My wife and I enjoyed an amazing overnight cruise on the Fiordland Navigator. The trip begins with a calm cruise in a water taxi across Lake Manapouri, then a coach bus trip over the Wilmot Pass, and finally embarkation on the ship. Although the ship has three masts, she usually sailed by engine power. We found the crew very polite and helpful. The ship affords many viewing areas of the wonderful falls cascading into the fiord. We found the buffet food in the dining room good and enjoyed meeting new people at our tables. The cabi exceeded our expectations with a private shower and toilet en-suite.

We took our family on the overnight cruise of Doubtful Sound provided by Real NZ. It was a first class experience from beginning to end. The experience was well managed by professional and friendly staff. The accommodation on the boat was good and the food excellent, with a great selection of quality local produce. There was also a great selection of drinks and at a reasonable price. The activities included kayaking and swimming, which was fun. And the Sounds were of course spectacular. Highly recommend this trip to anyone with a love for the great outdoors.

Flew in and landed (twice) through Southern Helicopters, both in a valley to the side of the fiord and on top of a nearby mountain. This is the best and by far the quickest way to appreciate this stunning landscape. Blessed with fabulous weather; truly memorable experience.

Highly recommend Doubtful Sound. It is a different experience than Milford and well worth doing- its beautiful. Don't miss it. We were lucky enough to be there on a rainy day- in its full glory. Travel tip: Don't book tours of Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound on back to back days. Give yourself a day between them to be fully charged to enjoy. We did and thought the experience was better for it. It's a beautiful part of the world. Don't miss it.

Doubtful Sound is one of the most awesome experiences in the world! There’s a lot in NZ which is claimed to be the best in the world/southern hemisphere but this is the real deal. We had tried to get a double room on board which would have been the icing on the cake. However, the basic accommodation didn’t deter from the overall experience. We’ll worth it.

A truly magical place! We enjoyed a one night cruise on Doubtful Sound 28th/29th December 2022. The scenery is breathtakingly beautiful and it's a "must do" if you're down South on the West coast of New Zealand. We were lucky, as we saw it bathed in beautiful sunshine on day one and in its rain forest state the next day.

Took the Doubtful sound day tour from Queenstown on the 1st March .The bus ride to Manapouri Lake was scenic and then got on the Boat across the Lake Manapouri and saw the Power Station water inlets and transmission facility at the South end of the Lake. The 45 minute bus ride across the Willmot Pass was very beautiful and the mountain rain forest and fauna was very mesmerising. Reached the deep Cove to start the second Boat trip and the Doubtful sound was very enchanting. It was raining and drizzling and waterfalls were glorious. Saw the seals lazing on the rock at the mouth of the sound. The boat did an extra trip through the Crooked arm of the sound as a Bonus. Returned back to the Deep Cove after 2 hours of an enchanting cruise . Loved the Cruise so mauch that four days later took another Doubful sound Cruise after finding a 11th hour vacancy !!

It is a very good experience! You can’t miss it! Rmb to arrive a little bit earlier for parking spots. And no need to take the best seats when it starts because everyone will go out and take photo! The captain and the driver are very humorous and knowledgeable! You can’t miss what they say!

Excellent boat ride across Lake Manopori and then a scenic bus ride and a fjord experience that will save you the time and trouble of going to Norway. Good day out. Bring your own sandwiches.

A Sound in New Zealand is the same as a Fjord in Norway. Doubtful sound is impressive and beautiful. The only good way to see it is with a boat trip with Real Journeys. We made our reservations months in advance to be sure of our tickets.