Remarkably though, this unforgettable trip isn’t over yet. As part of the ‘Fly-Cruise-Fly’ Milford Sound experience partnership between Glenorchy Air and Southern Discoveries Cruises, we’re leaving airspace behind for the next couple of hours and taking to the water in spectacular style.
With the Grand Caravan EX parked, James escorts us from the short runway over to the Milford Sound Visitor Centre, where we board a Southern Discoveries cruise for a ‘bucket list’ trip from one end of beautiful Milford Sound to the other.
The landscape is otherworldly, filled with inaccessible bush clad cliffs crisscrossed by dramatic waterfalls. If you’re lucky, dolphins might even escort your Southern Discoveries vessel as you head out to the Tasman Sea entrance and back again. And of course, at the cruise’s conclusion, you then have the return flight to Queenstown – via a different route – to look forward to as well.
If a scenic daytrip is something you crave, the ‘Fly-Cruise-Fly’ experience is completely out of the box. It’s a reminder that, for a little country, New Zealand can certainly deliver big landscapes.
The journey is also a reminder of the comfort and versatility of Cessna aircraft. And those all-important window seats.
Backed by Textron Aviation, the world’s third largest aircraft manufacturer boasting a 90-year history, Cessna offers advanced product and flight training for its comprehensive model line-up, with Textron Aviation priding itself on a superior 24-hour parts and service offering around the world. Even for clients like James and Glenorchy Air, here in the rugged and beautiful south of the south.
Visit www.cessna.txtav.com/en for further information. Visit www.glenorchyair.co.nz and www.southerndiscoveries.co.nz to plan your own Milford Sound experience.