Best of Queenstown Sightseeing Tour

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Duration:4 hours (approx.)
Location: Queenstown, South Island

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Welcome to Tāhuna Queenstown. The four-season town sitting on the edge of the mighty Lake Whakatipu. With a name fit for a Queen, it boasts an incredible mountain landscape, thrilling adventure activities, a rich gold mining history, and world-famous wines.

See more and join this half-day tour that shows you around Queenstown like a local. Visit iconic scenic viewpoints, see Lord of the Rings filming locations, walk the quaint streets of Arrowtown, watch the fearless Bungy jump, taste Pinot in Gibbston, and take a cruise on the lake - all in an easy half-day adventure.

The 4.5-hour Best of Queenstown Tour departs the Station Building, central Queenstown at 8:30 am, arriving back to Queenstown Bay at 1:00 pm.

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1. Queenstown Hill
Start your day meeting your friendly guide in the Queenstown Town Centre. From here we start our sightseeing with a short drive to the top of Queenstown Hill, where we take in the iconic viewpoint showing off the town and famous backdrop.
2. Arrowtown Chinese Settlement
Enjoy the scenic drive out past the famous Shotover River, where we watch jet boats speed through canyons, before passing under Coronet Peak ski field on the drive to Arrowtown. In Arrowtown, we allow you free time to explore this adorable mining village. Join our guide for gold panning, or take one of our maps and explore on your own, visiting the famous Arrowtown Bakery, and local gift stores, or stock up on treats from the Remarkable Sweet Shop.
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From here we continue our journey to the Gibbston wine region, a stretch of road lined with vines and home to the world-famous Pinot Noir. Our first stop takes us on a thrilling turn, visiting the Kawarau Bungy Bridge, the home of Bungy jumping and a great spot to watch the fearless.
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The Church Cellar Door is a picturesque location, in a small refurbished church sitting on large sweeping grounds. Here you will have a tasting of Mt Edwards wines with a shared cheese board. For those who don't drink wine, or children on tour, they can choose to have a coffee or non-alcoholic beverage instead of wine.
5. Lake Wakatipu
The journey doesn't finish there. After heading back toward Queenstown, we meet a boat charter in the Frankton Marina, which will take you on a guided 25-minute lake cruise on Lake Whakatipu showing you the sights from the water before dropping you off back in Queenstown Bay in the Queenstown Town Centre.

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Posted By : NorieC3
It has been an absolute delight to be part of this day tour. Jono is the best, full of knowledge and very passionate on his job. He makes all of us well informed. Keeps the guests involve in the tour. Never a dull moment really. The enthusiasm is contagious. Even at stopovers... other guests of tours wants to listen to him and full of admiration like we did. The tour is amazing and I would definitely recommend. Thanks Altitude tours! Big thanks to Jono! Looking forward to more in the future😊
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 05:06:42

Posted By : nadinej612
Our tour guide Jono was absolutely amazing. So knowledgeable, passionate, welcoming and friendly. Thank you for showing us the highlights of this stunning town.
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 22:22:42

Posted By : gregbR6321RB
Driver guide Dan gave us his best. The introduction and safety was right.
Luckily we were comfortable in a 7 pax group in a 12 ? seat luxury bus. A good look talk on Queenstown and then down the road to Arrow town quaint with really friendly people. Also watched a bunny jump and a Quick Look at Shot over jet boat river action.
The church wine n cheese matching was educational and enjoyable. Will now have to shop for more cheese variants.
Overall a great half day outing and only $119

Almost forgot the ride in a powerful boat in the lake in Queenstown very good finish.🇦🇺🚌✅
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 15:52:03

Posted By : Gladys_F
It was the right amount of activities and variation for a 1/2 day tour. Our guide Anna was passionate and informative about the region. The wine/cheese tasting was delightful and the setting was lovely. Arrowtown brought another perspective. The Bungee Center and Shotover sites provided a glimpse of the love New Zealanders have for extreme sport! Scenic boat ride back was a reflective experience to settle you back in to town. Fun day!
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Posted On : 2024-04-29 14:20:57

Posted By : Global12812062209
A very good mix of activities and an enjoyable morning. Wine tasting, browse around Arrowtown and water taxi were the best.

Stuart
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Posted On : 2024-04-10 00:18:29

Posted By : C S
Anna was an awesome tour guide! She was personal le and knowledgeable. We enjoyed our time on the tour with her! A must see tour!
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Posted On : 2024-04-03 20:54:28

Posted By : janinemT2484UY
From the introduction of our tour guide/driver, Ana, to the farewell at the water taxi point Ana was very courteous and knowledgeable Every stop along the trip was a special part of the whole trip. Highly recommend the tour. Even better if Ana is your guide. THANK YOU ANA FROM SCOTT AND I
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Posted On : 2024-04-02 21:20:56

Posted By : Kylie H
Dan Dan is our man! Excellent tour guide. Thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Dan was very knowledgeable and has a fabulous energy which made the tour extra enjoyable and fun
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Posted On : 2024-03-09 18:33:07

Posted By : 408karenn
We were fortunate to take the Best of Queenstown trip with Dan, who although apparently a "newbie" driver, did an excellent job of narrating our trip. In 4.5 short hours, we were able to see several views of Queenstown, bungee jumping, a jet boat on the river, a boat ride, and we even had a wine tasting at Church wines - which was excellent. Since we knew nothing about Queenstown, we would highly recommend this tour to familiarize yourself with the area.
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Posted On : 2024-03-07 21:22:04

Posted By : Stevefortyeight
Great tour with Jono. Very informative and friendly commentery . Enjoyed the stops en route and the wine tasting was great. Thoroughly recommend.
Steve & Lucy
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Posted On : 2024-03-05 15:40:15