To get to this magical place called Doubtful Sound is a long journey. There are only two boats that go out into this beautiful area, one is a day cruise and the other is an overnight cruise. Like the bulk of people visting the area, Queenstown is the closest and most practical town to book a trip like this. If this is true then there is a long bus ride, followed by a ferry to get to the island, and another bus, then your cruise threw the sound. Don’t forget you must make it all the way back also. It is a full day to say the least but worth every jaw dropping moment seeing the aww of the landscape come straight up out of the water all around the boat.