Lake Tekapo Scenic Wilderness Cass Valley Tour | 3 hours

18 Reviews | Lake Tekapo
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, French
  • Private transportation
  • Light Snacks
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • WiFi on board

Overview

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 !

Meeting points

Pick up will be outside AOTEA GIFTS parking Lot in Tekapo Township. Look for big Green and red sign

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Lake Tekapo

    Exlpore beyond the busy shores of Lake Tekapo as your travel down the western shores to private access to one of NZ's most beautiful Merino Sheep Stations. Travel far up a braided river valley and explore towering mountains, glaciers, crystal rivers and stunning Mackenzie Backcountry

    2 hours

  • Lake Tekapo

    Explore beyond Lake Tekapo's high country into the timeless beauty of the real Mackenzie Backcountry. Private access some of the best scenery in Lake Tekapo.

    1 hour

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Additional Info

  • 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.

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April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 16 reviews with 5 stars

A must-do activity for those who are into scenic views!

Published on Jun, 2024

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!

Awesome definitely a must do

Published on May, 2024

Awesome trip! Our guide Ben was amazing. The places we saw will stay with us for the rest of our lives

Highly recommended!

Published on May, 2024

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!

A great tour

Published on Mar, 2024

A fantastic experience. Well done to Ben for being so informative. Great to see a large working farm and the surrounding scenery. Highly recommended.

Beautiful scenery

Published on Mar, 2024

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.

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