# @stephmylife on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DN2gRXXWmNO
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33799411-stephmylife-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-27T08:27:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Stephanie Barry Woods (@stephmylife) — https://gondola.cc/stephmylife

## Caption

Did you know there are only two permanent waterfalls in Milford Sound, but when it rains it looks like this 🍃 

Most people don’t realise that the best time to go to Milford Sound is when it’s a wet and rainy day. People travel here and wait days for the rain to come before they explore the sound

Here are some details for planning your trip (save this for later!)

• Milford sound is a 4 hour drive from Queenstown in Nee Zealand’s South Island. You can drive down and stay nearby overnight but we drove up and down in one day. The drive, when it’s raining, is epic. There are waterfalls shooting down the cliffs for the last hour of driving before the sound. It’s just incredible! You can take a bus or coach from Queenstown if you don’t have wheels for your trip. Book that in the town when you arrive (or via your cruise company)
• Several of companies run boat tours of the Sound, we did ours cruise with southerndiscoveries and it was really good. I had a great experience. There’s a front, back and top deck for viewing, free hot drinks and a paid bar for alcoholic drinks and snacks. They have an on board buffet but we brought our own lunches and booked a table for the group. The buffet is expensive, so check out prices before you opt for it. If you can get an upper deck ticket do that!
• If it’s raining, pack a change of clothes for after the boat. That way you’re not driving home in wet clothes! 
•They sell ponchos at the dock, or pack a little Jack in a Pack like I had, anything with a hood to keep you dry 
• The cruise lasts about 90 minutes, and they give you a full guided tour as you travel through the sound. There was lots of space to move around on our cruise (we couldn’t really use the top deck much due to the rain, so I’d imagine in dry weather you’d have more space). And there’s tons of time to take photos and videos. 

This was one of my top experiences in New Zealand, I definitely would not skip it if you are there!

#Newzealand #milfordsound #newZealandtravel #bucketlist

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stephanie Barry Woods | @stephmylife | https://gondola.cc/stephmylife | Influencer |

## Tags

bucketlist, newzealandtravel, milfordsound, newzealand

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