Join Altitude Tours on this classic Queenstown wine tour to explore, taste, and savour wines across four of the finest and boutique cellar doors in the region.

Throughout the day, you can enjoy tasting over 18 spectacular cool-climate wines, with the option of a scrumptious lunch (additional cost ordered on the day). You will be well looked after and hosted by an Altitude wine guide and cellar staff, and be educated and entertained with local winemaking facts and stories.

• Visit four cellar doors in the Gibbston wine region
• Taste over 18 spectacular cool-climate wines, both reds and whites
• Take a look into the Gibbston Valley Winery underground wine cave
• Enjoy a personal small group tour with other wine lovers
• Choose to indulge in a sumptuous winery lunch (ordered and paid on the day)
• Be hosted by a fun and friendly wine-certified guide

Your Wine Sampler Day:

Start your day being met by your wine-certified guide at or near your Queenstown accommodation. From there, we'll travel a short distance to the Gibbston wine region, home to top-rated wineries, award-winning winemakers, and, of course, delicious Pinot Noir.

Gibbston Valley Winery

Our first location is the iconic Gibbston Valley Winery. Gibbston Valley is one of the region's founding wineries and it's here that we will join a guided tour through New Zealand's largest underground wine cave and enjoy tastings of some of their world-famous wines.

Kinross

Kinross is our second stop and a fantastic location to try a range of different wines across multiple labels. Along with producing their own wines, their cellar door host will also showcase wines from smaller producers and share their incredible stories of how they came to be. After your wine tasting, we allow extra time to enjoy lunch. Kinross has a range of delicious dishes on its menu, including pizzas, platters, smaller bites, and mains. This is ordered and paid directly on the day, giving you the flexibility to order what you would like based on your taste and budget.

Mt Rosa Wines

Mt Rosa is a smaller owner-operated winery and their stunning location is situated just below the impressive Nevis Bluff. Sitting in the vines, their newly built cellar door building gives you a sophisticated backdrop to a delicious tasting menu. Their cellar door host will take you through different varieties of their single-label wines. Their mulled wine is a customer highlight!

The Church Cellar Door

We finish our tasting tour at The Church Tasting Room. This is a picturesque location, in a small refurbished church sitting on large sweeping grounds. This is the tasting room for Mt Edward Wines, who are a family-run producer in Gibbston growing small batches from single vineyard sites. Their wines include Pinot Noir, Gamay, Chardonnay, and Chenin.

Experience the Unforgettable

Let us take you on a top-rated wine-tasting journey and experience more with Altitude Tours. The Wine Tour departs Queenstown at 10am and returns at 4pm.

Locations are subject to change, however in the case where we cannot visit one of the mentioned cellar doors, it will replaced with an equally great location with delicious wines to taste.

It's always 5 o'clock at Altitude Tours. Join the Twilight Wine & Craft Beer Tour for an entertaining late afternoon, taste bud-tingling adventure.

Visit three unique locations around Queenstown and Gibbston for tastings of either local wine or craft beers, and tuck into shared antipasto platters before continuing your evening in town.

• Visit three tasting rooms around Gibbston and Queenstown
• Taste over 12 different locally produced wines or beers
• Choose between local wines or local craft beers at each spot
• Tuck into an included shared antipasto platter
• Be hosted by a fun and friendly wine-certified guide
• Enjoy a personal small group tour with other wine and beer lovers
• A late afternoon departure allows you to do more in Queenstown

Your Taste-bud Tingling Afternoon

Meet your friendly local guide in the Queenstown town centre outside The Station Building on Camp Street. From here we travel out and enjoy exploring the Gibbston wine region and Queenstown, visiting a diverse range of cellar doors offering unique collections of both local wines and craft beers.

GT Tasting 

Our first stop of the day is the Gibbston Tavern, where you will find the GT Tasting Room. Fun and local at heart they have teamed up with local winemakers to produce wines exclusively for them. The beers available for tasting haven’t come far either, a local Gibbston Brewery called Alpine Ale Works craft beers just 1km down the road to produce refreshing lagers & ales and to top it off finishing with a locally made Ginger Beer which all the Queenstown locals love to support. 

Kinross

Kinross is our second stop and a fantastic location to try a range of different wines across multiple labels. Along with producing their own wines, their cellar door host will also showcase wines from smaller producers and share their incredible stories of how they came to be. 

They are also hosting Altitude Brewery beers, a small batch brewery from Queenstown which have continuously won the title of ‘Best Small Batch Brewery in New Zealand’, they love what they do and want to keep it their way, with no consideration to expand they are able to experiment and make delicious craft beers that are always going to excite and delight. 

Canyon Brewing

Nestled on the shores of the famous Shotover River is where you’ll find Canyon Brewing. They started small but have quickly grown to be well-known around New Zealand and this bustling brewery is known for its delicious food, apres ski parties, and of course the delicious beers. Along with their selection of craft beers, they have a rotating array of local Central Otago wines which include, Peregrine Wines, Lake Hayes Estate, Wet Jacket, Nanny Goat, and the list goes on. It’s an impressive wine list full of some of the local favourite boutique wineries. 

It is here we will tuck into shared antipasto platters, the perfect entre before being dropped back into Queenstown Town Centre at 7 pm and carrying on your evening activities.

Locations are subject to change, however in the case where we cannot visit one of the mentioned cellar doors, it will replaced with an equally great location with delicious wines to taste.

Join Altitude Tours on New Zealand’s very first Gin Tour - a unique tasting journey around the growing spirit scene of Queenstown and Central Otago.

• Join New Zealand’s first Gin Tour
• Visit three tasting rooms around Cardrona, Arrowtown & Queenstown 
• Taste over 12 unique gins and spirits, including gin, whiskey, vodkas, and liquors
• Take a guided tour and learn about the gin-making process at the Cardrona Distillery
• Indulge in shared grazing platters and a traditional German tarte flambée
• Be greeted with a Gin & Tonic cocktail upon arrival
• Enjoy a personal small group tour with other gin lovers
• Be hosted by a fun and friendly Altitude Tours guide

Start your day by meeting your friendly guide at or near your Queenstown accommodation. From here, we will explore Cardrona, Arrowtown, and Queenstown, showcasing a talented range of distillers who use our unique environment to produce some of the smoothest and top award-winning spirits in New Zealand and around the world. 

Throughout the afternoon, you'll enjoy three separate gin and spirit tasting experiences, with each location offering something special, including a distillery tour at the famous Cardrona Distillery. Enjoy a gin and tonic upon arrival, shared platters at two of the locations, and be hosted by an experienced guide and the tasting room staff, all of whom will educate and entertain you with distilling facts and stories.

Let us take you on New Zealand’s first gin tour and experience more with Altitude Tours. The 6-hour Gin Tour departs Queenstown on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 12:30pm, returning at 6:30pm.

Where we will go:

Cardrona Distillery

We start the tour traveling up the dramatic Crowne Range into the Cardrona Valley. See the quaint village as we drive through, past the famous bra fence, to the Cardrona Distillery, a family-owned and operated distiller producing handcrafted Single Malt Whisky, Gin, Vodka, and Liqueurs. Receive a Gin & Tonic cocktail on arrival, and be guided through their impressive distillery, before joining a private tasting of each of their spirits.

The Winery

We journey back down to the historic village of Arrowtown, famous for its rich gold-mining history and quaint shop fronts. Here we will visit a unique tasting room "The Winery", despite the name, The Winery offers tastings of a range of locally and nationally produced wines, and spirits, and it is here where you will have a tasting flight board of New Zealand gins, accompanied with a shared tasting platter. A great location to relax and get to know the fellow gin lovers on tour with you. 

If you would like to take a break from spirits, you are able to switch to wine, and try some of the famous New Zealand wines - the choice is yours!

Gin Garden by Broken Heart Spirits

Our final location takes us to the small area of Arthurs Point, located only 5 minutes out of Queenstown, close to the Coronet Peak skifield. The Gin Garden is a tasting room and bar owned and operated by Broken Heart Spirits. Paired with an emotional and inspiring story of Master Distillers Joerg and Bernd, your host will take you on a tasting journey across a range of their award-winning gins and spirits enjoyed alongside traditional German tarte flambées.

Locations are subject to change, however in the case where we cannot visit one of the mentioned tasting rooms, it will replaced with an equally great location with great gins and spirits to taste.

We encourage you to eat a meal before the tour. While the tour includes platters, these will not be introduced until later in the afternoon.

Join Altitude Tours on the world's first Helicopter Gin Tour. Take to the skies for an incredible scenic flight and mountaintop gin-tasting adventure, before traveling to three unique tasting rooms and trying award-winning gins and other spirits, including vodkas, whiskeys, and liqueurs.

• Join the World’s first Helicopter Gin Tour
• Take to the skies on a special scenic helicopter flight
• Enjoy an exclusive, award-winning gin tasting on a mountaintop
• Visit three tasting rooms in Cardrona, Arrowtown, and Queenstown
• Taste over 12 unique gins and spirits, including gin, whiskey, vodkas, and liqueurs
• Take a tour to learn about the gin-making process at the Cardrona Distillery
• Indulge in shared grazing platters and a traditional German tarte flambée
• Receive a Gin & Tonic cocktail upon arrival
• Enjoy a personal, small-group tour with other gin lovers
• Be guided by a fun and friendly Altitude Tours guide

What to Expect

The Helicopter Line

Start your day with a pick-up by The Helicopter Line from your Queenstown accommodation and enjoy a special scenic 15-minute helicopter flight. Land on a mountaintop, where the helicopter will shut down for 25 minutes allowing you to enjoy a unique gin-tasting experience while taking in the breathtaking views of Queenstown. From here, we'll touch down in the Cardrona Valley, and you will be greeted by your Altitude Tours guide and the remainder of your group.

Cardrona Distillery

The Cardrona Distillery is a family-owned and operated distillery producing handcrafted Single Malt Whisky, Gin, Vodka, and Liqueurs. Receive a Gin & Tonic cocktail on arrival, and be guided through their impressive distillery, before joining a private tasting of each of their spirits. From here will will continue by road, travelling with your Aguide in a premium Mercedes van.

The Winery

We journey back down to the historic village of Arrowtown, famous for its rich gold-mining history and quaint shop fronts. Here we will visit a unique tasting room "The Winery", despite the name, The Winery offers tastings of a range of locally and nationally produced wines, and spirits, and it is here where you will have a tasting flight board of New Zealand gins, accompanied with a shared tasting platter. A great location to relax and get to know the fellow gin lovers on tour with you. 

If you would like to take a break from spirits, you are able to switch to wine, and try some of the famous New Zealand wines - the choice is yours!

Gin Garden by Broken Heart Spirits

Our final location takes us to the small area of Arthurs Point, located only 5 minutes out of Queenstown, close to the Coronet Peak skifield. The Gin Garden is a tasting room and bar owned and operated by Broken Heart Spirits. Paired with an emotional and inspiring story of Master Distillers Joerg and Bernd, your host will take you on a tasting journey across a range of their award-winning gins and spirits enjoyed alongside traditional German tarte flambées.

Experience the Unforgettable

Let us take you on New Zealand’s first gin tour and experience more with Altitude Tours. The 6-hour Heli Gin Tour departs Queenstown on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 12:15pm, returning at 6:30pm.

Locations are subject to change, however in the case where we cannot visit one of the mentioned tasting rooms, it will replaced with an equally great location with great gins and spirits to taste.

We encourage you to eat a meal before the tour. Whilst the tour includes platters, these will not be introduced until later in the afternoon.

See more with Altitude Tours and let us show you around Queenstown like a local. 

Visit iconic scenic viewpoints, walk the quaint streets of Arrowtown, watch the fearless Bungy jump, taste Pinot in Gibbston, and take a cruise on mighty Lake Whakatipu - all in an easy half day adventure.

• Join a small group sightseeing tour around the top locations in Queenstown
• See the iconic viewpoints around Queenstown and the Whakatipu Basin
• Stroll the historic gold mining streets of Arrowtown - gold pans provided on tour
• Witness the fearless Bungy jump off the Kawarau Bridge or jump yourself (10:45am bungy, additional cost)
• Enjoy a wine tasting and shared cheese board at a local Gibbston winery (non-alcoholic options are available)
• Take a private boat cruise on Lake Whakatipu
• Be entertained by your knowledgeable local guide

Start with the View

Start your day meeting your friendly guide in the Queenstown Town Centre. From here we start our sightseeing with a short drive to the top of Queenstown Hill, where we take in the iconic viewpoint showing off the town and famous backdrop.

Explore Historic Arrowtown

Enjoy the scenic drive out past the famous Shotover River, where we watch jet boats speed through canyons, before passing under Coronet Peak ski field on the drive to Arrowtown. In Arrowtown, we allow you free time to explore this adorable mining village. Join our guide for gold panning, or take one of our maps and explore on your own, visiting the famous Arrowtown Bakery, and local gift stores, or stock up on treats from the Remarkable Sweet Shop.

Bungy Jumps & Pinot Noir

From here we continue our journey to the Gibbston wine region, a stretch of road lined with vines and home to world-famous Pinot Noir. Our first stop takes us on a thrilling turn, visiting the Kawarau Bungy Bridge, the home of Bungy jumping and a great spot to watch the fearless (or jump, if you are brave enough!), before visiting The Church for a wine tasting and shared cheese board.

Finish with a Cruise

The journey doesn't finish there. After heading back toward Queenstown, we meet a boat charter in the Frankton Marina, which will take you on a guided 25-minute lake cruise on Lake Whakatipu showing you the sights from the water before dropping you off back in Queenstown Bay in the Queenstown Town Centre.

Experience the Unforgettable

Let us take you around Queenstown like a local and discover more with Altitude Tours. The 4.5-hour Best of Queenstown Tour departs the Station Building, central Queenstown at 8:30am, arriving back to Queenstown Bay at 1:00 pm, or departs the Station Building, central Queenstown at 2:00pm, arriving back to Queenstown Bay at 6:30pm (afternoon departure Mondays and Tuesdays Oct-April only).

Glenorchy & Paradise Scenic Tour - Morning Departure

Join Altitude Tours for a magical half-day small group tour to Glenorchy and Paradise. This small settlement is full of characters and charm, and home to some of the most famous and scenic sights found in the region. 

• Take in the view on one of the most scenic drives in New Zealand
• Explore Glenorchy township, its lakefront, and its iconic red boat shed
• Go beyond and visit Paradise, Diamond Lake, and famous LOTR locations
• Tuck into a Kiwi-style morning tea including cheese rolls, sweet treats, L&P, and Whittaker's chocolate
• Enjoy a small-group sightseeing tour limited to just 16 people
• Be hosted by a friendly and knowledgeable local guide
• Departing at 9am returning around 1:30pm

Top Scenic Drive

Begin your day meeting your friendly guide in the Queenstown Town Centre. Starting with a spectacular scenic drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy along the lake edge, with scenic photo spots and entertaining stories from your local guide about Lake Whakatipu and its legends.

Glenorchy Township

Glenorchy township is home to approx. 400 permanent residents and the gateway to Paradise Valley and the Mt Aspiring National Park. Once we arrive in this quaint country town, you will have the chance to explore the picturesque lakefront including the iconic red boat shed.

Paradise Magic

From Glenorchy, we join a dirt track, a one-way road into the National Park. The Glenorchy-Paradise Road travels past rich farmland, through native beech forests, and across river beds. Not many live up in this direction, with its most famous residents being the mystical characters from LOTR and other movies, TV series, and commercials. Your guide will show you famous filming sites, with even the chance to dress up as your favourite Middle Earth character for a fun photo opportunity. 

While exploring the area, In true Kiwi South Island hospitality, we will prepare morning tea at a picturesque location, complete with cheese rolls, ginger slice, L&P, and Whittaker's chocolate.

The Journey Back

After Paradise, we will return back through Glenorchy, where we will have a brief stop, before allowing you to sit back and relax and enjoy the sights before being dropped back in the Queenstown Town Centre.

Experience the Unforgettable

Let us take you on a magical journey to Glenorchy and Paradise and discover more with Altitude Tours. The 4.5 hour Glenorchy & Paradise Explore departs at 9am returning by 1:30pm.

Glenorchy & Paradise Scenic Tour - Afternoon Departure

Join Altitude Tours for a magical half-day small group tour to Glenorchy and Paradise. This small settlement is full of characters and charm, and home to some of the most famous and scenic sights found in the region. 

• Take in the view on one of the most scenic drives in New Zealand
• Explore Glenorchy township, its lakefront, and its iconic red boat shed
• Go beyond and visit Paradise, Diamond Lake, and famous LOTR locations
• Tuck into a Kiwi-style afternoon tea including cheese rolls, sweet treats, L&P, and Whittaker's chocolate
• Enjoy a small-group sightseeing tour limited to just 16 people.
• Be hosted by a friendly and knowledgeable local guide

Top Scenic Drive

Begin your day meeting your friendly guide in the Queenstown Town Centre. Starting with a spectacular scenic drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy along the lake edge, with scenic photo spots and entertaining stories from your local guide about Lake Whakatipu and its legends.

Glenorchy Township

Glenorchy township is home to approx. 400 permanent residents and the gateway to Paradise Valley and the Mt Aspiring National Park. Once we arrive in this quaint country town, you will have the chance to explore the picturesque lakefront including the iconic red boat shed.

Paradise Magic

From Glenorchy, we join a dirt track, a one-way road into the National Park. The Glenorchy-Paradise Road travels past rich farmland, through native beech forests, and across river beds. Not many live up in this direction, with its most famous residents being the mystical characters from LOTR and other movies, TV series, and commercials. Your guide will show you famous filming sites, with even the chance to dress up as your favourite Middle Earth character for a fun photo opportunity. 

While exploring the area, In true Kiwi South Island hospitality, we will prepare afternoon tea at a picturesque location, complete with cheese rolls, ginger slice, L&P, and Whittaker's chocolate.

The Journey Back

After Paradise, we will return back through Glenorchy, where we will have a brief stop, before allowing you to sit back and relax and enjoy the sights then be dropped back in the Queenstown Town Centre.

Experience the Unforgettable

Let us take you on a magical journey to Glenorchy and Paradise and discover more with Altitude Tours. The 4.5 hour Glenorchy & Paradise Explore departs at 2pm returning by 6:30pm.

Full Day Glenorchy Scenic Tour with Dart River Wilderness Jet 

Join Altitude Tours and Dart River Adventures for a full-day tour experiencing this awe-inspiring area by road and jetboat.

• Take in the view on one of the most scenic drives in New Zealand
• Explore Glenorchy township, its lakefront, and the iconic red boat shed
• Go beyond and visit Paradise, Diamond Lake, and famous LOTR locations
• Tuck into a Kiwi-style morning tea including cheese rolls, sweet treats, L&P, and Whittaker's chocolate
• Enjoy free time in Glenorchy township with time to get lunch
• Join a two-hour jet boat experience on the spectacular Dart River
• Take a short (easy) walk in a remote area in the national park
• Be hosted by a friendly and knowledgeable local guide and experienced jet boat driver

A Morning in Paradise

Your day begins with Altitude Tour's Glenorchy & Paradise Explorer. Start with a spectacular scenic drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy along the lake edge where you will enjoy scenic photo spots and entertaining stories from your local guide about Lake Whakatipu and its legends. 

Arrive in Glenorchy and explore the lakefront including the iconic red boat shed, before continuing up toward Diamond Lake and Paradise. Take in the incredible snow-capped views over the Dart and Rees Rivers while your guide sets up a uniquely Kiwi morning tea to enjoy, and optional costumes to recreate your favourite movie scene photo.

Take a Break

You will be dropped back in Glenorchy to enjoy free time, with the opportunity to visit a local cafe for lunch, take a short walk by the lakeside, or pick up a local souvenir from Mrs Woolly's General Store.

An Afternoon on the Dart River

That afternoon, Dart River Wilderness Jet will host you for a spectacular two-hour jet boat ride on the Dart River into the heart of the world-renowned Mt Aspiring National Park and The Wāhipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Area. Their highly experienced drivers will showcase the area's fascinating history, the Greenstone trail, and Māori legends, covering 90 km of river. Throughout the jet boat experience, your driver will take you on a short walk in the national park, allowing you to see further into this remote area, and learn about the flora, fauna, and history.

Upon returning to Glenorchy, Dart River Adventures will transport you back to Queenstown by van, dropping you off in the town centre, or near your accommodation.

Experience the Unforgettable

Let us take you on a magical journey to Glenrochy and Paradise and discover more with Altitude Tours. The 8 hour Glenorchy Full Day with Dart River departs daily at 9am, returning at 5pm.

The Dart River Adventure Wilderness Jet is subject to availability at the time of booking. The Altitude Tours reservations team will reconfirm this experience with you after booking.

Enjoy a scenic flight with mountaintop bubbles, before landing in the Gibbston wine region for tastings across four of the finest and off-the-beaten-track cellar doors.

• Take a scenic helicopter flight with a mountaintop landing
• Enjoy a glass of bubbles on the mountain while taking the views
• Visit four cellar doors in the Gibbston wine region
• Taste over 18 spectacular cool-climate wines, both reds and whites
• Enjoy a personal small group tour with other wine lovers
• Choose to indulge in a sumptuous winery lunch (ordered and paid on the day)
• Be hosted by a fun and friendly wine-certified guide

Your Heli Wine Sampler Day:

The Helicopter Line

Start your day being met by the helicopter company at your Queenstown accommodation and enjoy a scenic helicopter flight, landing on a mountaintop for a glass of bubbles. From here we land in the Gibbston wine region, home to award-winning winemakers, stunning scenery, and, of course, delicious Pinot Noir.

Gibbston Valley Winery

After your helicopter flight, meet your guide at our first tasting location, the iconic Gibbston Valley Winery. Gibbston Valley is one of the region's founding wineries and it's here that we will join a guided tour through New Zealand's largest underground wine cave and enjoy tastings of some of their world-famous wines.

Kinross

Kinross is our second stop and a fantastic location to try a range of different wines across multiple labels. Along with producing their own wines, their cellar door host will also showcase wines from smaller producers and share their incredible stories of how they came to be. 

After your wine tasting, we allow extra time to enjoy lunch. Kinross has a range of delicious dishes on its menu, including pizzas, platters, smaller bites, and mains. This is ordered and paid directly on the day, giving you the flexibility to order what you would like based on your taste and budget.

Mt Rosa Wines

Mt Rosa is a smaller owner-operated winery and their stunning location is situated just below the impressive Nevis Bluff. Sitting in the vines, their newly built cellar door building gives you a sophisticated backdrop to a delicious tasting menu. Their cellar door host will take you through different varieties of their single-label wines. Their mulled wine is a customer highlight!

The Church Cellar Door

We finish our tasting tour at The Church Tasting Room. This is a picturesque location, in a small refurbished church sitting on large sweeping grounds. This is the tasting room for Mt Edward Wines, who are a family-run producer in Gibbston growing small batches from single vineyard sites. Their wines include Pinot Noir, Gamay, Chardonnay, and Chenin.

Experience the Unforgettable

Let us take you on a top-rated wine-tasting journey and experience more with Altitude Tours. The Helicopter Wine Tour departs Queenstown at 9:15am and returns at 4pm.

Locations are subject to change, however in the case where we cannot visit one of the mentioned cellar doors, it will replaced with an equally great location with delicious wines to taste.