Te Anau Glowworm Caves & Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise

Your experience

Explore Te Anau Glowworm Caves and a full-day Doubtful Sound Wilderness cruise in one small-group, guide-led combo.

Getting started

Begin your combo by checking in at the RealNZ - Te Anau Visitor Centre on Lakefront Drive or at the RealNZ - Doubtful Sound Manapouri Visitor Centre in Pearl Harbour, Manapouri, depending on your day’s plan. Present your mobile voucher and photo ID, then meet your expert guide and board your first cruise vessel to cross either Lake Te Anau or Lake Manapouri.

What to expect

Te Anau Glowworm Caves

This guided journey combines a lake crossing, cave visit, and short forest walk in the Fiordland region near Te Anau.

Features

• Join a Te Anau Glowworm Caves tour that starts with a return cruise across Lake Te Anau to the western shore.

• Visit the Cavern House area and then venture into the heart of the Glowworm Caves to see hundreds of bioluminescent gnats, often called glowworms.

• Follow your expert guide on a forest walk, learning about native flora and fauna in a small-group setting with a maximum of 14 guests.

• Benefit from insights provided by your guide throughout the caves tour and outdoor walk.

• Pause at the end of your cave experience to enjoy complimentary tea and coffee before your return cruise across Lake Te Anau.

Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise

From Manapouri, this full-day Doubtful Sound Wilderness tour takes you across lakes, over a mountain pass, and deep into a remote fiord.

Features

• Start with a cruise across Lake Manapouri, taking in its surrounding Fiordland landscapes on your way to West Arm.

• Continue on a coach trip over Wilmot Pass, a scenic route through rainforest that links Lake Manapouri with Deep Cove in Doubtful Sound.

• Board your vessel in Doubtful Sound for a wilderness cruise through a remote fiord framed by dense rainforests and waterfalls.

• Spend the day with an expert guide who offers informative commentary on the region’s nature, geology, and history.

• Use interpretation sheets available in English, German, French, Spanish, and Japanese to follow key points during the Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise.

• Take advantage of complimentary tea and coffee on board during the full-day Doubtful Sound Wilderness tour.

• Note that meals and drinks other than the included tea and coffee are not provided on the Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise.

Wrapping up

You can arrange the Te Anau Glowworm Caves tour and the Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise on different days, using the same combo booking for both. After each guided component ends at its respective pier or visitor centre, you are free to continue your Fiordland travels or return to your accommodation at your own pace.