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High Country Discovery Tour from Queenstown

Queenstown, New Zealand
High Country Discovery Tour from Queenstown
  • 4 hours 30 minutes
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Go off the beaten track on a 4WD tour outside Queenstown and traverse the private farmland of Mt Earnslaw Station. Your informative guide offers a variety of options for exploring the high country, including a visit to the gold-mining town of Glenorchy in Paradise Valley. Numbers are limited to a maximum of four passengers on this small-group, customizable tour to ensure personalized attention.
  • 4.5-hour tour of Mt Earnslaw Station and the high country, with transport by 4WD
  • Visit a working sheep farm, stop by Lake Reid and spend time in Glenorchy
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off included from Queenstown
  • Small-group tour limited to four ensures personalized attention

What's Included

  • National park fees
  • Professional driver/guide
  • Light refreshments
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned 4WD
  • Personal expenses

Meeting and Pickup

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Pickup details

Departure Point: Queenstown accommodations Dates: Available daily Return point: Queenstown accommodations

What To Expect

Gain exclusive access to Mt Earnslaw Station on this half-day tour in the heart of New Zealand’s high country. The 130-year-old working farm situated at the head of Lake Wakatipu is set amid the alpine surroundings of Paradise Valley. Discover the remote region with a local guide, starting with hotel pickup in Queenstown.

You’ll drive to secluded lookout points for the ultimate photo op and have plenty of options for exploring on foot. You may recognize scenery from filming locations for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings movie series.

Listen to your guide’s informative anecdotes about regional history, culture and geography. The flexible itinerary lets you set the pace and choose from a variety of activities. Visit an operational wool shed where sheep are shorn; view Diamond Lake flanked by Mt Alfred and Mt Earnslaw; or search for black swans and paradise ducks at Lake Reid.

Spend time in Glenorchy village, first surveyed in 1864 and featuring gold mining, saw milling, farming and what may be the world’s smallest library.

Finish with the return drive to Queenstown and drop-off at your hotel.

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Infant seats available
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • A small amount of walking but not essential
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 4 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Extremely interesting morning, highly recommended
Judetheprude, Mar 2024
Loved learning about sheep farming in the High Country and driving through the farm, seeing the animals, lakes, birds and scenery. Also driving through Glenorchy and seeing that iconic red building. Our driver/guide was full of interesting facts and stories. We certainly had our ‘moneys worth’ and at the end we were more than ready for lunch and a warm drink.
Beautiful!
Rachael_L, Feb 2023
Loved the farm tour, wool barn, lord of the rings filming area, black swans. Exceptional tour! Thank you!
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Thank you for your review, we had a great day... Thank you Charles
A different kind of experience
Victoria_V, Dec 2019
This tour was great! I loved that it was a private tour. The driver was so friendly and new all the places to stop. It was a unique experience for us to be "4-wheeling" in a farm and up a mountain. Would highly recommend this tour.
Great tour and awesome personalized...
Alia L, Mar 2017
Great tour and awesome personalized experience.. highly recommended

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