QUEENSTOWN PRIVATE FIELD GUIDE
Choose Your Adventure: Private, Fully Customised Tours from Queenstown into the South Island
Design a personalised day or multi-day itinerary—travel at your pace with private transport and a local driver‑guide to explore lakes, historic villages and scenic mountain roads.
Choose Your Adventure: Private, Fully Customised Tours from Queenstown into the South Island.
Craft your ideal New Zealand journey with a private, fully customised tour out of Queenstown. Move at your own pace past glacial lakes, quiet historic villages and high alpine roads, guided by a local driver‑guide who shapes each day to your interests and logistics.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Iconic Southland Landscapes on Your Schedule
Pick from signature stops — Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu, Glenorchy and Paradise, Arrowtown’s historic village, Wanaka and Lake Hawea, or the Cardrona and Crown Range Road — and have your local guide stitch them into a seamless private route.
Fully Customised, Private Transport and Local Insight
Tours are tailored entirely to your interests and pace: choose destinations, schedule and travel style while enjoying the comfort of private transport and the knowledge of a local driver‑guide.
Flexible Group Sizes and Transparent Hourly Rates
Private vehicles are available by seat capacity with straightforward hourly pricing so you can scale a tour to families, small groups or larger parties and budget by the hour.
What the day feels like
What It Feels Like
From a morning departure in Queenstown to a day or multi‑day loop, the experience is steady and unfixed: each stop, vista and pace is chosen by you with a local driver‑guide managing logistics. Expect private, door‑to‑door transport between lakeside viewpoints, historic villages and alpine roads, with time to linger where it matters.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who these private tours are best suited to
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
To book or customise your tour, contact Scenic Drive Queenstown directly so the operator can design an itinerary that suits your interests and group size.
Hourly rates are published by vehicle type: 4‑seater SUV $110/hr; 6‑seater van $130/hr; 11‑seater van $170/hr.
Confirm any specific equipment or clothing needs with the operator when you book; the tour is private so the guide can advise based on chosen destinations and season.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How do I book or customise a tour?
Contact Scenic Drive Queenstown directly to discuss destinations, timing and any special requests so the operator can design your itinerary.
Can I choose the destinations and schedule?
Yes — tours are fully customised: you select preferred destinations, pace and schedule while the driver‑guide arranges logistics.
What vehicle sizes and hourly rates are available?
Available vehicles and hourly prices are: 4‑seater SUV $110 per hour; 6‑seater van $130 per hour; 11‑seater van $170 per hour.
Who are these private tours suitable for?
They are ideal for families, groups, photographers, honeymooners and long‑stay travellers who want a flexible, private experience.
Who operates the tours?
Scenic Drive Queenstown operates these customised private tours from Queenstown into the South Island.
Can the operator accommodate special requirements or longer routes?
Yes — the operator will customise routes and can advise on logistics and any special requirements when you contact them to book.