Tekapo's Wild Heart: 4WD Glaciers, Peaks & Unseen Views
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Explore stunning private lands that are otherwise off-limits to the public, and travel into the Cass Valley alpine river valley just minutes away from Lake Tekapo town. This is a unique opportunity to explore untouched backcountry landscapes of The Mackenzie Basin. The tour takes place on the western side of Lake Tekapo, offering a world of Natural wonder and beauty showcasing an area famous for its expansive tussock plains, pristine lakes, glaciers and mountainous landscapes. The landscapes are iconic and provide some of the best views in New Zealand's South Island, away from the busy lakefront. The overall naturalness of the rocky steep scree slides, the U-shaped valleys carved by glaciation, waterfalls, glaciers, lateral moraines and tussock- clad terraces, overwhelm the senses and ignite the wonder of such a supremely stunning and unique landscape. An authentic High Country scenic tour awaits you !
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ABDULLAH_J, 12/6/2024 10:47:56 PM
The driver was nice offering tea and chocolate but the USP of the whole experience was lacking. The route was boring and the four wheeler was very uncomfortable. I’ve done four wheel experience multiples times and this was terrible.
Sabrina_C, 6/12/2024 6:58:10 PM
This was pretty mind-blowing, and the trip was made perfect by our incredible guide Chris; chill, knowledgeable, funny guy — thanks for the awesome tour to an area that feels highly exclusive!
Kevin_J, 5/24/2024 3:59:09 PM
Awesome trip! Our guide Ben was amazing. The places we saw will stay with us for the rest of our lives
KiwiWanderers02, 5/23/2024 3:10:44 AM
We booked ourselves a Cass Valley four wheel drive experience which we thoroughly enjoyed. It was wonderful seeing a mob of thar which was a first for us, a lone bull awhile later, a glacier at the end of the valley and last but not least a couple of NZ’s native falcon, one of which fed right in front of of us having just caught a meal. Our guide and driver Paul was very informative and a great story teller, even made a great coffee to go with our afternoon complimentary chocolate. If you want to see big country and all of the above, highly recommended!
Alan P, 3/15/2024 2:49:44 AM
A fantastic experience. Well done to Ben for being so informative. Great to see a large working farm and the surrounding scenery. Highly recommended.
habzi, 3/13/2024 3:09:50 PM
A perfect way to see Lake Tekapo and surroundings from a different perspective. We were taken on a drive throught the merino sheep farms, river valley, we got to see beautiful views of entire Lake Tekapo. We also learned about the birds, the inhabitants of the valley. It was a very enjoyable afternoon.
Thomas_M, 2/22/2024 3:47:07 PM
Great offroad drive up one of the valleys. Some information about the region and its people/culture. And lovely talks about anything and everything for the rest of the way. Very kid friendly!
MBDUNLAP, 2/2/2024 4:29:29 AM
We enjoyed our guide - extremely personable - HOWEVER don’t plan on the advised Land Rovers. We were told both were in the shop and we were uncomfortably put in the back of a Toyota-not a pleasurable ride. Didn’t want to hold it against our guide, but sent a message to the operator who basically reply “sorry, too bad”. Also - it was advertised with “Glacier” - not one - again operator said “clouds”.
Inspire8271, 11/30/2023 3:07:32 AM
We absolutely loved this trip and the best part was our guide! Chris was outstanding!!!!! A must! Amazing scenery and we learned so much!
Alejandra_S, 11/27/2023 4:35:47 AM
The guide came very punctual, he was very informative and the overall experience was great! We loved the landscape
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Car Seats must be provided by guest for infants
- Not recommended for pregnant woman over 8 months.
Departure point
Pick up will be outside AOTEA GIFTS parking Lot in Tekapo Township. Look for big Green and red signReturn details
Explore stunning private lands that are otherwise off-limits to the public, and travel into the Cass Valley alpine river valley just minutes away from Lake Tekapo town. This is a unique opportunity to explore untouched backcountry landscapes of The Mackenzie Basin. The tour takes place on the western side of Lake Tekapo, offering a world of Natural wonder and beauty showcasing an area famous for its expansive tussock plains, pristine lakes, glaciers and mountainous landscapes. The landscapes are iconic and provide some of the best views in New Zealand's South Island, away from the busy lakefront. The overall naturalness of the rocky steep scree slides, the U-shaped valleys carved by glaciation, waterfalls, glaciers, lateral moraines and tussock- clad terraces, overwhelm the senses and ignite the wonder of such a supremely stunning and unique landscape. An authentic High Country scenic tour awaits you !No redemption information available
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