Here’s a taste of what’s available

People who travel with Contiki often receive discounts on the standard price offered by our suppliers – Check individual tour itineraries for Contiki’s prices for optional excursions in New Zealand.

• What are Optional Excursions

• How to pay

Queenstown

Shotover Jet
Jet boat ride on the Shotover River. An icon adventure product in NZ with 360’s and fast corners etc.
Duration: 40 minutes

Twin Challenge
Shotover Jet boat ride plus white water rafting (grade 3) on the Shotover River.
Duration: 3 hours

Triple Challenge
Shotover Jet boat ride plus white water rafting (grade 3) on the Shotover Riverplus 6 minute helicopter flight.
Duration: Half day

Heliraft
Rafting on the Kawarau River (grade 3) and helicopter flight.
Duration: 2.5 hrs

Kawarau Rafting
Rafting on the Kawarau River (grade 3).
Duration: 2 hrs

Shotover Rafting
Rafting on the Shotover River.
Duration: 2 hrs

Mad Dog River Boarding
Swimming with wetsuit, helmet, flippers and ‘boogie board’ down the Kawarau River. Allow 3 hrs. $129.

Skyline Resturaunt
Includes large buffet meal, entertainment, gondola (cable car) ride to restaurant.

Group Photograph
In specially designed Queenstown souvinier folder. Photo taken by lakeside in warmer climes, at the Lodge during winter.

Dart River Jet Boat Safari
30 km jet boat ride up the Dart River from Glenorchy into the Mt Aspiring National Park – locations for Lord ofthe Rings. Includes a short bush walk.
Duration: Half Day

Funyaks
Full day excursion into this beautiful untouched world, known as ‘Paradise’ and made famous in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Jetboat in and canoe out at your leisure. Average standard of fitness required.

Moonlight Stables Horse Riding
Guided horse trek through Doonholme Farmland in the Wakatipu Basin. Any level of rider welcome but will only go as fast as the slowest member.
Duration: 1.5 hours

AJ Hackett Bungy

Kawarau Bridge – The original bungy jump in Queenstown and often referred to as ‘the home of bungy’.
43m jump includes T shirt.

The Ledge – Bungy jump from the Ledge at the Skyline restaurant, Bobs Peak.
47m jump but 400m above town includes T shirt.

Skyswing at the Ledge – Swing from the Ledge at the Skyline restaurant, Bobs Peak.
47m jump but 400m above town.

Nevis – 134m bungy from a platform suspended across a river at Nevis Bluff includes T shirt.

Thrillogy – All 3 jumps includes T shirt.

NZone Skydiving
Tandem skydive with a qualified jumpmaster from 9,000 ft. over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables Mountain Range (video and/or photos extra). Also, the option to upgrade to 12,000 feet or 15,000 feet.

Canyon Swing
Freefall from platform, 109m above the Shotover River, then break into a cable controlled swing.

Paradise Found Hike
Explore the majestic Mt Aspiring National Park, visit film locations from Lord of the Rings. Fully guided, Duration: Half Day

Routeburn Trail Hike
A full day hike offering plenty of swing bridge crossings, lush beech forest, beautiful waterfalls and magnificent alpine scenery, in the Mt Aspiring National Park.
Departs: 8am

Winter Only

Ski Queenstown
The opportunity to ski or snowboard in the ‘Adventure Capital of the World’ on our winter tours (July, August, September). Booking is as easy as filing in an optional form on the coach and you can book as much or as little as you want in the way of clothing hire, equipment hire, transfers and lift passes, you can even book a ‘starter pack’ if that’s what you need. Coronet Peak, Cardrona and The Remarkables await you ! Duration: Full day required.