Walter Peak Horse Trek: South Island Scenery Tour

Embark on a half-day Walter Peak horse trek from Queenstown and explore the stunning South Island scenery. Ride through terraces and pastures, enjoy breathtaking views, and indulge in freshly baked scones and cakes. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 1 Mount Nicholas-Beach Bay Road - Enjoy a return scenic cruise from Queenstown to Walter Peak on the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw, morning or afternoon tea and a 40 minute guided horse trek.
What's Included
  • Safety equipment
  • Return cruise on the TSS Earnslaw
  • Snacks
  • Horseback trek
  • Guide
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Experience the finest scenic beauty of South Island on this half-day horse trek to Walter Peak from Queenstown. Board a traditional steamboat from Queenstown to Walter Peak. Afterward, saddle up to follow a trail guided by professionals through winding pathways across terraces and pastures. Throughout the journey, get mesmerized by the panoramic views…

Location
88 Beach Street
Beach Street
Please be sure to arrive 20 minutes before your scheduled departure to check in.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Gabrielle_b
Nov 10, 2024
A “must do” in Queenstown! - Absolutely amazing views on both the boat ride and as we road our horses through the farm paddocks. Both the boat ride and horse ride were very relaxing and the people were very friendly and helpful.
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Dan_l
Oct 29, 2024
Great experience - Extremely well organized and the steamship and and horseback riding were a lot of fun. It is great for beginner horse riders. Well seasoned riders will not enjoy the horse experience, but it is perfect for those who do not get to ride horses.
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Liza_d
Apr 3, 2024
This is one of my... - This is one of my favourite tours that I had in NZ. The coach Paddy is very friendly and informative. We had a perfect morning with great weather to have a morning ride with horses. The afternoon tea was delicious and the stroll around Walter peak farm was quite relaxed with the beautiful view of snowy mountains. Highly recommend if you want to try some horse riding in this beautiful place!!
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Sharon_f
Mar 18, 2024
Just Queenstown WOW. - Beautiful trip on TSS EARNSLAW. PIANO SERANADING the passengers. Vistas lovely. Matt and Tegan were really great Horse Hosts . WE had a lovely trek our horses were beautiful and well cared for. My horse was called jimmy. Lovely afternoon Tea after the ride and a nice cruise back to Queenstown.
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Danielhm2585qr
Mar 16, 2024
Great Experience - I had such a fun time on this tour! Scenic ferry ride over to the island, followed by an amazing horse ride with spectacular views. Tour guides were very personable and gave excellent anecdotes about the local area. Followed by a tasty afternoon tea! Couldn’t recommend enough!
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Lynette_d
Jan 11, 2025
A relaxed, short and undemanding ride - I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this trip. It was very relaxed and informative. Reading other reviews beforehand helped to manage my expectations that it was going to be just a very short and easy ride. I enjoyed seeing the beautiful Walter Peak farm and tourist destination - it's a well-oiled enterprise that processes the tourist experience well. Top advice is to use the bathroom on the boat before you arrive as there are long queues for the 2x female's toilets ashore. Also, save up an appetite for the 'meal' afterwards at 5pm of petit fours & sandwiches - the scones with jam & cream were especially delicious and, eaten at that hour, tend to impact your evening meal appetite. The TSS Ernslaw experience was also a highlight. At the height of summer, it was quite crowded with people going across to Walter Peak for all manner of tourist outings.
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Miri_f
Oct 20, 2024
Sunny afternoon - I loved the afternoon tea, it was very good. The instructors were great. We walked in the farm so it didn't felt so much an adventure.
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Boaz_m
Jan 11, 2025
Beautiful and sloooww - It was beautiful but the guides were just walking on foot in front of us the whole way so it was slow and not particularly exciting.
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Paulsh2268gr
Dec 23, 2024
Nice, but a very slow horse ride - The boat trip was lovely and the Cream tea very nice. We all enjoyed the horse trek but, as we are experienced riders we were a bit bored with the 40 mins of slow walking. No trot. No canter and definitely no galloping. Hence not ideal for us. Would have been good to separate the group into riders and novices. For us. And for the lovely horses.
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Danielle_t
Nov 9, 2024
More of a boat ride than horseback riding - During this 3-hour booking, we only spent 40 minutes horseback riding. I wish we had known this before making the reservation, as it felt a bit expensive for such a limited amount of riding time. We also didn’t realize that we would need to take a boat across the lake to reach the location, which consumed most of our paid experience.
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