Activities & Tours: South Island

Private Sightseeing Tours

Exclusive Central Otago Wine Tour - Departs Queenstown

For the more discerning wine lover, or simply for those who prefer the flexibility of an Exclusive Wine Tour. Join one of our Specialist Wine Guides on a wine tasting journey to some of New Zealand's most memorable vineyards, at your own pace. Our local knowledge and familiarity with the vineyards of Central Otago is at your disposal for an intimate half or full day's wine experience in a thriving wine region. Packages are tailor made for you, and we encourage you to advise us of any varietal or vineyard preferences when booking. Choose from the following: - Private Heli & Wine Tour (5 hours). 45 min Heli-flight, Visit 3 premium vineyards, enjoy lunch and glass of wine at Mt Difficulty Winery. - Private Boutique Wine Tour (5.5 hours). Visit 4 premium vineyards and lovely platter lunch at Carrick Winery. - Private Classic Wine Tour (4 hours). Visit 4 premium vineyards and lovely platter lunch at Kinross. All tours are completely customizable and start times are flexible.

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based on 23 reviews

See Details → Duration :530 to 7 hours
From $259.63

Milford Sound Private Tour With Lunch and Boat cruise

If a Milford Sound Personal Private Tour isn't on your bucket list yet, it should be! Milford Sound is one of the most well-known New Zealand attractions for good reason. Of all the Milford Sound day tours available, hands down the best way to see Milford Sound is with your own personal guide. I'll whisk you away from the long queues and buses into my comfortable Mercedes where we can stop wherever and whenever you like on our way to this incredible World Heritage area. You'll have plenty of time to appreciate the views on a walk along the way and then board the Milford Sound Nature Boat Cruise to get close to waterfalls and the sheer cliff walls carved by ancient glaciers. .

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based on 23 reviews

See Details → Duration :11 hours
From $597.46

Mount Cook Tour: Finish at Queenstown, Christchurch or Dunedin

Discover Mount Cook, a scenic journey for group or family of up to 4 person. Your day begins with a morning pick-up from your accommodation. As we drive, enjoy flexible stops for breaks, food, and photos. Pass through charming sites along the way. Enjoy a stop at Lake Tekapo for Christchurch pickups or Omarama for Queenstown & Dunedin pickups. Visit Lake Pukaki, a turquoise glacier-fed alpine lake. The drive to Mount Cook is awe-inspiring. Upon reaching Mount Cook Village, explore the scenery. Opt for the Hooker Valley Track with swing bridges, glimpses of ice at Hooker Lake as time permits, and a chance to spot the kea. Choose to finish at Queenstown, Christchurch, Dunedin or end journey at Mount Cook. Make sure to select your preferred option during booking. Our journey concludes as we drop you off at your chosen location. Cherish the memories of a day filled with landscapes and the essence of New Zealand's beauty. Total driving will take approximately 7.5 hours.

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based on 1 reviews

See Details → Duration :12 to 13 hours
From $1000.35

Private Tour Full Day Queenstown and Southern Lakes Photography Tour

This is your chance to photograph one of the most spectacular and majestic places on Earth; Queenstown and the Southern Lakes. This full-day private photography tour will take you to the iconic locations you see in brochures as well as those special spots only a local would know, to explore and capture the beauty and splendor for yourself. This tour is designed for photography enthusiasts and your guide is a passionate landscape photographer, with years of local knowledge. Enjoy 8-9 hours of visiting some of the most interesting and beautiful destinations close to Queenstown and around the Southern Lakes. The weather in this amazing region is constantly changing bringing many moods that to the mountains, lakes, rivers and forests. Whatever the conditions we always know where to take you to and how to capture unique scenes of outstanding natural beauty.

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based on 21 reviews

See Details → Duration :9 hours
From $247.12

Half-Day Queenstown Photography Tour

Half day tour from Queenstown to Skippers Canyon with an experienced landscape photographer. You will learn how to take beautiful landscape images using your own equipment. I also have a few special locations up my sleeve that have magical views.

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based on 21 reviews

See Details → Duration :5 hours
From $237.73

AuthenticAs Star Gazing -Nightscape Portrait Photography Tour

Whether you live here or are visiting we have found the best places to take you on Stargazing. We collect you in our 4WD land rovers, choosing from many of our dark sky locations to guide and photograph you under the Southern Night Sky. Come along with us NZ Astro tourism Academy qualified Guides this Summer 2023/4 and discover star navigation, the meaning and language of our constellations and using our Unistellar EVscope and night binoculars we choose the most interesting features viewable that night for you to see close up. We professionally shoot your portrait with the galactic core as a backdrop. Often snow will be under our feet. NZ Award winning photographers, we deliver you with a set of images from your experience to cherish along with images from our telescope that we viewed together live. Customers love this tour who are also budding astrophotographers -ask us for tuition and bring your camera/ tripod is also an option. We are the only Queenstown bespoke star gazing tour.

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based on 30 reviews

See Details → Duration :2 hours
From $484.85

Photography Tour from Queenstown to Glenorchy - 1/2 Day

Half day tour from Queenstown to Glenorchy. This photographic tour is an enjoyable outdoor adventure combined with insightful guidance on maximising the use of your camera. You will learn life long skills on the fine art of landscape photography from an award-winning photographer, while discovering some unforgettable locations. You will learn how to take beautiful landscape images using your own equipment. I also have a few special locations up my sleeve that have magical views. Glenorchy is surrounded by magical snow-capped mountains, stunning lakes and rivers, ancient beech forests. And at the edge of Mount Aspiring and Fiordland national parks, the frontier town of Glenorchy has provided the backdrop for many films, including The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Also the drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy is one of the world’s greatest drives, following along the Wakatipu Lake. You will get to enjoy the whole journey as your guide looks after the driving.

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based on 21 reviews

See Details → Duration :5 hours
From $237.73

Explore The Days of Yore (4x4 Heritage Tours)

Enjoy getting off the beaten track with this exciting off road 4x4 tour in Skippers Canyon! Accessing Queenstown’s hidden scenic gems means leaving the highway and taking to the back roads to unveil a world you’d never know existed. As a local family owned and operated business, with years of local knowledge, our Off-Road 4x4 guides know how to navigate the long-forgotten adventure trails to amazing gold rush settlements and stunning scenery now forever captured on film by Lord of the Rings.

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based on 4 reviews

See Details → Duration :4 hours
From $828.93

Full-Day Sommelier Guided Private Wine Tour of Central Otago

What makes us this tour different from the rest? * We take you further into the heart of the Central Otago wine region than any other wine tour provider. * You get to visit 5 vineyards spread across Central Otagos many sub-regions * You will visit the regions most boutique vineyards, avoiding the over crowded tourist traps that the other wine tours buses visit. * You will meet wine makers, viticulturists, vineyard owners and hear their stories directly from the horses mouth. * We have no set itinerary for the day, so expect vineyard stops tailored to your palate. * You are guided by trained wine industry professionals, from qualified Sommeliers to Winemakers to vineyard owners - not bus drivers! * A delicious 5 dish gourmet lunch and matching wine is included in the tour price and we take care of all tasting fees.

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based on 123 reviews

See Details → Duration :6 to 7 hours
From $312.8

Private Tour Half Day Queenstown and Beyond Photography Tour

This is your chance to photograph one of the most spectacular and majestic places on Earth; Queenstown and the Southern Lakes. This Half-Day Private Photography Tour will take you to iconic locations you see in brochures as well as those special spots only a local would know, to explore and capture the beauty and splendour yourself. This tour is designed for photography enthusiasts and your guide is a passionate landscape photographer, with years of local knowledge. Enjoy 4-5 hours visiting some of the most interesting and beautiful destinations around Queenstown. Your expert guide will help you with creative advice and show you how to get the most from your camera. The weather in this amazing region is constantly changing bringing many moods to the mountains, lakes, rivers and forests. Whatever the conditions we know where best to take you to capture unique scenes of outstanding natural beauty. Includes bonus take home guides on using your camera and how to compose great photos.

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based on 9 reviews

See Details → Duration :5 hours
From $153.27

Queenstown Sights and Surrounds (Private Tour)

Travelling through glacial valleys, around towering mountains and stopping off at spectacular vineyards and historic towns along the way, your local guide personally takes you on a full day journey through Queenstown, Glenorchy, Paradise and Arrowtown. Discover hidden gems, local secrets and famous movie locations along the way. Begin your adventure with a spectacular scenic drive to Glenorchy. Rightly recognised as ‘one of the most beautiful drives in the world’, the road hugs the turquoise shores of Lake Wakatipu. Relax in the comfort of your luxury European SUV or Mercedes van. Visit the iconic Glenorchy shed Heading back along the Glenorchy Road, we can take a leisurely stroll around the beautiful and historic Bob’s Cove before making the After lunch we’ll wander through the historic cobblestoned streets of Arrowtown, a charming gold rush township.

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based on 26 reviews

See Details → Duration :8 hours
From $422.29

Private Full Day Photo Tour of Queenstown | Skippers | Glenorchy | Wanaka |Otago

• This private photography tour provides a flexible itinerary. • Your guide holds the public liability insurance, first aid certification and Passenger Service license, which allows to carry and transport clients and are the legal requirements for running this kind of business safely. All of this provides confidence and peace of mind to the clients that this local business offers only the high quality, safe and enjoyable experiences.

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based on 6 reviews

See Details → Duration :7 to 8 hours
From $325.32

Half Day Private Skippers Canyon Photography Adventure

Journey with us into wild and remote Skippers Canyon. We'll take you on a photographic adventure into some of New Zealand's most spectacular and majestic landscapes and a ride through a window into our colourful gold mining past. This tour is perfect for photography enthusiasts, from beginners to the more advanced. Your guide will bring alive the history and the stories of this rugged region. Includes take home guide to camera settings and guide to composing great photos. Whatever your level of proficiency they help you find inspirational vantage points and subjects and then work with you, giving you compositional tips and tricks, showing you the camera settings you need to compose amazing images. capturing a vision you'll be proud to take home.

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based on 6 reviews

See Details → Duration :5 hours
From $153.27

Milford Sound Discovery Tour

This is effectively your own Private Tour for your small group or family group, gather your friends together and travel with us. We have been operating to Milford Sound for 15 years. We make your day special, unique photo stops, gourmet picnic lunches, personal service.

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based on 2 reviews

See Details → Duration :11 hours 30 minutes
From $406.65

Queenstown's Ultimate Off-Road Experience

The best way over half a day to capture the highlights of this region’s stunning scenery and showcase why this place is an adventurer’s paradise. The beauty in this unique itinerary is the combination of sightseeing and straight out adventure all in one action packed afternoon. Starting in our Landcruiser’s and the capable hands of experienced local guides you will get very personalised tour to visit world famous areas like Skippers Canyon and Arrowtown followed by multiple river crossings up the Arrow River to experience a Lord of the Rings movie location and try your hand gold panning in hopes of taking home some gold. We then take it up a level when you strap in and drive, or be passenger with the guide, our top of the range sports buggies around our exclusive off-road playground through the hills and forests overlooking Queenstown. These forest trails have been designed to thrill and reward with breath taking views only a lucky few get to sample.

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based on 4 reviews

See Details → Duration :4 hours
From $330.95

Activities & Tours: South Island

Exclusive Central Otago Wine Tour - Departs Queenstown

Milford Sound Private Tour With Lunch and Boat cruise

Mount Cook Tour: Finish at Queenstown, Christchurch or Dunedin

Private Tour Full Day Queenstown and Southern Lakes Photography Tour

Half-Day Queenstown Photography Tour

AuthenticAs Star Gazing -Nightscape Portrait Photography Tour

Photography Tour from Queenstown to Glenorchy - 1/2 Day

Explore The Days of Yore (4x4 Heritage Tours)

Full-Day Sommelier Guided Private Wine Tour of Central Otago

Private Tour Half Day Queenstown and Beyond Photography Tour

Queenstown Sights and Surrounds (Private Tour)

Private Full Day Photo Tour of Queenstown | Skippers | Glenorchy | Wanaka |Otago

Half Day Private Skippers Canyon Photography Adventure

Milford Sound Discovery Tour

Queenstown's Ultimate Off-Road Experience

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