A glass-roof catamaran in the fleet and coach + cruise days from Queenstown or Te Anau. Live rating and review count shown on the product cards.
Pick a day, or the first and last day you are in Queenstown, Te Anau or at Milford. We check the booking calendar of every tour in this section and show which ones still have places.
Duration: 12 h
Duration: 8 h
Pure Milford (formerly JUCY Cruise, operating company Cruising Milford Sound Ltd) runs day cruises on Milford Sound and coach + cruise days from Queenstown and Te Anau. The coaches have a glass roof. Pure Milford gives the driving time as about 2.5 hours from Te Anau and 4.5 hours from Queenstown.
The fleet: the Maiden of Milford with large windows and a fully open top deck for 360° views, and the Gem of the Sound, a catamaran with a glass roof. Both boats have large windows throughout, which helps on wet days when cloud sits on the mountains and rain streams off the cliffs. There is a café/bar on board.
The tours below, side by side. Open a card for the route, the meeting point and what is included.
12-hour day. Pickup in Queenstown or Te Anau, glass-roof coach, lunch included.
A 12-hour day from Queenstown with pickup in the centre of town; pickup in Te Anau is also possible. The coach has a glass roof and stops for photos along the Milford Road. GetYourGuide gives about 5 to 6 hours from Queenstown to Milford Sound, stops included.
The cruise is with Pure Milford, on a boat with three viewing decks. Pure Milford's fleet is the Maiden of Milford (open top deck) and the Gem of the Sound (glass roof); the listing does not say which boat a departure uses, so ask if the glass roof matters to you.
Lunch and tea or hot water are included (lunch not for infants); breakfast is not. Bring layers, a rain jacket and a camera.
Central Queenstown pickup: the exact location and time are confirmed after booking. The tour departure time in your voucher is NOT the pickup time; pickup can be up to 45 minutes earlier depending on where you stay.
Tour details as the cruise or flight operator lists them on the booking platform.
8-hour day. Includes picnic lunch on board.
The Te Anau version of Pure Milford's coach + cruise is the calmer sibling of the Queenstown day. GetYourGuide gives about 3 hours from Te Anau to Milford Sound including stops, against 5 to 6 hours from Queenstown. If you can sleep a night in Te Anau, this is the version to book.
The meeting point is Kiwi Country in the Te Anau town centre. The coach heads north up the Milford Road with photo stops and short nature walks, and the driver narrates in English.
At Milford you board Pure Milford's cruise; the listing does not state its length. A picnic lunch is included (not for infants). The whole day takes about 8 hours.
Kiwi Country / Hollyford Cafe, Te Anau. Meet your driver in the cafe section of the building.
Tour details as the cruise or flight operator lists them on the booking platform.
Yes. New Zealand's official tourism site still lists Pure Milford under its old JUCY Cruise web address. The operating company is Cruising Milford Sound Ltd.
The Gem of the Sound, a modern catamaran with large windows and a glass roof. The Maiden of Milford has large windows and a fully open top deck.
They change with the season. Pick a date in the date selector on this page to see the departures still free on GetYourGuide. Coach + cruise days are timed around the drive from Queenstown or Te Anau.
The GetYourGuide listings don't say which boat a sailing uses. If the glass roof matters to you, ask Pure Milford before you travel.
Pickup in central Queenstown or Te Anau, the coach along the Milford Road with photo stops, the cruise with three viewing decks, tea and hot water, and lunch (not for infants). Breakfast is not included. Live rating and review count on the card above.