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Cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak High Country Farm for a relaxed, family-friendly farm tour and afternoon tea. Learn high-country farming techniques, watch working dog demonstrations, and enjoy mountain views on a round-trip boat transfer from Queenstown.
Cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak High Country Farm for a relaxed, family-friendly farm tour and afternoon tea. Learn high-country farming techniques, watch working dog demonstrations, and enjoy mountain views on a round-trip boat transfer from Queenstown.
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Operated by RealNZ · Queenstown, Otago
The jet-black surface of Lake Wakatipu parts as the vessel slips away from Steamer Wharf; cold spray and alpine air sharpen the senses while the Remarkables stand like a low, wind-swept wall to the east. Passengers settle on deck as gulls wheel and the shoreline slides by, every bend revealing a new angle of Queenstown’s mountain-ringed basin.
easy.
3–3.5 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; minimal walking on farm tracks required
The full experience is about 3.5 hours total: roughly 90 minutes round-trip on the lake and about 120 minutes at Walter Peak.
The TSS Earnslaw is the traditional vessel, but scheduled maintenance can mean the Spirit of Queenstown substitutes—check operator notices when booking.
Yes—this tour is family-friendly with stroller and wheelchair-accessible options, though some farm areas are uneven; contact the operator for specific accessibility arrangements.
Afternoon tea with freshly baked scones is included; notify the operator at least 24 hours before departure for dietary requirements.
Walter Peak is part of Otago’s high-country pastoral tradition dating to 19th-century settlement; the TSS Earnslaw (built 1912) is an iconic steamship tied to the region’s tourism history.
Operators emphasize responsible farm tourism—do not feed or chase animals—and many farms practice rotational grazing to protect pastures and waterways.
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