Walter Peak Scenic Flight & Steamship Cruise

Queenstown's Iconic TSS Earnslaw + Scenic Flight for just $199 per adult !!

Join Air Milford and Real Journeys to enjoy our Walter Peak Scenic Flight, High Country Farm Tour and Steamship Cruise, departing and returning from Queenstown daily.

This option combines a 20 minute scenic flight, from Queenstown, to Walter Peak high country station, with a farm tour and a return cruise aboard the iconic TSS Earnslaw – launched in 1912 this Edwardian steamer is the southern hemisphere’s only passenger carrying, coal-fired steamship.

Tour Includes:

• Scenic flight from Queenstown to Walter Peak
• Fantastic aerial views of Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, Arrowtown, Coronet Peak & Walter Peak high county station
• Landing at Walter Peak
• Interactive farm tour of working high country station
• 45 minute cruise across lake Wakatipu aboard iconic steamship TSS Earnslaw finishing in downtown Queenstown.

Flight Path

Departing Queenstown International Airport the first aerial view will be of the Wakatipu Basin, including the world famous gold mining settlement – Arrowtown. You will then fly past the first founded ski field in New Zealand, Coronet Peak followed by an overflight the Queenstown CBD including a flyby of the Skyline Gondola, before tracking along the northern side of New Zealand’s longest lake, Lake Wakatipu.

On the right side of the aircraft, dominating the horizon is Bob’s Peak, at 1748m. Secluded behind this mountain are the alpine lakes, Dispute and Moke. As you fly over Lake Wakatipu, the journey continues to provide a magnificent views, of Glenorchy and the Paradise region, including Mt Earnslaw (2830m) and the Earnslaw Glacier. A descent into Walter Peak station is precluded with an aerial view of the Wakatipu’s largest high country station, Mt Nicholas. To finish the flight on a high note, the landing takes place on a non-sealed airstrip, which is an ideal introduction to the relaxed farm life of Walter Peak station.