Flight Time: 1hr 20 mins | Flight Duration: 4hr 30mins
One of our most popular scenic flights, this experience allows you to immerse yourself in the beauty of Milford Sound with a flight and cruise boat ride. Take in magnificent views of alpine valleys, lakes and glaciers as you fly into Fiordland National Park. Join our cruise boat partners, Pure Milford, for a leisurely 1h45min cruise of the fjord. Expect to see some wildlife such as dolphins, penguins, and close up views of waterfalls and sheer granite cliffs.
Flight Time: 1hr 20 mins | Trip Duration: 2hrs
Perfect for those who have little time to explore the region but want to make the most of their experience. Our flight-only option allows you to take in endless panoramic views of lakes, rivers, waterfalls and snow-covered peaks along the way to Milford Sound. Highlights of the scenic flight include close up views of Mitre Peak, glaciers and Stirling and Lady Bowen falls. This experience includes a return flight from Queenstown and courtesy transport.
Flight Time: 40 mins | Trip Duration: 9hrs 30 mins
This 9-hour tour is designed for travellers who wish to experience Milford Sound and Fiordland from all three perspectives: air, water and land. Tour highlights include a ride in a modern, luxury coach, nature walks and plenty of photo opportunities, a 1hr45mins Milford Sound cruise with the Pure Milford team and much more. This experience includes courtesy hotel drop off and a scenic flight from Milford Sound back to Queenstown.
It’s one of the best South Island tours on offer.
With thousands of happy passengers, an exceptional safety record and decades of local flying experience, True South Flights is one of Queenstown’s most trusted scenic flight operators.
Milford Sound is one of thirteen fjords in the Fiordland National Park. The park covers 1.3 million hectares, an area larger than the Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks combined.
Fiordland consists of plutonic-igneous rock, meaning it formed from molten magma, slowly cooled and solidified over millions of years to form a large mass of very hard granite. This mass was brought to the surface by tectonic plate action over millions of years, as the Australian plate and Pacific plate collide to raise the Southern Alps along the Alpine Fault Line.
This geological history is easily spotted from the air as the rock types change dramatically along the 80km flight path from Queenstown to Milford Sound. Clinging to the sides of the valley walls of Fiordland are native trees, including Mountain and Silver Beech. The forest floor is densely packed with New Zealand ferns and undergrowth. These forests are untouched and teem with distinctive bird calls from our native Kea, Tui and Korimako.
Whether you’re looking for flight-only options or want to explore Milford Sound from both the air and water, we have the perfect package.
Explore our popular scenic flight options and glacier experiences below.
