Walter Peak Farm Tour: Scenic Cruise and Tea

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Embark on a scenic cruise to Walter Peak on the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw. Meet and greet the animals at the working high country station and enjoy a farm show. Indulge in a classic country morning/afternoon tea with homemade scones and tea.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Lake Wakatipu - Travel across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak High Country Farm and return.

What's Included

Cruise across lake on TSS Earnslaw (replacement vessel used 4th - 29th June 2024)
Farm tour at Walter Peak Homestead
Afternoon tea
Live commentary on board

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities

Additional Information

Join us for a picturesque voyage to Walter Peak aboard the vintage TSS Earnslaw steamship. When you reach the bustling high country station, feel free to stroll around the area and acquaint yourself with the farm animals residing there. Our guides will provide engaging and enlightening commentary, and you’ll be entertained by a farm show illustrating…

Location

88 Beach Street

Beach Street

Please arrive 30 minutes before departure and queue directly outside the TSS Earnslaw, you will be checked in by name. (You are not required to check in at the office prior to this time)

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.6

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Deirdre_j

Feb 21, 2025

Nice afternoon - It was about a 40 minute boat ride to the farm - nice views, pleasant ride. The farm tour was approximately 2 hours - it included high tea, (which was very tasty - the scones were fabulous), a tour of the farm and a sheep shearing demonstration. It was a beautiful farm and the tour guide was very friendly.

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James_m

Feb 18, 2025

A chance to feed a huge Woolly Coo on a working farm. - The cruise over and back was very relaxing but it did feel breezy on deck when the ship was under way (even on a warm, still day) so maybe take a sweater with you. We did the farm tour with Ashley and got to meet and feed lots of different animals including a huge (but very placid) Dougie the Highland cow or 'Woolly Coo' as we say in Scotland. Ashley's sheep sheering demo was fascinating and a lot of fun - the double act with her dog was cute and pure comedy. The high tea in the open barn was ok - plenty of different buns and cakes but pesky birds a bit of a pain. We had a great day and would happily recommend it to anyone.

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Brucedamora

Feb 9, 2025

Great tour. Farm was so much fun getting to feed animals, watch dogs herding, and seeing a sheep sheared. - Later tours will have less small children. The ship, afternoon tea, and farm tour were all wonderful

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Rebecca_f

Feb 6, 2025

Unique experience - Really unique experience. Beautiful trip over the lake to the farm. Very informative talk about the animals. The only negative was the afternoon tea was like a military operation. With the lady in charge giving out instructions very loudly and saying we only had half an hour.

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Patriciavo9173vx

Jan 8, 2025

Steamboat trip to Walter Peak sheep farm - Nice to do once. Fantastic buffet, beautiful view of the surrounding Remarkables, demonstrations sheep herding and sheep shearing particularly nice to see.

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Abhineet_k

Jan 6, 2025

A day to relax with nature close to home - Walter Park is not like the other animal farms. It was a one-stop shop for all of the NZ famous who's who - sheep, goat cattle, alpaca, and more. And you can feed them and see an actual sheep shearing demonstration. The afternoon tea and the trip on an authentic steamboat were the cherries on the top.

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Mungo_p

Jan 2, 2025

A great way to get out on... - A great way to get out on Lake Wakatipu the old fashioned way and see a traditional NZ farm in action. Fun for all ages.

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Robsymmons

Feb 11, 2025

Lovely trip - Cruise was very nice but the guitar player not needed - would be nice to just take in the scenery. Definitely book tickets as it gets very busy. Farm was excellent and very informative staff. Afternoon Tea was nice although there wasn’t a lot of it! Overall a thoroughly enjoyable day

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Simonb938

Jan 5, 2025

Nice package of experiences - The Earnslaw is a genuinely historic ship, with the sights and smells of early 20th century steam. The family tour and demonstration was fairly limited in scale, but that’s fine - we didn’t want hours of presentation. “Cream tea” perhaps oversells what is on offer, it was fairly basic and not what you would except from that term in the UK, but it was fine.

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Julie_m

Feb 12, 2025

Very difficult company to... - Very difficult company to deal with who had rigid rules and displayed no compassion due to circumstances beyond our control. Very disappointed in the lack of humanity. Offered a 20% discount to rebook. What an absolute ripoff and a joke.

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