Arrowtown and Wanaka Highlights Tour from Queenstown
Description
Join Queenstown’s original and highest-rated Arrowtown and Wānaka small-group tour for a fun, relaxed, and scenic day out with a friendly local guide. Departing at 10:00am, this six-hour tour explores Arrowtown, Wānaka, the Crown Range, and Cardrona, with beautiful scenery, local stories, and plenty of photo stops. Highlights include historic Arrowtown and the Chinese Village, Wānaka township, #ThatWānakaTree, Lake Wānaka viewpoints, the Cardrona Bra Fence, Cardrona Hotel, the top of the Crown Range, and Crown Terrace lookout. Your guide will share interesting commentary, help with photos, and offer local tips for lunch, shopping, and things to do. A fantastic way to see more of the Queenstown region without hiring a car. Please note: Not suitable for children under 6 years old.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Multiple photo stops looking down over beautiful Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu from New Zealand's highest road.
Enjoy a complementary drink at the world famous historic Cardrona Hotel used for TV ads and reality shows. Take photos of the legendary Bra fence.
Let us help you take photos of the famous tree. Learn about its history and what makes it so popular.
Guided driving tour followed by one hour free time to explore, shop or eat at beautiful Lake Wanaka's waterfront and town.
Guided driving tour of historic Arrowtown & Chinese Settlement followed by one hour free time to explore, shop or eat.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- We require minimum numbers to run this tour, please reconfirm 18 hours before start time
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Sorry no children under six
- You need to waiting 10 minutes before start time at pick up point.
Reviews(283)
We had an amazing day trip to Wanaka and Arrowtown. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking, with stunning mountain views and beautiful lakes around every corner. Wanaka was peaceful and picturesque, while Arrowtown was full of charm, history, and gorgeous autumn-like streets. We had plenty of time to explore, enjoy the local cafés and shops, and take in the relaxed atmosphere. It was the perfect way to experience two of New Zealand’s most beautiful destinations in one day. Highly recommend this trip to anyone visiting Queenstown.
Amazing tour that started on time and ended on time. Bill was so knowledgeable of the area and we were very much entertained all throughout the tour. The stops were also very beautiful and it did not feel rushed. 100% will recommend to our friends!
Highly recommended! We were on the Arrowtown and Wanaka Highlights Tour from Queenstown last Friday, 26 June 2026. This tour was on time and did not feel like we were being rushed. Bill, who was our tour guide and driver, was incredibly knowledgeable, entertaining and respectful of everyone. My parents, my wife and I all enjoyed this tour. Would recommend the Remarkable Scenic Tours to my friends, 100%!
The tour very conveniently delivers exactly as described in the itinerary. Our guide gave knowledge and insightful commentary of the surrounding areas as we were driving place to place. Just know that when at the places, it is more of an explore on your own time kind of experience, which is perfectly fine. The tour started with a beautiful photo stop at the Crown Range followed by a brief complimentary drink stop at the Cardrona hotel. Afterwards was a photo stop at #ThatWanakaTree followed by free time at Wanaka, then directly to some more free time at Arrowtown. Overall, the tour meets the expectations and gives a good opportunity to experience more of the South Island.
Great for solo travellers who want to visit Arrowtown and Wanaka in a single day, our driver/guide was very knowledgeable and had some great facts about New Zealand
Brian was an amazing and knowledgeable tour guide, recommend this tour, great day out with lots of sites packed into a super comfortable bus and interesting commentary.
Great experience with skilled, knowledgeable driver. Good pace. Able to spend time in each location. Would recommend.
The tour was lovely with just the right amount of time spent in each spot. We lucked out with a sunny autumn day which made time spent at the lake delightful.
Being able to visit Wanaka & Arrowtown on the same day was an amazing experience. Both places are breathtaking, even more in Autumn. We even got lucky with the weather. What I really enjoyed with this tour is that we were traveling with a small van to all the spots, it was very confortable and we also had some free time in some locations as well. Thank you to Remarkable Scenic Tours for the lovely day. I will remember it for a long time! If you are short on time, this is the tour for you.
Being able to visit Wanaka & Arrowtown on the same day was an amazing experience. Both places are breathtaking, even more in Autumn. We even got lucky with the weather. What I really enjoyed with this tour is that we were traveling with a small van to all the spots, it was very confortable and we also had some free time in some locations as well. Thank you to Remarkable Scenic Tours for the lovely day. I will remember it for a long time! If you are short on time, this is the tour for you.
