Queenstown: Off-Road Self-Drive Buggy Tour with Wakatipu Views
Overview
New Zealand's premium guided self-drive buggy experience – you drive, we guide. After a quick training session, follow your guide through steep climbs, creek crossings and forest tracks in our private off-road park, just 5 minutes from Queenstown.
You will be surprised what these buggies can climb and conquer, even if it is your first time off-road. Enjoy hands-on driving, real capability, and stunning viewpoints over Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu. At lookout stops, we will help you grab photos before you get back behind the wheel.
Return transfers from central Queenstown are included, and we provide all the gear you need, including helmets, eye protection, and gloves – just show up and enjoy the drive.
What's Included
- Full safety equipment (helmets, eye protection, gloves)
- Return transfers from Queenstown town centre
- Wet-weather gear (jacket, pants and gumboots) if required
- Complimentary photos
- Guided self-drive buggy experience on real off-road terrain
- Professional, experienced guide
- Food and drinks
- Personal travel and medical insurance (recommended for international visitors)
Meeting Location
61a Shotover Street
Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
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Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age: drivers 18+ with a full driving licence (NZ or international), passengers 4+
- Conversational English required to understand the safety briefing and follow your guide's instructions.
- Visa/Mastercard required for bond (no funds held).
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 4 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (NZDT).
- Full safety equipment (helmets, eye protection, gloves).
- Return transfers from Queenstown town centre.
- Wet-weather gear (jacket, pants and gumboots) if required.
- Complimentary photos.
- Guided self-drive buggy experience on real off-road terrain.
- Professional, experienced guide.
- Food and drinks.
- Personal travel and medical insurance (recommended for international visitors).
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Queenstown: Off-Road Self-Drive Buggy Tour with Wakatipu Views is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Queenstown: Off-Road Self-Drive Buggy Tour with Wakatipu Views will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Full safety equipment (helmets, eye protection, gloves)
- Return transfers from Queenstown town centre
- Wet-weather gear (jacket, pants and gumboots) if required
- Complimentary photos
- Guided self-drive buggy experience on real off-road terrain
- Professional, experienced guide
- Food and drinks
- Personal travel and medical insurance (recommended for international visitors)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age: drivers 18+ with a full driving licence (NZ or international), passengers 4+
- Conversational English required to understand the safety briefing and follow your guide's instructions.
- Visa/Mastercard required for bond (no funds held).
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 4 travelers
