DURATION: 5-6 hours
TIME: 8am - 2pm
INCLUDES: Accommodation transfers, luxury vehicle, 30-minute shared jet boat
experience, gold panning and picnic lunch
ADDITIONAL: Private jet boat
AVAILABLE: October – April
Your journey begins with a private collection from your Queenstown accommodation, where your guide welcomes you aboard a premium vehicle and introduces the experience ahead. Leaving the bustle behind, you venture deep into Skippers Canyon, a place of dramatic alpine beauty shaped by time and steeped in gold mining history.
The drive itself is an experience to savour. A narrow, hand-carved road winds high above the canyon floor, revealing breathtaking vistas at every turn. Along the way, your guide shares stories of early pioneers, the gold rush era, and the resilience of those who once called this remote landscape home.
At the canyon floor, the pace shifts from serene to exhilarating as you join Skippers Canyon Jet for a thrilling ride along the Shotover River. Skimming across crystal-clearwater and navigating through towering canyon walls, this iconic New Zealand experience offers both adrenaline and awe in equal measure. Following the excitement, the day softens into something more immersive. Along the riverbank, you are invited to try your hand at traditional gold panning, an engaging and authentic connection to the region’s past, offering a moment to slow down and appreciate the landscape from a different perspective.
This is a journey that balances discovery, storytelling and exhilaration, set within one of Queenstown’s most remarkable and lesser-explored landscapes.
Exclusively for up to four guests, travelling in the comfort of a premium SUV.
Our private, luxury fleet is available during your stay. We can assist with:
• Airport Transfers
• Transfers to your Accommodation
• Transport for Dinner Reservations and Appointments
• Golf or Activity Transfers
Enquire here or add a transfer request to your booking form.
TOUR: Skippers Canyon Explorer
