Private Half-Day Tour: Photography Journey in Majestic Queenstown and Southern Lakes
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9 Ratings
Queenstown-Lakes District
Embark on a private half-day photography tour in Queenstown and the Southern Lakes. Capture the beauty of this majestic region with the help of a local guide and take home valuable photography tips.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Queenstown-Lakes District - Your guide, a passionate local landscape photographer will take you to his favourite spots for landscape photography. Initially, he will discuss with you an itinerary based on your interests and skills, light and weather on the day.

Destinations can include:

Glenorchy, The Remarkables, Coronet Peak, Skippers Canyon, Gibbston.

Queenstown is surrounded by incredibly beautiful, magnificent locations: stunning glacial lakes, towering mountain ranges, windswept, tussock clad alpine high country, icy blue rivers, glittering waterfalls, rugged canyons and gorges. Pristine landscapes, untouched by humans and places that show the struggle to tame the land. Quaint gold mining settlements like Arrowtown and Cromwell and fruit and wine growing areas to the east.

Whichever direction you choose, your guide will take you to the best places to capture the splendour and magnificence. You will be mentored on finding great shots, composition and exposure to help you capture the majesty and beauty.

What's Included
  • Light refreshments
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Comfortable 4WD transportation
  • Guidance from a local photographer
  • Photography composition and camera-use advice
  • Exclusive private tour for personalized experience
  • Customizable itinerary tailored to your preferences
What's Not Included
  • Lunch (Opportunity provided to buy lunch)
  • Camera (Nikon D5100, available to rent)
Additional Information

This is your chance to photograph one of the most spectacular and majestic places on Earth; Queenstown and the Southern Lakes. This Half-Day Private Photography Tour will take you to iconic locations you see in brochures as well as those special spots only a local would know, to explore and capture the beauty and splendour yourself.

This tour is designed for photography enthusiasts and your guide is a passionate landscape photographer, with years of local knowledge.

Enjoy 4-5 hours visiting some of the most interesting and beautiful destinations around Queenstown. Your expert guide will help you with creative advice and show you how to get the most from your camera.

The weather in this amazing region is constantly changing bringing many moods to the mountains, lakes, rivers and forests. Whatever the conditions we know where best to take you to capture unique scenes of outstanding natural beauty.

Includes bonus take home guides on using your camera and how to compose great photos.

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Queenstown-Lakes District
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Li
Mar 23, 2024
Extraordinary experience! - Our guide Martin is an award winning photographer. He has strong passion about landscape photography. He taught us a lot about photography. He is very familiar with the Queenstown area. He narrated very well. He was very nice and the communication was great. We will definitely book a whole day tour with him next time.
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Li_y
Mar 23, 2024
Extraordinary experience! - Our guide Martin is an award winning photographer. He has strong passion about landscape photography. He taught us a lot about photography. He is very familiar with the Queenstown area. He narrated very well. He was very nice and the communication was great. We will definitely book a whole day tour with him next time.
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Daveybaby
Feb 21, 2024
A wonderful experience! - My wife and I were absolutely thrilled with this day tour. Martin, our tour guide, did an outstanding job. He took us to places that we would not have gone on our own. One such place was Skippers Canyon. We would never have driven that ourselves. The scenery was magnificent! He also showed us photo tips on our smartphones that were very helpful; features we didn't know about. The tour was money and time well spent. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Thank you, Martin. Kind regards, Dave and Helen Horner, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.
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Dave_h
Feb 14, 2024
A fantastic tour! - The entire tour was filled with incredible scenery. The highlight was going down Skippers Road. It is a road we would never drive ourselves and it was awesome! Martin, our guide, handled the road really well. Martin also showed us how to take better photos with our smartphones and showed us tips and features we didn't know about. We enjoyed the 5-1/2 hour excursion very much. It was time well spent!
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Simoneo2710jr
Feb 20, 2020
See NZ Backcountry, and experience amazing photographic opportunities - We booked a photo tour of areas that most people wouldn’t go, to capture unique images. We were highly delighted with not only the tour locations but the personalised and engaging explanations of the flora, fauna, local stories and histories en route. Martin, our driver and guide; was excellent tutoring, driving and advising on images. We went off-road into stunning high country which offered excellent picture opportunities, can’t wait to process. Summer was brilliant, would love to return in winter! Highly recommended and would love to repeat with Martin again if back in New Zealand.
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Nina_b
Apr 2, 2018
Martin Kohn was excellent and lovely... - <p>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.</p>
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Travelsince2014
Jan 18, 2018
Must do in Queenstown! - I arrived in Queenstown in the morning, and did not want to waste half a day so I booked the half day tour. Turned out to be a great decision! Martin is a phenomenal photographer, and knew the area really well. Learned some cool photography pointers as well! We went to Skippers Canyon which is just an amazing place to see and take photos. The only thing I didn't like about my tour was it was too short!!! If I end up coming back to Queenstown, I will definitely book a full day tour and see the other spots.
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Whidden
Aug 7, 2017
Martin was absolutely wonderful! It... - <p>Martin was absolutely wonderful! It was so refreshing to be on a photography focused tour where I had the time to get the perfect shot in each location. He was very knowledgable about all areas and types of photography and even helped me understand my own camera better. It was a delightful 5 hours, I got beyond amazing shots, and his border collie was an extra bonus! Cannot recommend this tour enough for both the budding and die-hard photography enthusiast!</p>
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Margaret
Apr 9, 2017
This photography tour was great... - <p>This photography tour was great. Martin, my photographer guide, took me to Skippers Canyon on its old mining road, one that is rated as the 7th most dangerous road in the world. But not only is Martin an expert photographer, he is also an excellent driver, so no worries on the road. He knew just where to stop to take the best photos of the spectacular canyon. If your love is taking photos, this tour is for you.</p>
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