zealand’s largest National Park.

After arriving overhead Milford Sound, you will descend into the fjord to give you a close-up look at the features that make up this unique landscape before landing at Milford Sound Airport.

Your pilot will escort you to the boat terminal to join a 2-hour cruise of the sound. Your journey will take you out to the Tasman Sea, where you’ll encounter some of the wildlife that makes up this region. Expect to see seals, dolphins and penguins as you pass close to magnificent waterfalls and sheer granite cliffs. At the same time, your skipper provides a detailed and entertaining commentary of the region and its history.

Berthing back at the wharf, you’ll be met by your pilot and escorted back to your awaiting aircraft. After leaving Milford, you’ll climb out over more snow-capped mountains on a different flight path, returning over Lake Wakatipu and descending back into Queenstown.

Your pilot prides themselves on providing entertaining and knowledgeable commentary covering the entire flight. They love what they do and will go out of their way to make you feel special on your Milford Sound tour.

Where we Visit:

• Fiordland National Park
• Milford Sound
• Mitre Peak
• Stirling & Lady Bowen Falls

• Cancellations by the operator due to weather will be fully refunded
• Changes or cancellations made with more than 24 hours warning incur no penalties
• Cancellations made within 24 hours prior to your reserved flight incur a 50% cancellation fee and in the case of a "no show" The Operator will charge you the full cost of the flight

• The pilot in command is responsible for the safety of the aircraft and everyone on board at all times. Service can be refused if the pilot's instructions are not complied with
• The Operator is required to ensure that the aircraft is operated within its maximum weight limitations and the aircraft’s centre of gravity is within limits. The Operator, therefore, requests passenger weights at the time of booking to assist with operational planning and managing seat availability and to provide a great customer experience. Please ensure you inform your weight (including any luggage), especially if any passengers are 100kg or 260lb or over, prior to the date of travel. Any deviation of weight could result in the flight being rescheduled and/or a surcharge applied
• Passenger seat allocation is at the pilot's discretion due to the weight and balance of the aircraft