Well organized; friendly, courteous and knowledgeable staff. The walk in the cave, the force of the water, the boat ride, the glow worms... We loved the experience. Great place.

Remarkable experience. Boat ride easygoing and relaxing. Very educational information provided about caves and glow worms. Exciting/thrilling tour of caves, so much beauty. Fun/romantic activity.

We did this cruise today and we're really pleased that we chose Doubtful Sound over Milford Sound as the road to MS has been closed for a week. It was a 7 hour experience and even though it was a cold, wet day, the boats and coach were warm and comfortable. Food could be pre-ordered and collected at Lake Manapouri or you could bring your own. There was free tea and coffee aboard the boat taking us across the lake or you could purchase other beverages. Food and drinks could also be purchased on the boat which took us around the sound. All the staff were friendly and helpful and we picked up lots of interesting information from the commentary. The scenery is spectacular and it is just a lovely, relaxing day.

Amazing to see the cave formations and glow worms in their natural environment. Tour guides seemed to be new to guiding this experience so were lacking a little confidence so would have been good to have them partnered with someone who was a bit more experienced to give more details about the workings of the caves.

Once in a lifetime experience. Can be scary for young children as caves are dark and wet. The boat ride reminded me of Willy Wonkas chocolate boat ride. Boat ride relaxing and informative.

Alex our guide was well informed and shared his knowledge with excitement. We enjoyed seeing and learning more about the glow worms. The sheer volume/power/beauty of the water and the caves themselves were equally impressive. The pathway construction to enable this tour was amazing. We also enjoyed the boat ride to the caves, the informative Q&A and nature walk.

After a fun drive to Te Anau from Queenstown, we were welcomed onto the new catamaran by Chris (captain) and Warren (first mate). Warren provided useful and interesting commentary on the ride and once at the cave, the professional cave team took over and ensured our safety and enjoyment. The water was flowing wildly and the glow worms looked like stars in the sky. After the cave we had refreshments and Toby gave a very interesting video presentation on the life cycle of a glow worm. On the ride back everyone was happy and relaxed. It's a truly great value-for-money experience that I would recommend to everyone as long as you can bend a little as the entrance to the cave is low. Enjoy.

It was an excellent trip! A fantastic experience. The staff were great. All commentaries on the 3 legs were exemplary and very enjoyable. We wouldn't order the cheese platter again, very expensive for what you get. Much better to go with the food available on the cruise.

Overall, this really exceeded my expectations. I found the glowworms to be interesting, but the whole experience from the walk through the (very wet) caves and the sensory depravation boat ride in the dark, all really made this value for money. I recommend.

The glow worm caves themselves are absolutely stunning, one of the coolest things I've ever seen. The forest around the caves is also beautiful. Minus one star for the guides being very scripted/bored and the "nature walk" being a five metre path to a pavilion with some posters then we had to leave after about two minutes.

We went in August so the worms were not at peak activity, however this was still one of the highlights of the trip. Tour guides were great, explaining what the glow worms were and fun facts about the caves. No pictures allowed (your phone wouldn't be able to anyways in that dark) but I almost preferred it. It was a surreal experience floating in a little boat in the pitch black, the only sound was the water gushing through the caves. As your eyes adjusted more and more of these little blue dots appeared. It felt like you were floating in the void of space. I loved it. If I return to New Zealand I will definitely be returning.

Amazing trip! The boat across was very scenic and the guide had great facts about what you were looking at. Once we arrived, we were given a very informative talk about the glow worms. Our guide Heath was fantastic taking us through the cave, with lots of fun facts and jokes along the way while seeing an amazing underground formation. The glow worms themselves were absolutely beautiful. A trip myself, and my family will treasure forever. Thanks RealNZ!!

Oh my goodness, Worms! And caves and rocks and fun facts and worms that poo light out of their bums and light up my day. I love worms! 🪱

Do not waste your money. You cant take photos. Such a waste of time and effort. The only good part of it was the talk at the end of the tour while you are drinking a not so great cup of hot chocolate. The talk was fantasic and learnt a lot but still not worth it.

Great trip with RealNZ to see glow worms. Well-run and informative. Went with kids aged 5 and 8, they were perfectly fine with staying quiet/silent when observing the glowworms, but keep this in mind if you are going with younger children who might struggle with this!