Essential 4WD Adventure and Jet Boat Tour
- Hold on tight for exhilarating 360 degree spins on the Shotover Jet through dramatic and majestic narrow canyons of Shotover River
- Climb on board a Nomad Safaris 4WD for an off road tour into the New Zealand backcountry
- Explore the abandoned gold mining area of the Arrow River and locations used in The Lord of the Rings trilogy
- Choose between a morning or afternoon tour based on your schedule
- Note: We are unable to access the Ngai Tahu portal directly from our website for the jet boat portion of this tour. Your booking will be marked as pending untill our team have reconfirmed the time slot.
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What to expect
Enjoy a three hour action filled experience with two thrilling activities combined into one day! Start your adventures with a morning or afternoon hotel pick up. You will be taken to the activity site and begin your Nomad Safaris 4WD off road tour. You will explore the abandoned gold mining area of Arrow River and even do some gold panning yourself! You will also witness some filming locations used in the hugely successful trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. After your rugged road four wheel drive, you will embark on an exhilarating jet boat journey through the narrow canyons of Shotover River.










Reviews
Totally recommend this 2 in one adventure. Drove on narrow mountain road along cliff, never could drive alone by myself. The Shotover jet is so exciting even though get wet by spasm water
Very exciting activity, the off-road vehicle driving is explained very well, and it will take you to experience gold panning and jet boat excitement, which is worth the ticket price~
The way to get on the bus is to ask at the visitor center to know where to meet. Previously, the system did not send any information to us, so although we arrived early, we did not know where to meet and were late.
Our tour guide Adrien is a passionate young man who knows everything he knows, and the tour was joyful and heart-warming. Gold panning and off-roading on the river bank are fun, and jet boating is great, but it’s a bit cold in May😆
I had a very good experiences for 4WD as a private group(3person). My guide is a young boy 20 years old but he is very kind and friendly. The trip spends around 3 hours both shotover jet and Nomad 4WD. Let try the new experiences in New Zealand.
interesting trip with excellent friendly guide who chatted and provided local info.
The tour guide was very attentive in introducing the itinerary and arranged it well for the itinerary that could not be completed by oneself. Following the jet boating activity, it was very professional and safe to play.
Very fun... Big push, four-wheel drive up and down the mountain and play gold panning, jet boat super exciting, first-class driving skills, I feel like I'm about to hit the rock wall and then get rid of it. It's very enjoyable to race in the narrow canyon. Both activities are very enjoyable. Test waist strength!
The jet boat is very exciting and fun, suitable for everyone. Because the weather was very hot that day, our clothes were hardly wet, and we could not use mobile phones to take pictures along the way, but it is no problem to put mobile phones and other personal belongings in pockets that will not fall out. The bag must be To place boxes. Four-wheel drive is also good, suitable for people who like to go to non-public routes or want to experience 4WD crossing the river
Very exciting. The tour guide is very good ~ the canyon is very beautiful ~ it is worth the trip ~ if you come to Queenstown and encounter good weather, you must come
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