Doubtful Sound: Daytime cruises start at $210 and last 8 hours. Quick View. Full-Day Doubtful Sound Flight and Cruise from Queenstown. Avoid the day-trips to Doubtful Sound—they tend to … Quick View. More info. Real Journeys also offers a Milford Sound cruise that gets excellent reviews. Experience the natural beauty of Doubtful Sound on an overnight cruise departing from Manapouri on New Zealand’s South Island. This is not a very cost effective way to do it I'm sorry. Conclusion. Milford Sound is far more accessible than Doubtful Sound…which also … Should I do a Doubtful Sound or Milford Sound cruise? If you cancel within 5 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee. The boat from Manipouri was lovely and then onto a second coach with good commentary from the … We were picked up from Queenstown and had a comfortable journey by coach with a great driver giving lots of commentary. Your Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise starts in Manapouri just a 20 to 30 minute drive from Te Anau in the South Island of New Zealand. Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise cancellation policy: If you cancel at least 6 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee. 2 reviews. Go Orange Doubtful Sound Cruise - Itinerary. Board the Fiordland Navigator for a special dinner, bed and breakfast wilderness experience. US$918.74 per adult. 2. (I’ve only taken the cruise in Doubtful Sound, however.) Make your way to the Manapouri Visitor Centre or grab the coach + cruise connection from Queenstown (20-30 minutes if departing from Te Anau or 2.5 hours from Queenstown); Allow 15 minutes to check in and grab your boarding pass and wait for the Real Journeys boat across Lake Manapouri to West Arm. Milford Sound is the most popular tourist destination in New Zealand and worthy of a visit. 5 reviews. Cruise on a traditional three-mast sailing scow (flat-bottomed trading boat) along the pristine waters of the fiords, and see a vast array of wildlife including dolphins, seals and penguins in their natural habitats. This means that on the Doubtful Sound overnight cruise or the Milford Mariner overnight boat, which both only offer double or twin share, that you would need to book a twin room for 1 adult and 1 child and then a 2nd room sole occupancy for the 2nd adult. Doubtful Sound: Real journeys overnight cruise - See 2,256 traveler reviews, 1,774 candid photos, and great deals for Te Anau, New Zealand, at Tripadvisor. Overnight cruises in Doubtful Sound start at $395. Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise . The overnight cruise was a lovely way to see Doubtful Sound.