About Us

Real Journeys is a private family-owned company that has been operating in southern New Zealand for more than half a century. Over the years we have gained a reputation for our innovation in developing new tourism excursions and our strong conservation ethos.

Today, Real Journeys is recognised as a market leader, providing high-quality excursions for visitors from around the globe.

With operational bases in Milford, Te Anau, Manapouri, Queenstown, Bluff and Stewart Island, Real Journeys provides a range of quality tourism excursions offering authentic experiences among some of the most stunning scenery in New Zealand. Fiordland excursions include the Te Anau Glowworm Caves; the Milford Track Day Walk; and daytime and overnight cruises in Milford and Doubtful Sounds (with daily coach connections from Te Anau and coach or flight connections from Queenstown).

In Queenstown, Real Journeys provides cruises on the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak High Country Farm for farm tours, barbecue lunches, horse treks, heritage excursions and evening dining.

At the southern tip of New Zealand, a wholly owned subsidiary company, Stewart Island Experience, operates the ferry service between Bluff and Stewart Island and provides coach transfers, cruises of Paterson Inlet and Ulva Island, Village and Bays Tours, Underwater Explorer Cruises, Evening Guided Walks and vehicle rentals.

These core excursions are complemented by joint ventures that include Queenstown Rafting, Trips ‘n’ Tramps, Black Cat Cruises, and the Southern Lakes Information Centre in Queenstown.

Today, Real Journeys carries visitors from around the world in comfort and style, taking them to places that 50 years ago were inaccessible to all but the hardiest of travellers.