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This was the best decision we made on our Honeymoon! Maddy at the desk was an absolute gem to coordinate with. We signed up for the Friday and had cancellations due to the weather and not meeting the min required number of passengers on the tour over the next two days. Maddy was polite, helpful and could see that we were willing to make anything work just to have the experience in a Helicopter. She emailed the next day saying we were in luck with other passengers signing up and would fly the next day! That morning was perfect blue skies and Heli Tours went above and beyond by upgrading us to the longer Milford Sounds Extended Tour just so that we could get up there. We will never forget this experience and it was hands down the absolute highlight of our Honeymoon. Thank you to Maddy and our pilot for the most incredible day that we will remember for the rest of our lives!! Highly recommend supporting this local enterprise.
I went there with my husband, they are awesome, very friendly, complimentary tea and coffee arrangements onboard. We loved our trip.
Love love loved this cruise! It’s not something that we would normally do but glad we made the travel. The captain was well informed of our surrounding and the history of the locations. Saw some penguins and seals which was amazing! 10/10 would do again and the team are super friendly! Thanks for making our break away from our busy jobs that much better mitre peak cruises!
What any amazing trip on Milford sound. Excellent staff and great vessel. Milford Sound at its best plus pod of dolphins followed us all the way back up the sound.
Perfect flight with very experienced friendly and knowledgeable pilot. I couldn’t fault him even though he is an Ozzie.
The internal looks like lounge/cafe setting, very modern style. You can order fosh&chip, coffee etc on the boat. The boat has 3 floors you can choose to go outside. Bottom floor goes to the head of the cruize Mid floor: entry to the deck Upper floor: entry to the upper deck Lots of room and lots of great scenery along the way! Stood on the upper deck and took ton of beautiful photos.
I really enjoyed the viewing deck, it had plenty of space and was able to sip some great beers while enjoying the commentary and views. Food was great and service was excellent.
Absolutely lovely scenery to see on this cruise! Had the perfect day for it and saw lots of seals!
All crews are professional and friendly. Small ship is the best for travel to Milford Sound!
What a spectacular trip to Milford Sound. It was an amazing experience and Marcus was also the star! Kudos to Milford Sound Select.
It was really nice and would like to go again
The cruise was really nice, having a fine day to enjoy it. My kids enjoyed watching the dolphins swimming around and the breathtaking views. The lunch was ok, could have been better. Overall, awesome cruise?
A good trip for my family, nice driver and crews, beautiful views, Milford tour, I choose VIP-Milfird.
Southern discovers are always great, we booked via Bookme and got a good deal. The drive in the instructions says to allow 5.5 hours but it only took us about 4 hours from Queenstown with a couple short stops. The trip itself was cool, we got to go under a waterfall and the commentary was good. Only thing I can fault is that they didn’t try the seating off after the previous trip so we had to ask for them to dry a seat off. Make sure to take fly spray as the info centre sells it’s for $20. This isn’t anything to do with southern discoveries though and no bugs on the boat itself. Just in the car park. And keep in mind parking is $10 per hour or if you pay on the machine in the terminal it’s $30 for overnight parking. We did not see this until in the terminal. Make sure to take warm clothes and something dry for after if you like to sit outside. Will be back again :)
Although the view of the mountains was bad because of the rain, we got to see much more waterfalls. Wherever you looked there were waterfalls. Amazing. The size of this particular boat was smaller than you might expect, which was perfect. Not too many people (around 50). It was a very comfortable cruise, nice soft seats, coffee and thea as much as you like, easy to walk around, big windows and enough place outside to take your pictures. Also nice that it stopped about 3 times almost under a fall.
Rain couldn’t stop us from visiting Milford, so we’ve seen lots of waterfalls as a bonus. Mitre Peak crew made our experience unforgettable- small boat, insightful stories and delicious coffee. Thanks guys
Totally worth it !!! Its a very good experience and I do recommend.
Must do if you in Milford Sound
Its breathtaking 2 hrs cruise, we've drove from queenstown to milford sound 10hrs back and fort and i can say its worth the long haul in the car, the snowy cookies and cream mountains are ecstatic. Mitre peak cruise staff are amicable. I will give this 11/10.☺️ We would love to venture more in south island next time.
Highly recommend doing this cruise.
The experience on the Go Orange Milford cruise was a highlight of our holiday the skipper and the crew were so humble to us. They were very warming and made it a trip to remember. So we say a big thankyou to you all.
Mark at VIP was an amazing driver and tour guide. Mark took us to a lot of different stops on the way there and back that we would never have done if we had driven ourselves. Mark had an extensive knowledge about Te Anau and Milford Sound and was always approachable. The cruise was amazing and we loved seeing a beautiful part of New Zealand we had not explored before.
Many thanks to the team at Miitre Peak. Captain and crew, as well as the staff at the kiosk. Great informative narrative from the captain, very friendly and approachable.
Good Experience
We were satisfied when we spotted at the marina that our boat was the smallest there. We were about 15-20 pax maximum and it was a lovely cruise. It was raining at the beginning and towards the end. And the people that where in the front of the boat got soaked, but it was amazing. Lovely and informative comments from the skipper. I even went up to the skipper to have a little chat, very nice guides who love their jobs. 10/10 highly recommended. We even saw some seal puppies sleeping on a rock and went straight into the waterfall. You can't get more for that price.
It was a unique cruise despite bad weather. A nice smaller boat with a great captain drove us around Milford Sound and went literally under the waterfall. We saw seals, dozens of waterfalls and amazing nature. It was more than we expected.
Staff were very friendly and helpful. We got up really close to the waterfalls which added to the experience!! Would definitely recommend!!
Our driver Sonya was amazing! From a great sense of humour to an A++ bus driver, our experience on the coach tour was enjoyable. Facts and delivery were on point and I couldn't recommend it more. Buffet food and service onboard the cruise was amazing too. Food was delicious and the views were phenomenal. All in all, would highly recommend this on the list of things to do while in the South Island. Worth the money for sure!
We are so glad we booked a small boat as we had a chance to get to places where big boats couldn't. Advice: take a change of clothes or waterproof jacket and pants if you want to experience a waterfall. Fantastic. We loved it.
It was a great time at milford, they have taken us to all attractions on milford sound as it mentioned on their website. We fully enjoyed going with go orange cruise.
Long hours of travelling only with bookme half price discounts is worth going. The place is good and hot fish and chips is a pro.
Well informed staff, friendly and helpful .the boat is small so it gets you closer to waterfalls and the seal rock.tea and coffee is free .There is not more you could ask for , we had a fantastic time.
Stunning!
Although we did not experience the other cruises, the Jucy was a little cheaper and followed the same route as most of the other trip boats so therefore we as good value. The crew were friendly and informative. Only critism would be only tea was free, if you wanted coffee then put your hand in your pocket and the sound system was a bit poorvand tinny...they need some decent speakers.
Staffs are very friendly and they do great services. We have lots of experiences when they explain lots of things in detail. We were very enjoying to get closer to the falls. So great. The feeling which we never forget. Thanks so much for everything.
Awesome weather and lovely crew. Experience on this cruise is way better then other cruise as we spend more time on water and distance to explore more of milford sound.
Felt very privileged to have the opportunity to experience this. Fantastic weather with spectacular scenery. True South pilot Jason was informative friendly and accommodating.beautiful spot to visit in NZ
Buenísimo tour, excelente escenario. El lugar es maravilloso y la coordinación de la empresa excelente. Buenos profesionales y muy atentos. El chófer A1. Repetiría sin lugar a dudas.
Did it on a beautiful sunny day and it was a really awesome experience. Thank you Andrew for showing us the best features of the peaks and sound.
Such an amazing experience. Staff are friendly and helpful. Highly recommended.
Best trip I've done in nz in 7 years! Great job guys!
The way the entire experience was planned was amazing. Every small details were covered and it was not rushed. Really enjoyed the peace and nature
Such a beautiful and amazing experience and we were lucky enough to see some dolphins too.
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