Skippers Canyon 4WD Heritage Tour from Queenstown
- Travel the legendary hand-carved Skippers Canyon Road
- Authentic off-road 4WD adventure
- Lighthouse Rock and Maori Point
- Spectacular Shotover River and Whakatipu Basin views
- Gold-rush history and stories
- Traditional gold panning
- Experienced local guide
What to expect
Discover one of Queenstown's most spectacular backcountry landscapes on a guided 4WD adventure into Skippers Canyon, travelling the legendary road hand-cut into the cliffs during the Otago gold rush.
Travel towards Coronet Peak with panoramic views across the Whakatipu Basin before entering the canyon. Your experienced guide navigates the narrow, cliff-hugging Skippers Road, stopping at historic gold-mining sites and spectacular viewpoints including Lighthouse Rock and Maori Point.
Hear stories of the miners, settlers and engineering feats that shaped this remote landscape and take in views towards the historic Skippers Suspension Bridge.
Try your hand at traditional gold panning, a fitting experience in an area where the Shotover River was once renowned for its rich gold deposits.
Reviews
My only point of feedback for the vendor is that they didn’t confirm our pickup time in advance; I had to email and they confirmed that morning. Otherwise the tour was as promised, tour guide was knowledgeable and hospitable. Tour was a great mix of 4WD driving, breaks, infomation, etc. Our tour guide, Peter, was lovely - engaging and a great driver. Despite this being one of the “most dangerous roads in the world”, Peter’s driving never made me nervous or uncomfortable. He also had some great tour guide tricks that he shared with us to help us get that perfect photo. I would highly recommend this tour and Nomad Safaris and I would book with them again.
Rachel was a wonderful tourguide. Very astute in the history, geology, flora & fauna of the place. We were very lucky that we were the only ones on the tour, plus an "apprentice" (new hire), so the tour was probably more detail oriented than usual. We had a great time!
It was an adventurous tour with a nice tour guide.
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