Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Experience the natural beauty of Doubtful Sound on an overnight cruise departing from Manapouri on New Zealand’s South Island. Cruise on a traditional two-mast sailing scow (flat-bottomed trading boat) along the pristine waters of the fiords, and see a vast array of wildlife including dolphins, seals and penguins in their natural habitats.
Please arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled departure time to check in.
Cruise on Manapouri Lake
Coach transfers across Wilmot Pass
Dinner
Specialist nature guide
Breakfast
Overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Departure Point
64 Waiau Street, Pearl Harbour, Manapouri 9679, New Zealand
Please arrive 20 minutes before your scheduled departure time.
Return Details
64 Waiau Street, Pearl Harbour, Manapouri 9679, New Zealand
Please arrive 20 minutes before your scheduled departure time.
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
What to bring: comfortable shoes, waterproof jacket, warm clothing, and swimsuit
For passenger comfort and safety, only one overnight bag per person is allowed on board
Maximum of 2 people per booking for twin rooms. Please create separate bookings if multiple twin rooms are required. Odd number of guests will require a mix of twin room and single occupancy. For example, 3 guests would need 1 twin room and 1 single occupancy.
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Z2177WBstuartb
10 Oct 2023
The Real NZ overnight tour on Doubtful Sound we took last week was outstanding. A magical place. And the crew was first-rate and very friendly and helpful.
Blincs1
13 Jun 2023
We did a two night cruise on Doubtful Sound which was amazing. While there was no rain, which is what everyone wants on this cruise as you get amazing waterfalls, we did have beautiful fog and mist which made the cruise quite magical. The food, staff, services were first class, and our cabin was just as fabulous as a hotel room. Beautiful crisp linen; fabulous shower and perfectly comfortable.
I can't recommend this cruise highly enough, and everyone on baord just loved their time on the water.
The photographic opportunities were fantastic.
We sailed out to meet the Tasman Ocean, which was exhilerating but a little nerve-racking as the Ocean was quite rough.
This is an experience not to be missed.
T R
24 Mar 2023
We reserved a private double room for our 2 night cruise staring Friday Feb 10, 2023. We had gorgeous weather the entire cruise, so we were able to cruise every arm of the sound and we cruised Lake Astelia on the north side of Secretary Island. We were just into Tasman Sea on both the south and north of Secretary Island. We had magnificent views and sunsets on both evenings. Other travelers took kayaks out or went for a ride on smaller boats on Saturday. We stayed on board to relax, as we were recovering from hiking the Milford Track just prior to the cruise. Food was excellent, and we enjoyed the people we met on the cruise. We saw the pod of dolphins that lives in the Sound, and some seals. We enjoyed the educational talks in the after-dinner talks by the naturalist on board. We loved our room, it was very comfortable. Highly recommend!!
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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