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Experience the unrivalled beauty and pristine wilderness of Doubtful Sound with an unforgettable RealNZ day cruise.
Highlights
- Refresh, relax and reconnect with nature in Patea Doubtful Sound
- Lake cruise across picturesque Lake Manapouri
- Coach trip over the epic Wilmot Pass through Fiordland’s rainforest
- 3-hour cruise through the remote waterways of Doubtful Sound
- Insightful commentary by a knowledgeable onboard nature guide
- Wildlife viewing, including dolphins, fur seals and penguins
Begin your adventure with a cruise across the crystal clear waters of Lake Manapouri to West Arm.
From there a scenic drive over Wilmot Pass, with photo opportunities along the way to view Doubtful Sound glistening below.
Upon arrival at Doubtful Sound, you’ll be welcomed by our crew to board our purpose built vessel. Take advantage of her viewing decks in good weather, and if the rains set in, feel free to keep wrapped up in the warm – never missing a beat of the view through her large glass windows.
Experience a mesmerizing and enchanting cruise through this fiord with rugged peaks, verdant rainforest and twisting, hidden inlets.
Our nature guides will share their knowledge of this pristine fiord and point out any wildlife we may encounter, including dolphins and fur seals.
Three times longer than Milford Sound, immerse yourself in the sheer beauty and vastness of the isolated Doubtful Sound.
All prices are shown in NZD ($)
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult $349.00
- Child$175.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Adult 10.30am$389.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Child 10.30am$195.00
- Adult 10.30am$389.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Child 10.30am$195.00
- Adult 10.30am$389.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Child 10.30am$195.00
- Adult 10.30am$389.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Child 10.30am$195.00
- Adult 10.30am$389.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Child 10.30am$195.00
- Adult 10.30am$389.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Child 10.30am$195.00
- Adult 10.30am$389.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Child 10.30am$195.00
- Adult 10.30am$389.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Child 10.30am$195.00
- Adult 10.30am$389.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Child 10.30am$195.00
- Adult 10.30am$389.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Child 10.30am$195.00
- Adult 10.30am$389.00
- Infant Free of Charge
- Child 10.30am$195.00
Authenticated Reviews & Photos All of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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prashantp3 from India wrote on 05 March 2025
Excellent. A must-do!
The whole trip is mesmerizing! The haul across the Manapouri lake, then the bus drive through the awesome Wilmot pass and then of course, the piece-de-resistance - the cruise through the Doubtful sound! All perfect. The weather was perfect too - it was overcast, even raining - and that possibly got us to see many more waterfalls. The seals at the end of the outbound cruise were such darlings! Overall, a day well spent. Full value for the money and time invested!
Yuamand from Taiwan wrote on 05 September 2024
完美的行程體驗
非常完美的體驗： 1. 乘船地點非常好停車，包含Camper。 2. 行程中包含了下雨與陽光，也因此遇見彩虹。 3. 我們船上大約23人，人數很剛好，不會太擁擠也不會太吵雜。 4. 低度開發的道佛峽灣，可以靜靜觀賞美麗的峽灣
Tony Allen from New Zealand wrote on 14 July 2024
Awesome Natrual Beaty
Doubtful Sound is one of the natural beauties of the world. A must see if your in New Zealand. Bookme was very easy to use and to make the booking with. Cheaper than the rest too. Thanks Bookme, we had a fabulous day.
Cathy Livermore from New Zealand wrote on 15 May 2024
Patea
Great location, one driver was really informed, the other driver didnt know too much and bumbled through his intro to the natural world. Get them to share their info and approaches and create a basic common experience for people, while having something uniquely them as well. Little to no in-depth knowledge of Te Ao Māori- the guide on the water/cruise ended up sharing more as the tour went on, but it was surface level stuff. I am Māori and I also guide on Māori tours here in AUckland casually so I have an idea of who is visiting this country and what people engage with and I know many tourists are interested in real conversations about culture and diverse worldviews. SO its just not good enough anymore that tourism operators in Aotearoa NZ still have no real understanding of the Māori WOrld beyond surface facts and superficial regurgitated scripts. I encourage you to train yourselves and your staff by having real cultural engagements and getting to know the Māori world authentically and meaningfully so you can reflect this to the world. Because you look and sound like ignorant colonisers still when you whitewash the history of everywhere in this country. We can all do better then this in 2024. So I encourage you to stop ticking the box and cashing in on the marketability of our culture to bring in your tourists and instead grow real and meaningful partnerships with Māori and provide authentic experiences for tourists without dumbing them down to superficial cultural encounters with Te Ao Māori while having your driver discuss repetitively the power plant because thats all they have to relate to in that area. I listened to hours of so many historical facts of Pākeha like they are vital bits of knowledge while skimming across Māori history and providing no real insight. The racist colonial overtones are so apparent its embarassing to realise how endemic this racism is in our country as we share ourselves with the world while seeming to be blissfully unaware of how ignorant we sound. It is an incredible place to visit and I appreciate that. I just suggest some critical reflection on the racist bias of your cultural narratives being shared with visitors to this whenua. Under 200 years of history silencing out and blatantly skimming over 1000 years of history is colonisation in action. Please stop practicing colonisation in 2024, be better, you will gain personally and your business will gain more.
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Yannick from France wrote on 05 May 2023
Quelle beauté !🤩
Une expérience incroyable avec la traversée aller/retour du lac Manapuri qui offre faire déjà des vues incroyables. Le trajet en bus avec chauffeur sympathique qui donne des informations éclairées et des arrêts pour des points de vues ;et le Doubtful Sound, grandiose!!!