When it comes to must-dos on New Zealand’s South Island, there’s one question that many travelers inevitably ask:
Should I go to Milford Sound or Doubtful Sound?
Both are fjords (not actually sounds; they were misnamed) on the southeast coast of New Zealand’s South Island within Fiordland National Park. Milford Sound is the more famous of the two (Rudyard Kipling once called it the eighth Wonder of the World), but Doubtful Sound is also marketed to tourists.
Cruising Milford Sound
The good news for the decisionally-challenged (like me) is that these are really the only two fjords you can visit and cruise through in New Zealand.
The bad news is that choosing between Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound can be really difficult!
