Be struck by the beautiful silence of Doubtful Sound as you cruise the crystal waters and take in the breathtaking scenery. Journey across Lake Manapouri, cross over the 670-meter high Wilmot Pass and enjoy a 2 hour and 45-minute cruise through pure serenity that is Doubtful Sound.
This trip is a round trip of approximately 13 hours. If you wish to pre-order a picnic lunch, please contact the supplier directly after booking.
Hotel pick up/drop off from select locations is available - please call RealNZ directly to find out if there is a pick up close to your accommodation.
Please be sure to arrive at your pick up location 15 minutes before your scheduled departure.
Posted By : 510juancruzv
A beautiful experience, not only because of the place, which is amazing, the entire team does their best to make it unique.
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Posted On : 2024-05-10 18:43:12 
Posted By : Rodney_L
A pod of dolphins played around the boat when we were in the Sound. Seals were lazing on the rocks towards the Tasman. Overall huge, enjoyable day!
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 23:20:11 
Posted By : MargaretKey
This trip was wonderful from the journey to get to Doubtful Sound to the 3 hours enjoying this beautiful destination highly recommend
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Posted On : 2024-04-25 18:48:58
Posted By : Joel_B
It’s a truly magic place, unique experience. It’s also expensive. They world have more companies doing the tour. Hornet, it’s a great place to visit
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 17:18:51
Posted By : Lauren_K
The entire trip from Queenstown to Doubtful Sound was wonderful-great commentary, beautiful scenery, friendly and helpful staff. Plus the weather was excellent!
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 14:57:41
Posted By : Yassen_V
Very well organized tour, no complains whatsoever. Doubtful Sound is stunningly beautiful. I was lucky to visit also Milford Sound and cannot decide which is better. You can't go wrong if you visit both of them. These are the crown jewels of beautiful New Zealand.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27 05:02:31
Posted By : Hannah-the-Brave89
Doubtful Sound is WONDERFUL, and the scenery on the drive is diverse stunning. There was a lot of commentary, but it was all very informative and fun.
The staff was great. From the front desk to the guides, we had excellent service and felt well taken care of.
We pre-ordered lunch, and were glad we did. Otherwise we would have been quite hungry. There is a café at the stop before the first boat, but you don't have much time to go to the bathroom, order, and wait for food, so ordering a pre-packed lunch is a great option. If you can't find where to pick up your lunch, they will load it on the boat for you, you just have to ask. There is a sign that we didn't see until the boat was pulling away, but they had our meals on the boat anyway. Thankfully!
If you are trying to decide on Doubtful vs Milford, I believe the main differences are that Milford is more spectacular in terms of mountain height, and Doubtful has more waterfalls. SO MANY WATERFALLS! I also have heard that Doubtful is less touristy. We didn't do Milford, but this is what we heard from people on our tour who did both.
It is a long day though, and it will likely rain, so pack for cold/wet. We spent a lot of time in our jackets, especially because we chose to sit outside on the boat rides. Totally worth it though!! I wish I had packed a scarf, beanie, or something to cover my ears!
Also, if you get seasick, take meds. The boat is mostly steady, but as it got closer to the sea it definitely started rocking quite a bit.
Overall, I would 100% recommend this company for a Doubtful Sound tour, or any other tour they may offer. We had a great day.
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Posted On : 2024-03-25 17:17:49
Posted By : David_A
The whole experience was amazing! We had already been to Milford Sound the previous day (which lived up to its reputation) and we wondered if booking this trip was going to be a bit of a repeat! Actually just getting there was hell of a journey - it showed just how remote this Sound is compared with Milford! There's certainly not so many waterfalls but the place seemed to have its own identity. The experience when you actually get to the Tasman Sea was very memorable. Probably the highlight of the cruise was when the boat entered an inlet just off the main part of the Sound. The crew cut off the engines and asked everyone to be quiet for a couple of minutes. This we did and we were amazed that even the children on the boat respected this request! The sound of silence was truly spiritual. Thank-you everyone who were involved in the trip, especially our driver!
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Posted On : 2024-03-12 10:27:59
Posted By : chucks545
We really enjoyed our Doubtful Sound cruise. The experience from start to finish was very professional and well timed. The bus to boat to bus to cruise process was seamless with minimal waiting. Even though the falls were not exploding, it was still a magical experience. We were at Milford Sound the day before and the falls were on fire. But, we had to deal with driving rain. So this experience was different and a nice compliment to Milford. Highly recommend this cruise.
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Posted On : 2024-03-10 01:58:30
Posted By : Charlotte_M
We are so lucky to have had friends recommend Doubtful Sound vs Milford. We only saw one other boat than ours. It had rained a lot prior to the cruise. The surprise upside to this wet deluge were the numerous waterfalls (we lost count after 50). The crew said they seldom have a show like the one we were experiencing. Surprisingly, the swells weren't bad and the captain was able to take us out to where the Sound met the Tasman Sea. We saw dusky and bottle-nosed dolphins and seals. Everything felt primordial, like we were part of a Jurassic Park movie.
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Posted On : 2024-03-09 03:44:58
