Queenstown Highlights Private Day Tour
NZD 470/Person
Minimum Participants: 4 People
Can be Customized on Request
This private 7-hour experience is designed to showcase the very best of Queenstown and its surrounding natural beauty in one seamless day. Travel in comfort through a landscape shaped by glaciers, gold rush history, and worldclass alpine scenery. Your expert driver/guide brings each location to life with stories of Māori legends, pioneering settlers, and the dramatic forces that created this famous region. Visit breathtaking viewpoints, charming historic villages, quiet lakeside trails, and optional vineyards — all at a relaxed pace with the freedom to customize stops. This is the perfect tour for visitors who want to truly understand, photograph, and experience the essence of Queenstown in just one day.
Tour Highlights
- Enjoy panoramic views from Queenstown Hill & Lake Wakatipu
- Visit the charming historic gold-mining town of Arrowtown
- Drive the spectacular Crown Range alpine route
- Optional stop for wine tasting in the world-famous Gibbston Valley
- Explore Glenorchy & Paradise Road (time-permitting)
- Relax on a scenic stroll through Queenstown Gardens
- Flexible private itinerary with plenty of photo stops
Included and Excluded
- This tour includes a private vehicle with an experienced driver/guide for 7
- hours.
- Bottled water is provided throughout the day for your comfort.
- A fully flexible itinerary allowing you to spend more time at the places you
- enjoy most.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off within central Queenstown.
- Meals are not included in the tour price.
- Entry fees, wine tastings, or other optional activities are not included.
- Personal travel insurance is not included and is recommended.
- Any expenses not mentioned in the inclusions are excluded.
Tour Plan
Tour Duration : 12-13 hours
1. Queenstown Hill & Lake Wakatipu Lookout
Begin your day with panoramic views over Lake Wakatipu, The Remarkables, Coronet Peak, and Queenstown town centre. Your guide will share local history and geology while you enjoy stunning photo opportunities.
2. Arrowtown – Historic Gold Mining Village
Stroll through the charming streets of Arrowtown, explore the restored 1800s Chinese Settlement, or enjoy a coffee in one of the town’s boutique cafes. A beautiful mix of heritage buildings, maple trees, and riverside trails.
3. Crown Range Scenic Drive & Lookouts
Travel along New Zealand’s highest main road with sweeping alpine views. Stop at the famous Crown Terrace lookout for amazing photos of the Wakatipu Basin.
4. Wine Tasting in Gibbston Valley (Optional)
Relax at one of Central Otago’s iconic vineyards (Gibbston Valley, Mt. Rosa, Kinross, etc.). Enjoy wine tasting or a lunch stop overlooking the vines. (Tasting/lunch at own cost – optional)
5. Glenorchy Scenic Drive (If Time Allows)
One of the world’s most beautiful roads. Visit Glenorchy Wharf, see glaciercarved landscapes, and stroll a lakeside boardwalk. OR choose to spend more time in Arrowtown/Gibbston depending on your preference.
6. Queenstown Gardens & Lakeside Walk
End the tour with a peaceful lakeside walk through the beautiful Queenstown Gardens and rose garden before being dropped back at your hotel.
