Queenstown: Private Skippers Canyon Photography & Sightseeing
Overview
Journey with us into wild and remote Skippers Canyon. We'll take you on a photographic adventure into some of New Zealand's most spectacular and majestic landscapes and a ride through a window into our colourful gold mining past.
This tour is perfect for photography enthusiasts, from beginners to the more advanced. Your guide will bring alive the history and the stories of this rugged region.
Includes take home guide to camera settings and guide to composing great photos.
Whatever your level of proficiency they help you find inspirational vantage points and subjects and then work with you, giving you compositional tips and tricks, showing you the camera settings you need to compose amazing images. capturing a vision you'll be proud to take home.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Creative and technical guidance
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by comfortable AWD
- Tea, coffee and cookies
- Live commentary on board
- Local driver/guide/photographer
- Take Home Guides to Photography
- SD card (available to purchase)
- Camera (Nikon D5100, D5600, or D7200 available to rent) $25 NZD Per Day
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup and drop-off from your accommodation in the Queenstown area. We can also arrange pickup outside of the Queenstown, Frankton, and Arrowtown area. This may change the itinerary of the tour depending on the location.
What To Expect
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Skippers Road
5 hours Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A maximum of 4 people per booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-19849P15
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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).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Bottled water.
- Creative and technical guidance.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off.
- Transport by comfortable AWD.
- Tea, coffee and cookies.
- Live commentary on board.
- Local driver/guide/photographer.
- Take Home Guides to Photography.
- SD card (available to purchase).
- Camera (Nikon D5100, D5600, or D7200 available to rent) $25 NZD Per Day.
The minimum age to participate is 18. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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: Private Skippers Canyon Photography & Sightseeing is as follows:
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Queenstown: Private Skippers Canyon Photography & Sightseeing 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
- Bottled water
- Creative and technical guidance
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by comfortable AWD
- Tea, coffee and cookies
- Live commentary on board
- Local driver/guide/photographer
- Take Home Guides to Photography
- SD card (available to purchase)
- Camera (Nikon D5100, D5600, or D7200 available to rent) $25 NZD Per Day
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A maximum of 4 people per booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
