QUEENSTOWN · DAY TRIPS
The ones worth setting an alarm for.
The 8 most-booked queenstown day trips, all done in a single day and back by evening. Each one comes with the pickup point, how long you are away, what it costs and the company that runs it.
Coach from Queenstown to Milford Sound, cruise Fiordland National Park with three decks, tea and lunch, plus up-close waterfall spray.
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Fly Queenstown to Milford Sound with guaranteed window seats, then cruise 2 hours past Mitre Peak and waterfalls on a sky-and-sea day.
Queenstown coach ride and a 2-hour Milford Sound cruise with live nature commentary, wildlife spotting, and Fiordland waterfall views.
Half-day LOTR tour from Queenstown to Glenorchy, Bob’s Cove, Mt Aspiring and Isengard. Picnic, Arcadia Station access.
“The Queenstown landscape is gorgeous and seeing so many LOTR locations added the magic. Our guide,Amy, shared lots of entertaining movie trivia and local insights. She’s a gem. Our one group member who hadn’t seen the LOTR movies can’t wait to watch now! Highly recommend!”
Milford Sound day trip from Queenstown by premium glass-roof coach with scenic photo stops and a 2-hour nature cruise.
Day trip from Queenstown to Milford Sound with photo stops and a 1h45 glass-roof cruise past Mitre Peak, waterfalls, and wildlife.
“The sights you will see are absolutely amazing. We managed snow capped mountains in summer which were something else. just be prepared for a long day.staff were great. No regrets I’d do it again and recommend to others for sure”
Queenstown to remote Doubtful Sound: luxury coach over Wilmot Pass, Lake Manapouri cruises twice, and a 3-hour fiord visit.
“It was a long trip, Brian was great driver/guide. The scenery was spectacular with many magnificent waterfalls in rainy days, mountains wit sheer cliffs but a bit disappointed not seeing any dolphins, fur seals except we saw only 1 penguin from a distance.”
4WD Skippers Canyon half-day tour from Queenstown with hotel pickup, gold panning, suspension bridge stops, and small-group history.
“It change a little from water views...the canyon is amazing . They should tell us in edvance about mosquitos problem .”
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