Half-Day Milford Track Guided Hiking Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Half-Day Milford Track Guided Hiking Tour

Duration: 4 hours
Destination: New Zealand, Southland, Fiordland & Milford Sound
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  • 4 hours
  • Fiordland & Milford Sound
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Experience a morning guided walk to Giants Gate on the world famous Milford Track. From Milford Sound the track is accessed by water taxi and follows the mighty Arthur River through lush, temperate rainforest to Giants Gate, a most photographed and spectacular waterfall. This walk is suitable for all skill levels but you will require some fitness to cover the 11 km.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Giant Gate Falls, 3241251, Southland 9691, New Zealand

This spectacular waterfall is best viewed from the swingbridge spanning the river. Surrounded by lush green forest and moss this water fall is our half way mark and turn around point.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Milford Track, Glade Wharf, Fiordland National Park New Zealand

Discover the world famous Milford Track from Sandfly Point. The typically high rainfall creates a lush green forest for us to hike through.

Duration: 3 hours

Inclusions
  • Professional guide
  • Hot drink
  • Return water taxi

Exclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Meals + water
  • Parking in the main car park is set from $10.00 per hour, payable by credit card only.
  • Alternative free parking is available on Deepwater Basin Road. If you park here, please allow 25 min
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Recommended minimum age is 8 years
  • The fitter you are the more you will enjoy the trip. We recommend a moderate amount of fitness - distance walked is 11km/6 miles return.
  • Track is well maintained however can be uneven and rocky in places, this is not suitable for wheelchairs or those who have difficulty with walking.
  • Operates in all weather conditions (including rain) unless the operator deems it to be unsafe. Please carry a good, waterproof rain jacket, drinking water, any medication that you may require and wear practical, sturdy shoes for walking in (heels, slip on shoes, jandals/flip flops/thongs are not suitable). Do not wear jeans as they become cold and heavy when wet. The operator can provide a good rain coat, please contact them in advance to have this arranged.
  • The operator may refuse participation if clients are not dressed suitably.
  • Have a change of clothes and footwear for after the walk incase it is a wet day.
  • Check in is 8.30 am for a 8.45 am departure. if you are driving to meet us on the day, we recommend a 6.00 am departure from Te Anau.
  • The guide will meet you at the Mitre Peak Cruise desk in the main boat terminal at Milford Sound at 8.30 am.
  • Please note if you are late we cannot offer a later boat departure, so please ensure you at the main boat terminal no later than 8.30 am.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Mitre Peak Cruises, Visitor Centre 1 Milford Sound Highway, 94, Milford Sound 9679, New Zealand


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

4 hours


User's Reviews

stanley_h

24 Mar, 2024

The guide pointed out native plants and their use and gave us some historical perspective of the area

christophers608

08 Mar, 2024

Walked part of the Milford Track with our guide PC whilst on our recent trip to New Zealand. The walking was excellent and PC was a superb guide giving us lots of information about the local Forna and flora without overburdening us with facts. That made the trip extremely enjoyable and would thoroughly recommend it.

D7546XJgregm

28 Feb, 2024

2nd of Three day hiking package. Half day walk on the Milford track followed by a cruise on Milford Sound. Once again Geoff guided us with humor and knowledge of all things New Zealand. A great day had by all. The easiest walk which helped stretch slightly sore muscles from the Kepler experience. The views are beautiful, the track pleasant and insect repellant kept the sand flies away. Cruise on the sound is amazing.

Anneke_R

15 Feb, 2024

The guide gave us breaks with information. That was really interesting. The views are amazing. Basically even, not much up or down.

jenniferlZ5991MN

29 Dec, 2023

Honestly it was disappointing. The whole experience was pretty boring and miserable. The heavy rainfall and freezing temperature aside, there's just not much to see and experience in the rainforest. Just ferns and moss and extremely annoying sandflies that won't leave your face. No wildlife. The guide was just walking ahead of us the whole time and only stopped to introduce maybe 4 kinds of fern. That's about it. There's just one stoned path. Not sure what's the point of the guide. The hike was not challenging either. The booking said 11km but we hiked about 6km in total. If you want to go for a walk in the rainforest not expecting to see anything at all and if you don't mind getting constantly harassed by these tiny flies that somehow flies fine in heavy rain, then go for it. For me the experience is not worth the money and time.

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