QUEENSTOWN
Lake, mountains, and everything in between.
The 15 most popular private tours in Queenstown. What each day is really like, who runs it, and what you will pay.
Private Arrowtown and Wanaka day tour from Queenstown with guided drives, photo stops, and flexible timing for your group.
Most Popular“Serena was a very nice and knowlegble tour guide. She always took our feeling as priority and ajust the route accordlingly. Thanks Serena, we spent a wonderful day and wish you all the best in the future.”
Private 4-hour Queenstown to Arrowtown tour with manuka honey tastings, Lake Wakatipu views, and Lord of the Rings stops for up to 5.
“There's nothing to special. Bus driver moving on hills. We are seeing snow, valley, ponds, beauty etc.”
Private Queenstown wine tour with hotel pickup, luxury ride, Central Otago tastings, and lunch included. Customize your day.
“John was great personable, knowledgeable, and flexible. The tastings at the vineyards we visited we were excellent. Lunch was an experience!”
Private Lord of the Rings full-day tour from Queenstown: filming locations, Glenorchy and Paradise, licensed prop photos, scripts included.
“Our tour guide, Shane, from Trails of Middle Earth, was absolutely amazing! He took us to many iconic locations where The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were filmed. We took plenty of photos, enjoyed the music from the movies, and, best of all, Shane brought costumes and weapons for us to dress up…”
Private Gibbston half-day wine tour from Queenstown with hotel pickup: up to 20 Central Otago tastings, four cellar doors, photos.
“This was one of the best experiences we had on our trip! It is also one of the best wine tours we have been on. Susana is an extremely knowledgeable and friendly guide. Her relationships with the various wineries lead to excellent tasting exRead more”
Learn Queenstown photography with a pro, chase Southern Lakes viewpoints by 4WD, and get coached on manual settings for postcard-worthy shots.
“Martin was an awesome guide. If you’re looking for amazing views of Queenstown and beyond that are off the beaten path, we highly recommend this tour. Have a great day!”
Private helicopter to Cecil Peak for a sparkling wine picnic above Lake Wakatipu, with gourmet food, headsets, and return to Queenstown.
“Such an amazing experience, pick up & drop off included which is so convenient. Ben the pilot was awesome! Package includes drinks & food platter everything in there was delicious. The best part was the mountain top views 😍 definitely recommend doing this with your loved one! Loved every bit of this! I would go…”
Private 4.5-hour photography tour from Queenstown with Aiste’s tailored guidance, comfortable 4WD, and iconic stops like Skippers and Glenorchy.
“had a wonderful experience with a great guide who knew the best places to get stunning photography shots, highly recommended doing this”
Private photo tour to Skippers Canyon from Queenstown with Martin’s coaching, gold-mining stories, and take-home camera guides.
“Our tour guild Martin is wonderful. The weather was very bad, rain/snow. But he delivered a memorable trip for us.”
Private 6-hour Glenorchy day trip from Queenstown with flexible photo stops, optional walks, red shed views, and Wi‑Fi.
“I mean seriously no words about jay,our tour guide/driver..He goes to all lengths to make sure that your experience is a memorable one .And many,he is such a good photographer as well..He clicked our best photos in all various possible angles ..and his energy is so infectious..keep up the good work..”
Private Wanaka day trip from Queenstown with Arrowtown, Cardrona, Cromwell, scenic Crown Range views, and optional winery stops, up to 4.
“Superb trip and superb Guide Vibhas..So cool , he even customised this trip to our needs and even showed the extra spots not mentioned in the itinerary.. may your venture grow well guys .”
A private 5-hour Queenstown photo tour with Martin, a local 4WD guide who helps you shoot better in changing light.
“Martin Kohn was excellent and lovely guy. I re-learned a lot about photography that I had forgotten and got to see a beautiful area near Queenstown.”
A private mountain bike lesson in Queenstown at 7 Mile Bike Park, with Lake Wakatipu scenery and full-suspension bike rental included.
“My 11 year old son did 2.5 days MTB riding with Treadmark and had the time of his life - packed each day full of trails, an amazing top of the range bike and safety gear and had a great time with the two coaches - Piyush and Paris”
Private full-day Queenstown photo tour with local photographer Aiste, 4WD, picnic lunch, and 5–10 professional photos.
“This review is long overdue, but I wanted to thank Aiste for a fabulous day of photography and sightseeing! Participating in a photo tour like this was a new experience for me, and I found it to be truly worthwhile – Aiste was incredibly helpful iRead more”
Private Mt Cook and Lake Tekapo day trip from Queenstown with dawn views, Tasman Glacier walking, and two glacial lakes.
“Huge thanks to Mike for the brilliant hospitality during our day trip to Lake Tekapo and Mt. Cook! The travel plans were perfectly organised, and our personal, comfortable van driven by Adam made the journey even more enjoyable. The privaRead more”
From the lake to the fiord, every way to fill a day.
