Real Journeys

Experience Fiordland National Park, a designated World Heritage area, Queenstown and Stewart Island with Real Journeys.  We are a locally owned and operated company that has been sharing this incredibly beautiful part of New Zealand with travellers for 50 years. We offer a wide range of excursions including Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound, Te Anau Glowworm Caves, Milford Track, TSS Earnslaw Vintage Steamship, Walter Peak High Country Farm, Stewart Island Ferry Services, tours and cruises.   Milford Sound Milford Sound is simply stunning.   Whatever the fiord’s mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you. We offer a range of daytime and overnight cruises on Milford Sound (with associated coach and flight connections). Nature Daytime Cruises Scenic Daytime Cruises Overnight Cruises - Milford Mariner Overnight Cruises - Milford Wanderer   Doubtful Sound Doubtful Sound, located in a World Heritage Area, is an overwhelming place. You can feel the power of nature here - the remoteness, the wildness and the peace. Known for its wilderness and wildllife, Doubtful Sound is the second largest of the 14 fiords in Fiordland National Park and it is three times longer and 10 times larger than Milford Sound. We offer daytime and overnight cruises at Doubtful Sound (with associated coach connections). Wilderness Daytime Cruises Overnight Cruises - Fiordland Navigator Manapouri Underground Power Station Excursions   Te Anau A visit to the Te Anau Glowworm Caves on the isolated western shores of Lake Te Anau is a fascinating experience. View limestone passages sculpted by water up and drift in silent darkness beneath the luminous blue-green shimmer of thousands of glowworms.  Te Anau Glowworm Caves   TSS Earnslaw and Walter Peak High Country Farm In Queenstown, we offer cruises on the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw and visits to Walter Peak High Country Farm for a taste of New Zealand’s rural life (farm tours, horse treks, cycling excursions, heritage tours, barbecue lunches and evening dining). TSS Earnslaw Vintage Steamship & Walter Peak High Country Farm Excursions   Stewart Island Experience Stewart Island Experience is a wholly owned subsidiary of Real Journeys Ltd.  In addition to the ferry service between Bluff and Stewart Island, we operate coach connections to and from Bluff from Invercargill, Te Anau and Queenstown. We offer a range of island excursions - including Paterson Inlet Cruises, visiting the renowned wildlife sanctuary of Ulva Island; and Marine Nature Cruises, exploring the coastal marine area via catamaran and semi-submersible.  We also operate Village & Bays Tours, Guided Walks, plus rental cars, motor scooters and mountain bikes are available for hire. Stewart Island Experience - Ferry Services, Tours & Cruises   Stewart Island Lodge Stewart Island Lodge is situated just a five minute walk from the village at Halfmoon Bay. The lodge has commanding views over Halfmoon Bay and across the ocean. The Lodge's garden is home to many native birds, including kaka (native parrots), which may be viewed from the terrace. Stewart Island Lodge