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• Must book!

  Z9595GCambers,Dec 22, 2025

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  5.00

  Wayne made this our favorite experience in Tekapo. We had just arrived in NZ the day before so we were itching for an informative tour of the area and country. We learned so much from Wayne, who was happy to answer all our questions and go at our pace, letting us quickly skip through certain stops and stay longer at others. There are some really cool off-road and privately owned areas that you otherwise would not be able to access. We stopped at 4-5 lupin patches, 3 of which were photoshoot worthy (the others were still educational). We spent the longest at the last stop, chatting over some coffee and chocolate in an area overlooking the lake and Mt. Cook. We truly lucked out with the weather and felt like we had the whole place to ourselves! Wayne was the sweetest and frequently offered to take photos of us. We took him up on the offer at the last stop, and he captured a very special moment for us wonderfully.

  

  

  

• It is a scam!

  Daydream07700317217,Dec 14, 2025

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  1.00

  This was supposed to be a "Lupin flowers" Lake Tekapo "photo" tour. This is the tour name shown in my booking. It costs NZD 349 for 3 hours. We were brought to 2 locations where there were lupins. In the first location, there are very short lupins with a large piece of yellow soil behind. This does not look good in photos. We stayed for a few minutes. In the second location where there are many tall and dense lupins as what was advertised, we only stayed for 5 minutes because we spent too much time at other places, on tea break and hearing the guide's introduction in the car! Spending so much money but not having enough time to take professional photos of lupins is very disappointing for a tourist from afar! This large sum of money could have been spent on a good hotel. I would call it a scam! I should have called a taxi instead.

• Awesome 4x4 Tour with Ben

  TravelReady70,Nov 20, 2025

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  5.00

  We had a great 3-hour tour this morning with Ben from Tekapo Adventures. Ben expertly drove us in his 4x4 on the gravel roads and high off-road tracks through Braemar Station, a working station in the Mackenzie District that farms sheep, beef cattle, and deer (all of which we saw). The station was used used in the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies (as well as others), and it is obvious why. We marveled at the vast and spectacular views of Mt Cook, the Southern Alps, and Lake Pukaki. Ben was incredibly knowledgeable and answered our many questions -- we talked about everything including invasive pine trees (and John and Don helped Ben cut a few saplings down), merino sheep, tossock grass, (and instant flat whites as we stopped for tea and coffee at one of the little hunting huts), and more! Ben took great photos of our group of four in the most picturesque areas. Ben, thank you for a great morning adventure!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Wildnerness Backcountry

  Nathan M,Nov 19, 2025

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  5.00

  Great backcountry experience despite the rain. Would loved to have seen the scenery with sunshine and blue skies but Mother Nature didn’t cooperate. Wayne our driver helped make the most of the difficult weather with his expert commentary on the farms and conservation areas we drove across.

  

  

  

  

  
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