BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD? Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise Full Experience | New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@robertbaird4822]

Born here 76 years ago ,and never been there,thanks for showing parts of my country I've never seen.

[@joharrison3469]

You really are making my country look amazing! And it is but so few can capture the wonder and the beauty of it all. Doing these trips virtually with two very real down to earth and lovely people has been just magical. Your channel deserves to grow exponentially.

[@gissyb1]

Yes, because Aotearoa is amazing! 😊

[@RichardMiles007]

Fantastic guys, NZ tourism at its finest. You have certainly covered your journey around NZ superbly, 10 outta 10.

[@Al275able]

Happy birthday Glen.🎉

[@GlenAndMado]

Your very kind thank you! I

[@YvonneBlain-q5y]

Happy Birthday Aries ♈🐏 Glen ❤🎉🚸🌞

[@GlenAndMado]

love it thanks guys you legends

[@DoodooRishworth]

Happy Birthday Glenn🎉🎉. We have followed your videos from day one. You have shown such great content, we have lived here all our lives and havent seen half of the beautiful areas you have been to. New Zealand tourism should contribute to your travels, as you both have show cased our country to be a place people would love to visit. Thank you for the enjoyment we get watching your videos. Regards. Deb and Wal.

[@GlenAndMado]

hey Deb and Wal! such kind words from you and you definitely motivate us to continue doing what we do :) of course its time consuming and challenging but its so worth it to show of beautiful New Zealand to everyone :)

[@robertwalker7924]

your smiles say it all 😊

[@GlenAndMado]

Awh it was magical!

[@saylarvee]

You can see that Mado has decided that the Doubtful sounds is her honeymoon spot

[@peterwhite7252]

Happy birthday Glenn.

[@johnmcnulty1129]

Doubtful that Glen couldn't fit anymore down his neck ! 😁 What a amazing experience. Beautiful ship. Happy Birthday Glen ☀️ 🇳🇿

[@peterwhite7252]

Stopped douting you have me beleaving. Great Kiwi ambassadoors from Irland and Germany. God delights in gratatude and I think you made His day God Bless you both.

[@GlenAndMado]

Thank you🤗

[@greghodge3587]

Happy belated birthday Glen. You are like a small boy entering a toy store for the first time lol. So excitable and it’s so gratifying that Mado and yourself are loving the beauty of NZ.

[@GlenAndMado]

Thanks greg for watching, means alot :) but your totally right the child side of me will never leave me haha

[@louisaklimentos7583]

Stunning thank you !

[@helenlizzystewart4908]

Thankyou, that brings back great memories, so pleased you both enjoyed it so much, your smile Mado shone through whole vid, and Glen you are such a charming character

[@maieldmik5233]

G'day.ive lived in the south island all my 56 years and never been there. I'm going to now tho. Looked awesome.thankd for sharing and take care.👍👍

[@GlenAndMado]

go and make it happen and enjoy every moment of it! you'll love it :)

[@maieldmik5233]

@@GlenAndMado thanks,I will.👍

[@frankzito8653]

The highlight of my life (so far) has been the cruise on the Doubtful Sound. I'm so happy Glen & Mado got to experience this as well. I agree that it's worth every penny. Total "bucket list" stuff. And Happy Birthday Glen from Los Angeles!

[@BarbaraMulligan-v8m]

Congrats on your decade birfday Glen. Lovely to see you so excited & making the most of every moment.

[@MattOrsman-p6s]

WOW!!!

[@dorisqueener7380]

Happy Birthday Glen! Your adventure on Doubtful Sound brought back memories of a 1974 excursion that my sister and I had. Our trip to Doubtful Sound included the boat across Lake Manapouri then a bus ride to the Manapouri power station (awe inspiring.) The bus continued through the bush where we saw lots of native birds. We arrived to a small dock on the sound and boarded a fishing boat, only a dozen or so passengers. The captain had fished the waters and told tales of Maori legends. We sat on the deck (no chairs) and moved through the mists as if we were the only people on the planet. Unfortunately we didn't have cameras. Thank you again for sharing this wonderful trip which has enriched my own memories. So impressed with the way you share your experiences in New Zealand. I'm determined to have one last visit. Take care.

[@kettanistar]

Happy Birthday Glen! If this was filmed in April, I'm an April birthday too! Thanks to you and Mado I'm going to start hiking! I ❤ your New Zealand videos!

[@teddy-7957]

Hi Glen and Mado... we got bad weather about to hit the south.. so buckle up, keep warm, keep safe... be prepared.... God Bless..❤

[@brenda-el5cz]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GLEN hope you and mado have a great day 🎉🎁🎈✨️

[@deanparkin4481]

Happy birthday glen thanks for showing NZ to everyone you're both doing a amazing job stay safe guys 🇳🇿😁👍

[@camhyde9701]

excellent episode

[@mikegtemp80]

Happy 30th Glen. Have done Milford but not Doubtful. Will have to book a trip now after seeing your wonderful trip.

[@lynhampton8072]

i have been here 66 years and its the first time i have seen it loved it thanks

[@GlenAndMado]

you definitely are missing out on the beauty, highly recommended getting down there too see it!

[@jaredford8440]

Absolutely beautiful guys, when a business runs as good as that it makes me very proud to be a Kiwi 😁 whata treat ❤❤

[@miamcknight9138]

Happy birthday, Glen. Like a couple of others commenting, i went there on a school trip many moons ago. Southland school kids are(??)/were lucky to have a week long school trip there. A great experience and beautiful scenery. PS love kiwi slang you're picking up: "sweet as"

[@carolinecackett272]

My husband and I have this exact cruise booked for March next year . Now I can't wait to be there. Also thanks to you both I now what to make sure I pack and what to look forward to. I am so enjoying your travels around NZ and seeing all the places on our itinerary. You are my number one go to for anything travel.

[@CapitalVideo]

I went on the trip to the power station in 1990 and went underground to the generator room a couple of hundred feet underground in a bus through a descending spiral tunnel. A very nice area and boat ride, however we did not go as far as to Doubtful Sound, so thanks for showing us around. The constant smile on Mado's face says it all.

[@derekcarey9104]

Happy birthday!!!

[@steelsteeds]

🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUD 🎉 Im glad your enjoying the south island, its the best part of the country, less people an more to see, look forward to the rest of your south island trip, safe travels cheers!

[@robertscott4759]

Just caught up with this video. I'm a Kiwi who has done a lot of travelling around my own country, including several visits to Doubtful Sound. You're absolutely right, it is a truly magical place, but most Kiwis have never been there and just haven't got a clue what they are missing out on.

[@GlenAndMado]

Very true, the country is magic and full of beauty and peace. Kiwis don’t realise what they have in their own country it’s insane! It’s a bubble away from all the trouble in the world, a great place for retirement!

[@gissyb1]

I visited Te Anau & Queenstown again, last week because of your videos . Ill book doubtful sounds for next year :) 😊

[@GlenAndMado]

that's amazing! hope you had a good time☺

[@Kiwi_Mike]

Manapouri & Te Anau are my Happy Place. I grew up going there for holidays as we lived in Southland. Now I live in Christchurch but go back once a year to relive the memories and enjoy the peacefulness. This episode was awesome, you brought back so many childhood memories of being on Lake Manapouri going over Wilmont Pass and into Doubtful Sound. You edit these videos so very well and your showing our country to the world in such a down to earth, honest way. Love what your doing and what a wonderful way to celebrate your birthday. ...... Thank you 👌

[@GlenAndMado]

It’s such a beautiful part of the country! Couldn’t ask for anything better to celebrate my birthday! Also Christchurch would be one of our favourite cities too so you chose wisely 😀 thanks for your special words keeps us motivated to continue making more content ❤️

[@brynjones3481]

This episode was 10/10

[@GlenAndMado]

aww thank you!

[@henryjackson9793]

What a beautiful place and I have never been there. Everything was excellent, even the food look’s delicious. Belated Happy birthday

[@CornellNathan-zh5jm]

Lived there in manapouri but never been on that Cruz, that looked so amazing, I want too go there for a honeymoon trip with me missus 😊

[@Abhi_quite]

Plz go to nepal and meet that lady plz❤❤

[@GlenAndMado]

We definitely will one day! We'd love to go back to Nepal sometime! It's such a beautiful country and the people are amazing🥰

[@Abhi_quite]

❤️❤️❤️

[@shonadixon609]

So glad you did the trip. I’ve lived in the South Island for over 20 years and I’d still say an over night cruise in Doubtful Sounds is the best experience ever!

[@davidchristensen9645]

Enjoying your trip and I love Manapouri and Doubtful Sound 🙂

[@kiwihib]

Happy birthday, Glen, I did the day trip three years ago, and an overnight Kayak trip in the 90s staying in a tent, weather was over 30 degrees both days, an Irish fire-fighter was the only one to go swimming, funny enough he was with a German girl who he met in New Zealand.

[@GlenAndMado]

thats mental, whats the chances haha. we also hope you had a wonderful time too when you did the day trip :) we met in Ireland though so a little different actually haha.

[@Katy99941]

Thanks for sharing your experience. It's just a gorgeous place❤😊😊❤ Love your videos!

[@caroljoyce8251]

I was there 2 weeks ago. It was stunning

[@GlenAndMado]

Ita a beauty indeed!

[@VaaruaTurner]

I have happily watched I think, all your NZ vids and you two are so so very informative, human, happy, its been an absolute pleasure to travel with you both via your videos. I know you've long gone by now but honestly, I've loved your journeys here from start to finish. I think there's one more, cant remember lol but thank you, thank you... dont ever lose your joy and appreciation of nature, beauty and everything lol. Its been a pleasure. This particular video was my favourite, I never really knew - appreciated the beauty of my own country, that is so sad. This video though brought me to my knees... a dirty great big woweee... thanks and cheers.

[@tonyreimann]

Another lovely video. It warmed my heart to see Maddo looking so happy 😀

[@kristinabrookes6777]

We did the day cruise on the Doubtful Sound in February in the rain and it was spectacular. We would love to go back and do the overnight cruise, just need to start saving.

[@linnightl9277]

Stayed there for a week on a school trip, with hiking trips into the bush, when aged 12 (a very long time ago). Went back a couple of times as an adult. Launch (much smaller than on this video) nearly rolled over rounding the heads of the sound - even the captain was shaken up. Such a magical place, except for the sand flies 😆. Wonderful travel vlogs - I have not lived in NZ for 36 years and your videos are prompting me for a NZ travel holiday.

[@GlenAndMado]

you need to get back to your home country! it least you had some speical memories as a kid here in Nz and got to say you have experience some of the country 😀

[@haydenkay-s1v]

Same

[@coisworld1312]

Wow your both looking so happy looked after and relaxed!

[@florence2720]

Happy late birthday to Glenn/Glen 🐅

[@geraintroberts565]

Thanks for the memories guys, did Doubtful Sound in 2007 and will be going back to NZ in October and November, and plan to do both sounds!

[@karinkereama]

Kia Ora Glenn and Mado. Happy birthday Glenn. Cheers from LDN 🇬🇧. Been watching you since you arrived in Auckland.

[@GlenAndMado]

Absolute legend thanks so much ❤️ can’t believe you have been following our journey since the beginning 😂

[@karinkereama]

@@GlenAndMado We watch you guys on TV 📺 and rewatch a few fave episodes.

[@grahamcook9289]

Mate, if you like fjords, mountains, waterfalls and glaciers, then go to south-west Norway. It's an awful lot closer than NZ!

[@GlenAndMado]

true but still need to see this side of the world :) need to visit 100countries +

[@modfus]

Glen's charm really shows in this vid. I'm glad you both had such a nice time 🙂

[@GlenAndMado]

what charm 🙈😂😂 didn't do noting haha. Yup it was an awesome time! love it very much!

[@rickratcliff6231]

I’ve done that trip with my wife 3 times, it’s awesome!!!

[@antonioedwards7091]

Thank use for sharing this

[@GarthHaylock]

Awesome experience and well captured. Love the misty moodly fiordland area. I've visited Doubtful sound but never been out there by boat and that looks amazing!

[@RobinCapper]

Feel lucky to have visited, for both day trip and overnight stay, on both Milford and Doubtful Sounds. Although both are stunning the remoteness of Doubtful makes it my favourite. The day trip there also used to include a tour of the (far) underground Manapouri Power Station (near where the bus departs from) but I think they no longer do that. It was pretty special too

[@GlenAndMado]

Robin your definitely living it up then my friend! its magical isnt it? we also heard that the tour of the power station was included a couple of years back but they stopped it due to safety issues or something.

[@i.g.n2trip684]

Happy birthday mate. I can’t believe I went there for a school camping trip 20 plus years ago. lol I say it looks like jarassic park too 👍🇳🇿

[@GlenAndMado]

Wow I'd say it was some place back then! such a cool memory to have, not jealous at all haha. its an awesome place!

[@brentfairlie9159]

Happy birthday Glen. Loving your videos

[@shinji112]

I've been lucky enough to visit Milford Sound twice but now I really need to visit Doubtful Sound after watching your video. Thanks for sharing.

[@EPICPLAYS2024]

Happy b-day glen

[@GlenAndMado]

Very kind of you my friend for tuning in to the older videos ❤️

[@TwoShortNZ]

I really enjoyed watching this video as myself and 5 other family members had a 5 day trip on that very boat in Doubtful and Dusky Sounds just over 5 years ago. Definitely once in a life time experience. You do such a good job recording it.

[@GlenAndMado]

It was a magical experience, will always remember it! 🙌 I’m glad you had a magical experience too!

[@michaelatkinson5681]

Hey looks a great cruise. I’ve done the more touristy Milford Sound but to go to Doubtful Sound with very little tourism looks great. Food looks awesome too!

[@GlenAndMado]

You got that right! It was super quiet on this trip 🙂 what a magical experience, you need to get yourself on the doubtful sounds also!

[@stevebarics9207]

I'm amazed you suvived Manapouri, ghost town

[@lislelawn6634]

Beautiful. It all.

[@kevincain6942]

If you had done that a few years ago you would have gone in a big spiral in the bus down to the power house at west arm, AMAZING ! Not sure why it was stopped ???!!

[@GlenAndMado]

I know I know it’s a shame, many have mentioned it! Wish we could have experienced it too but probably stopped to safety issues or so.

[@waynefergusson9987]

Wow ' I was blown away by Milford sound ' now I may have to put that doubtful sound experience on my to-do list ! cheers for the great insight , 10 out of 10 wow looked like you guys almost had a tear of overwhelming Joy from that experience .

[@len1822]

while you were there in Deep Cove you should went in to Manapouri Dam they drive down in a bus in the tunnel

[@gmdethierry]

Happy Birthday! Thats my little sis bday. Thanks for sharing. Have a great week guys 😊

[@MothershipVideos]

Just love those monochromatic scenes. Wonderfully presented.

[@kalitaylor9064]

Love your videos guys.

[@miaand12]

This was such an awesome watch. I see you passed the Manapouri power station on your journey - the largest in NZ. I was lucky enough as a kid to go visit it and go under the lake to the turbine hall 200m u underground with my Dad who was working as a PM on a refurbishment project :)

[@richardcaldwell9160]

Happy Belated Birthday Glen. It must have been a great trip, as I haven't seen you smile so much as this video x

[@F0RTY4]

Happy bornday Glen I hope you enjoyed the sta on the cruise, best wishes for the rest of your journey.

[@marinakitto6567]

Great video. You have persuaded me, Doubtful Sound rather than Milford next summer. Thx.

[@haydenkay-s1v]

Hope you guys are safe due to wild week weather-wise

[@skwestgate]

Beautiful. Loved all of it - thank you! ❤

[@marias8007]

This reminds me of halong bay

[@maganalia]

Great video. Such a beautiful place. Happy Birthday Glen!

[@aliciadenise4636]

Happy Birthday Glen This was my favourite trip ever a few years ago now ❤

[@aliciadenise4636]

Ps I lived nearby in South Island

[@rayray2602]

Too good..👏🏼👏🏼

[@GlenAndMado]

Very nice of you ray!

[@janeterry6909]

Wishing you a verry Happy 30th Glen. Just seeing this at the beginning of this video and am sure I will enjoy the rest of it

[@GlenAndMado]

Thanks Jane, I know it was last month but it was a very special moment and enjoyed every moment :)

[@williamgeegallery]

So glad you made it to Doubtful Sound and had such a positive experience after that Milford Sound experience you had. Happy Birthday Glen thanks for showing us inside the ship, I have done doubtful sound but not over night.

[@GlenAndMado]

its just so different to the milford William, completely different experience haha. mado is an introvert so she enjoys less crowds 😂 thanks for the special comment too!

[@lesleyhughes3174]

Really happy to see you both so happy and what a really special trip this is! The top of NZ cruises for sure. Hope life in Tauranga is treating you well at the moment and you make it up to the Mt summit. Shame we are going to get more rain!

[@GlenAndMado]

We have been up that the mountain a lot when we first arrived actually as we stayed for 3 months in Tauranga 😅🫣 they we’re basically our first New Zealand videos when we came too! Yeah rain is abit unpleasant just starting the coromandel as we need to see the rest of it that we missed😀

[@lesleyhughes3174]

@@GlenAndMado You took a while to pop up on my ph!! Thought I'd caught up but obviously haven't. I know you said Tauranga wasn't your favourite place, wasn't sure what happened. Maybe just wasn't enough to see for that three mnths.

[@lesleyhughes3174]

@@GlenAndMado Chase that rain away!👍🙋🏼‍♀️🚐

[@GlenAndMado]

@@lesleyhughes3174 Awh it’s a wonderful place don’t get me wrong, it all depends what you want in life though. The South Island can’t be beaten but less opportunity down there that’s the only down fall. So for the north island Tauranga is a great place, we seen mostly everything around the area too. Were we stayed though beside katikati was wonderful though!

[@lesleyhughes3174]

@@GlenAndMado 👍totally understand. I'm off on my usual yearly Tauranga to Chch trip at the wkend, but you have taught me well to slow down and enjoy more of places that I've never spent much time in. I travel between Auck Tau and Chch regularly as a fulltime van lifer. 6 yrs now! Have fun guys! 🌞🙋🏼‍♀️🚐👍

[@Andy_M986]

It's my birthday week this week as well.30 is a Spring Chicken ,turn turty as Madeleine says it.😅

[@GlenAndMado]

hahahah Andy Andy, happy birthday to you too my friend :) yeah no matter how I try to say. its always going to sound like Turty 😂😂

[@Andy_M986]

Thanks Maddie,happy birthday to Glen as well,stay well mate.

[@michaelphillips8966]

I hope I am not being inappropriate, but you two make a perfect and gorgeous couple... And your youtube channel is pretty good too... aroha nui

[@timrussell9869]

Good stuff.

[@GlenAndMado]

Thanks!

[@marleencaswell4348]

Happy Birthday! We are going to New Zealand in a few months. We have to choose between going to Milford Sound or Doubtful Sound, we can’t do both. Which would you choose if you had to?

[@GlenAndMado]

Doubtful sound by a mile! It’s so much better! You will pay about 3 or 4 times more but the experience is a once and a lifetime. We personally didn’t enjoy the Milford so much!

[@balajiprasad4753]

Excellent videos Beautiful places. Thanks u both making these types videos. No words to express. Super super super super super super God bless u both with good health and happiness Always . BALAJI from INDIA. PLS REPLY FOR MY COMMENTS.

[@GlenAndMado]

thanks for watching! hope you enjoyed the video my friend :) we really appreciate you! haha I responded, we try to always get back to everyone when we have time :)

[@ianwilkinson3425]

Happy 21st bro. 😂 hope ye two are enjoying the treasures of this country . Not often are you praying for rain on yr holiday 😂🤝🏽🎂🎉🍀

[@GlenAndMado]

love it Ian! only getting younger by the day my friend haha :) your totally right but it would of made lots of waterfalls!

[@johnstuart8511]

Happy birthday, Glenn . So you about a 1994 model. My eldest son is 1990 my 2nd son 1991 (One stays in Dubai, one in NZ, South Island side. Mado: At least give that man of yours a Big hug 🫂. Happiness is:. Regards South Africa 🇿🇦.

[@lesleyhughes3174]

She was! It's Glen whose shy of giving PDA!

[@GlenAndMado]

hahah love it

[@GlenAndMado]

Howya John! there all living the good life then it seems, glad there seeing the world too :) always give each other hugs don't worry 😉😂 also should be staying with an south african up in Auckland actually soon! :)

[@ivylee0922]

Hello 👋🏼 I have a question here, does the shower area comes with shower door? Or merely a shower curtain as the door? 😅

[@donaldduck2139]

happy birthday young bro

[@vaughantutty2227]

I did that, loved so much Way better than Milford sound

[@GlenAndMado]

you got that right, can't compare it!

[@louisewerth3221]

Happy Birthday

[@glenbaigentbaigent4353]

next episode to takaka glen and mado

[@nevillewellbourn8555]

You guys absolutely rock!!You are the best tourist ambassadors that this country could have. I hope that our Ministry is taking note. You have shown us many parts of the country that we did not know existed or grossly under-valued. A belated birthday best wishes to Glen

[@leeseet2336]

I cried

[@Drinkonthemoon]

Wow that price is terrible but to each their own of course..enjoy NZ chur chur

[@bashirkhokhar3631]

Happy birthday lovely sweet couple. Once again you come back Pakistan.

[@GlenAndMado]

thanks my friend :) haha not sure we can make it back anytime soon, to many plans await us!

[@handlemozart]

There's a reason not many kiwis experience this. It's super expensive. An overnight trip like this will cost around $1200.00.

[@GlenAndMado]

I know I feel you! You’d be better off going on a week cruise for nearly the same price lol

[@GlenAndMado]

But it was definitely worth the once of experience as it was very special to us

[@handlemozart]

@GlenAndMado Gee thanks for the reply. Watched most of your videos and think you guys do a great job of promoting our country. The cost of living in NZ I is extremely high. However, there is no excuse for the exorbitant prices we charge tourists. Tourists travel a long way to get to NZ, i feel as though we rip them off while their here.

[@GlenAndMado]

I feel were your coming from! Rent is cheaper in New Zealand then most countries in Europe and Australia so it balances out as food is slightly more expensive. fuel is slightly cheaper then Ireland and Germany too. We are basically just paying the same as we would back home. Yeah your right about tourist attractions though, can be very expensive at times haha