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Full Day
9.00am
2 Hours
4 Hours
No minimum
October - April
If you’re looking for a Stewart Island adventure this winter, take a look at our Stewart Island Charter Flights.
Please call us on 0800 676 264 1 hour before your scheduled flight time on the day of your flight for your Weather Check.
If you are self driving to us at Queenstown Airport, your check in time is 30 minutes prior to departure.
This is a Full Day experience. From check in 30 minutes before departure, to landing back at Queenstown Airport, is approximately 8 hours. Please note, this does not include time for self-driving or using our complimentary transfers. If you have plans immediately either side of your experience with us, please let us know.
Your flights between Queenstown and Stewart Island are approximately 1 hr 15 mins each way.
We suggest you bring the following with you to make it a great day out:
Lunch is included with this experience and you have two options to choose from.
You can preorder a picnic lunch when booking. We offer vegetarian, dairy free, gluten free and vegan options.
The second option is fresh Fish and Chips from either the pub or Kai Kart.
Stewart Island and Ulva Island, being so remote, are beautiful habitats for native and endangered birds. Living on the islands are weka, wood pigeon, Stewart Island robin and kaka. The islands are also home to the lesser-known, but just as special NZ dotterel, South Island saddleback, Rifleman, Oystercatcher and the red and yellow-crowned parakeet.
This is a Half Day experience. From check in 30 minutes before departure, to landing back at Queenstown Airport, is approximately 5 to 5 1/2 hours. Please note, this does not include time for self-driving or using our complimentary transfers. If you have plans immediately either side of your experience with us, please let us know.
It’s always a good time to fly! If the option is there, we would suggest either our 9.00am or 1.30pm departures. Please note, our 1.30pm departure time is only available at certain times of the year. Whilst we cannot guarantee it, Milford Sound can sometimes be a little bit quieter at these times.
We suggest you bring the following with you to make it a great day out:
Your flights between Queenstown and Milford Sound are approximately 40 minutes each way.
Your Nature Cruise through Milford Sound with our partners Southern Discoveries is 1 hour 45 mins.
No, lunch is not included. When making your booking online, you have the option to add a picnic lunch for an additional cost that will be ready for you on the cruise. We have vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options available.
Complimentary tea, coffee and water is available. A selection of small snacks are available to purchase onboard. You are also welcome to bring snacks of your own.
Yes, the cruise has a large indoor area with comfortable seating and tables.
Your cruise through Milford Sound is on a boat with a large open-top deck and comfy interior cabins with full-height windows for optimal viewing. Take in the stunning scenery of Mitre Peak, Stirling Falls, Copper Point, and the Tasman Sea. Keep an eye out for seals, dolphins and penguins.
We would say the cruise is suitable for all ages.
Yes, there is a nappy changing facility onboard the cruise.
Our pilots will always look at the forecast for the full duration of your trip and if we feel like the weather may change, we will not leave Queenstown. Due to the weather-dependent nature of flying in the Southern Alps to Milford Sound, it is unfortunate that there are very rare occasions where the forecast changes on us and although uncommon, it can be a case that we are unable to operate the return flight. The safety of our passengers is always our highest priority and in the unlikely event that this ever occurs, we will arrange coach transfers back to Queenstown. We fully appreciate the inconvenience this will cause and do everything we can to look after our passengers.
Can't recommend this trip enough. Joseph, our pilot, was terrific--he made us feel safe, gave us great info during the flight, and was lovely all around. I was a very nervous flier but the flight was calm and easy and the views were stunning. We did the Ultimate Day Package and enjoyed both the Village and Bays tour and the Ulva Island Explorer with Real NZ. Jan and Karen's passion for the bird watching and the fauna was contagious. The box lunch was delicious and given to us as we waited for the Ulva Island trip. What a great day trip from Queenstown.
Shari via Tripadvisor