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Premium Glenorchy & Paradise Half Day Expedition

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Mystical morning & afternoon half-day expeditions to Glenorchy and Paradise! Discover our incredible storytelling and learn about Maori Mythology. Enjoy our kiwi style morning or afternoon tea.

Mystical morning & afternoon half-day expeditions to Glenorchy and Paradise! Discover our incredible storytelling and learn about Maori Mythology. Enjoy our kiwi style morning or afternoon tea.

Highlights

  • Luxury vehicle, with Leather Seats and complimentary WIFI
  • Unique storytelling, hear amazing stories bringing history alive unique to Queenstown Expeditions
  • 4.5 hour guided tour with knowledgeable English-speaking driver guide
  • Travel in our luxury vehicle the ultimate small group platform for sightseeing
  • Discover Glenorchy off the beaten track, more than just Lord of The Rings

Prepare to experience a taste of real New Zealand with our authentic expedition to Glenorchy and the Paradise Valley which combines some this region’s finest scenery including the Dart River.

Travel with Queenstown Expeditions into the Heart of this region’s stunning beauty towards Glenorchy, Paradise and Diamond Lake, home to Many movie locations such as “The Lord of The Rings”. Meet and talk to real New Zealand people!

View the amazing scenery through our Luxury vehicle with large viewing windows. The ultimate platform for this half day adventure.

Hear about Maori Mythology from this area with our state-of-the-art storytelling system offering cultural history and stories from a different time and place in New Zealand. Our stories are professionally themed with music sound and voice transporting you to a different place in time.

Taste our kiwi style morning or afternoon tea with a spectacular back drop. Queenstown Expeditions offers an authentic picnic consisting of classic farm style treats.

Allow 4.5 hours return from Central Queenstown for this once in a lifetime half day experience.

You’ll finish this amazing experience with complimentary afternoon tea and refreshments before we take you back to your accommodation feeling refreshed and relaxed with memories to last a lifetime!

Adult $194.00
Child $99.00

Duration

  • Allow approximately 4 hours for the whole experience

Location

  • Athol Street Bus Stop (Downtown Queenstown)

Notes

  • ***PLEASE NOTE: Discounted bookings are strictly non-refundable and non-transferable***.

Available Bookings from 24 Dec to 6 Jan 2025

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  • Adult$119.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$78.00

  • Adult$119.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$78.00

  • Adult$119.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$78.00

  • Adult$137.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$78.00

  • Adult$108.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$78.00

  • Adult$108.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$78.00

  • Adult$137.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$78.00

  • Adult$119.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$78.00

  • Adult$137.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$78.00

  • Adult$108.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$78.00

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

4.8

64 reviews

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Ausaf Vadsaria from New Zealand wrote on 22 November 2022

Good Half-Day Tour

The service vehicle is good and the guide is friendly. It's a good half day tour to explore the beauty of Glenorchy on your own.

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From Premium Glenorchy & Paradise Half Day Expedition

Hi Ausaf Thank you for leaving us this great review, nice to hear you enjoyed your tour with us to Glenorchy. Thank you, from the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)

Ridzuan Razali from Singapore wrote on 23 June 2024

Awesome experience

Our trip to Glenorchy & Paradise was awesome! Magnificent scenery and the guide was very good as well. However, we got to know only before departure that the animal farms were closed during winter. My kids were disappointed for that. But they enjoyed the scenery.

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From Premium Glenorchy & Paradise Half Day Expedition

Thank you for giving us this great review, its nice to hear you still enjoyed the tour despite our farm being closed over Winter. Thank you, from the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)

jessicaj26 from New Zealand wrote on 30 May 2024

Awesome

It was a first time to visit Glenorchy and paradise area. It was a awesome!! The weather was so nice. I visit it in end of May, so there was no farm tour, but the scenery was so perfect. It is so worth to visit

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From Premium Glenorchy & Paradise Half Day Expedition

Hi Jessica Thank you for giving us this great 5 Star review. Great to hear you enjoyed our tour to Paradise. Thank you, from the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)

alineo1 from Brazil wrote on 25 October 2024

Paradise is not worth it

I chose the option to visit Glenorchy and Paradise in the same tour, but in the same bus there were people who were found just Glenorchy. We stoped by Glenorchy first to drop them off, then we headed to Paradise, which is about 20min away. THERE IS NOTHING IN PARADISE. We drove for 20min and stopped in the middle of nowhere, where supposedly Lord of the rings were filmed, but there is nothing to see other than grass and mountains, the same mountains you can see from Glenorchy. We stayed there for 2 min because there was absolutely nothing to do, and drove back to Glenorchy, to spend 30min there. The guys who went only to Glenorchy had a better time than me and I paid double the price just to go see nothing in Paradise. NOT RECOMMENDED!! See photos of the place where we stopped in Paradise:

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Rose from Philippines wrote on 01 January 2024

Amazing

I was in Queenstown for a solo trip & booked this Lovely tour to end the year. Transport was so comfy, audio recordings played throughout the trip. Loved our personal guide- Dave Harding who made sure we were welcomed, entertained, informed & well taken care of. Thank you Dave! He is the heart of the trip! Glenorchy- Had a good 10 or so minutes to take photos of the lovely Lake & the red barn. There could be a queue of tourists. Paradise- Endless greens, some parts of the road can be bumpy but leave it all to Dave’s expertise & enjoy the ride & the view . Farm- Got to see & feed the alpacas, deer, horses,donkeys, sheeps. There are some other farm animals too. Great experience for kids & kids at heart! Was pleased to have some free tea & coffee.

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From Premium Glenorchy & Paradise Half Day Expedition

Hi Rose Thank you for this lovely review. Great to hear how much you enjoyed our tour to the Paradise Valley and Glenorchy. Dave is one of the best guides in Queenstown, a true local with lots of unique stories to tell. Thank you, from the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)

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