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The 11 Best Doubtful Sound Cruises

11 tours  ·  from $217 a head

Doubtful takes a boat, a bus over Wilmot Pass and another boat, which is exactly why it stays quiet. The 11 below are priced honestly and clear about the full door-to-door hours from Te Anau or Queenstown.

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Doubtful Sound Wilderness Day Cruise from Manapouri

1.Doubtful Sound Wilderness Day Cruise from Manapouri

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 490 reviews · from $216Our pick

Review of RealNZ’s Doubtful Sound day cruise from Manapouri, with Lake Manapouri, Wilmot Pass, wildlife, costs, weather tips, and practical advice.

“When we left lake manapouri the weather did not look very promising. However, the sun came out later, just at the right time for us to enjoy the scenery.”

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From Te Anau: Doubtful Sound Coach & Cruise - From Te Anau to Lake Manapouri
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From Te Anau: Doubtful Sound Coach & Cruise

2.Doubtful Sound Coach & Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 335 reviews · 8h 30m · from $223

Review of RealNZ’s Doubtful Sound day trip from Te Anau, with Lake Manapouri, Wilmot Pass, wildlife, guides, costs, and practical tips.

“Stunning destination, lovely staff, and really captivating flow of activities!! We got to see dolphins, seals, lots of birds, the edge of the Tasman sea, and the most stunning lake!! All elements of the tour were wonderful / including the short bus ride and phenomenal lake cruise. Our group was the only people we saw all day, so secluded!”

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From Queenstown: Doubtful Sound Wilderness Day Trip - The coach ride beside Lake Wakatipu
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From Queenstown: Doubtful Sound Wilderness Day Trip

3.Doubtful Sound Wilderness Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 314 reviews · 13 hours · from $277

Review of RealNZ’s 13-hour Doubtful Sound trip from Queenstown, with Lake Manapouri, Wilmot Pass, rainforest, wildlife, and practical tips.

“The scenery was epic. The boat ride through the fiord started with rain but on the return back, may waterfalls appeared that did not exist on the trip in. The crew and guide were excellent, very knowledgeable and friendly.”

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Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise from Te Anau - Crossing Lake Manapouri before the main cruise
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Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise from Te Anau

4.Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise from Te Anau

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 286 reviews · from $231

Review of the 9-hour Doubtful Sound cruise from Te Anau, with Lake Manapouri, Wilmot Pass, wildlife, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Fantastic trip. Amazing place. So peaceful. Scenery was amazing. Very special place. Fortunate to be followed by bottlenose dolphins travelling in the wake of the boat.”

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Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise - Boarding the Wanderer for a night on the fiord
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Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise

5.Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 254 reviews · from $464Top rated

Review the Doubtful Sound overnight cruise from Manapouri, with Wilmot Pass views, wildlife, kayaking, meals, cabins, and practical tips.

“It lived up to expectation and more. We were well fed and had informative talks. Not too much and not too little”

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Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise from Queenstown - Wilmot Pass and the first view of the sound
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Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise from Queenstown

6.Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise from Queenstown

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 242 reviews · from $287

Review of the 12-hour Doubtful Sound cruise from Queenstown, with Lake Manapouri, Wilmot Pass, wildlife, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The timetable worked perfectly. All transfers went very smoothly. I had requested a forward seat, because I suffer travel sickness and I was able to sit up front which was wonderful.”

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From Manapouri: Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise - From Manapouri across the lake
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From Manapouri: Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise

Doubtful Sound: Scenic Flight with 2 Landings - Crossing Wilmot Pass into Doubtful Sound
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Doubtful Sound: Scenic Flight with 2 Landings

8.Scenic Flight with 2 Landings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 17 reviews · 1h 10m · from $636

Fly over Doubtful Sound, Campbell’s Kingdom, and Mount Kidd, with two alpine landings and sweeping Fiordland views in 70 minutes.

“The flight itself was good and Ben our pilot was great. Not so happy with the booking agent in the office who got pretty aggressive in trying to get us to change our day. We finally agreed only to find out when we returned at the flight time they had added more people - so 6 in total. Kept telling us the middle seats were really good for viewing but THEY ARE NOT. Can’t see over or around the pilot or people in front. Just tell the truth for goodness sakes. We did get to rotate around but you cannot see from the middle back no matter that she tells…”

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Discover Doubtful Sound // Helicopter Scenic Flight from Te Anau - From Manapouri airport to Lake Manapouri
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Discover Doubtful Sound // Helicopter Scenic Flight from Te Anau

Doubtful And Dusky Sound Helicopter Scenic Flight from Te Anau - Doubtful Sound from above and below
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Doubtful And Dusky Sound Helicopter Scenic Flight from Te Anau

Manapouri: Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise (2 Nights) - From Manapouri to Wilmot Pass
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Manapouri: Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise (2 Nights)

11.Manapouri: Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise (2 Nights)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2 days · from $597

Spend two nights cruising Doubtful Sound from Manapouri, with fjord scenery, wildlife, kayaking, hearty meals, and cabin comfort.

“Absolutely Spectacular. Brilliant crew, lovely people, the buffet style dinner was to die for, and that’s not even saying anything about the scenery. Kayaking was well worth it, got up close and personal with a pair of Buller’s Albatross/Mollymawk, even jumped into the freezing fjord water for a “swim” that lasted a total of 10 seconds. Going out on the teller the second time we stopped was good too, Div (our nature specialist onboard) was very knowledgable on the trees, birds and the Fiordland landscape. Anybody thinking about doing this… do it. It is something we will always remember.”

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