Premium Glenorchy & Paradise Valley Expedition
Description
Mystical morning & afternoon half-day expeditions to Glenorchy and Paradise! Take in the Spectacular Dart River, discover storytelling and learn about Maori Mythology. Enjoy our morning or afternoon tea provided. 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.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Travel in Luxury on board our Glass Roof vehicle and enjoy some of the best views in the world
Photo Stop for 15 minutes
Enjoy some relaxing time in Glenorchy taking in this incredible small township
Sit back and relax as your local guide takes you into the forests of Paradise, Famous for filming Lord of The Rings and other movie locations.
Take in the spectacular Lake Wakatipu while listening to the amazing stories we share throughout the tour.
Enjoy another 10 minutes before returning to Queenstown
Travel back to Queenstown by luxury vehicle, taking in the incredible views across Lake Wakatipu
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wear comfortable footwear for walking. Windproof + Waterproof layer is recommended.
Reviews(31)
The experience was nice and relaxed. The tour guide was friendly and made the journey interesting with the audio commentary. It was a fabulous sunny day to tour Glenorchy and Paradise Valley.
Thank you for this really nice review. Great to hear you enjoyed our tour to Glenorchy. Thank you, from the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)
Although it was a dreadful day … lots of rain and fog, our guide did his best to entertain us. I managed to return to the locations of the tour the next day when it was sunny and I walked by myself because all the information I got from our guide on the day of the tour was very useful.
Hi Andrea Thank you for giving us this great 5 star review. Great to hear you enjoyed our tour to Paradise and Glenorchy. Thank you, from the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)
Serena was an amazing tour guide - super knowledgeable and friendly! Would defo recommend the tour of Glenorchy and Paradise, everywhere we turned was a beautiful photo op.
Thank you for giving us this lovely 5 Star review. and great to hear you enjoyed our tour. Thank you, from the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)
I really enjoyed an afternoon tour to Paradise and Glenorchy on 29 May. Libby was an excellent guide and driver. It was a small group which was nice. The audio of Maori myths and early settlers was very interesting and the scenery and photo stops were spectacular. Glenorchy is a quaint little town and I had plenty of time to take photos. I would definitely recommend this tour if you are visiting Queenstown.
Thank you for giving us this lovely review of your tour to Paradise, its great to read that you enjoyed the stories we share, we are the Theatre of Travel with our story telling. Thank you, from the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)
Was a great afternoon looking around this beautiful outback of Queenstown and worth the value , would do it again next trip with family next time
Hi Carl Thank you for giving us this really great review. Awesome to read that that enjoyed our tour to Glenorchy. Thank you, from the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)
My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed our almost "private" tour with the driver guide. Sadly I can't remember his name, but he was originally from Argentina, really very nice gentleman and looked after us so well. He was right on time with pick up, and was really flexible when we wanted to stay a little longer at a couple of places, and we still got back to Queenstown on time. The only thing I didn't love about the tour was having to put headphones on to listen to commentary, I'd rather just hear it from the guide, but the commentary we did hear was very interesting though and we didn't have any tech issues. The stops were lovely, the scenery was spectacular and we really enjoyed our morning with the guide. We were lucky to have a spectacular sunny day too. I would have loved to have seen a sheep shearing demo but they weren't doing them that day. My friend and I loved the time at the end at the farm feeding the animals. Very cute and lots of laughing when the sheep kept following us for food when we had run out and kept headbutting us on the backside. This was the very first tour my friend and I did on our 4 week NZ trip and it was very memorable. Thank you for what you do and your wonderful customer service. We really enjoyed ourselves.
Thank you for giving us this nice review and its 5 stars. thank you for travelling with us to Glenorchy, its wonderful to read that you enjoyed our tour. Thank you, from the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)
A very pleasant way to explore these two destinations. My daughter's first language is Mandarin and she found the pre-recorded commentary in that language very good. Ample time at the stops. If you're tall make sure you sit in the front row of the tour bus.
Hi Dante Thank you for giving us this great review of your tour to Glenorchy and the Paradise Valley:) From the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)
It's the real Paradise! Besides, the animals in the farm are soooo lovely! A very happy half-day tour. Love it!
Hi Cynthia Thank you for your lovely review of your tour to Paradise and Glenorchy:) From the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)
Beautiful drive and interesting commentary. Loved the farm and stunning landscape of the lakes, Glenorchy and Paradise.
Hi Karina Great to hear how much you enjoyed our Paradise and farm tour. Thank you for the lovely review. Thank you, from the Team at Queenstown Expeditions:)
if you want to view Glenorchy from a bus this is your tour. Our 'premium experience' was a lap of the town in the bus with no option to stop and explore or take any photos. Paradise is beautiful in terms of scenery, but there's literally nothing there, and again you just look out the window of the bus. Expensive tour to just sit on the bus for four hours and not do anything.
