Real Journeys TSS Earnslaw & Walter Peak High Country Farm

Relive the elegance of turn-of-the-century travel with a cruise aboard the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw, the only coal fired passenger carrying vessel still operating in the southern hemisphere.

Walter Peak High Country Farm, on the western shores of beautiful Lake Wakatipu, provides visitors with the opportunity to relax and experience New Zealand high country life.

Activity Options

TSS Earnslaw Steamship Cruise

• Step aboard – watch the stokers fueling the fireboxes and hear the hiss of the steam engines working as the TSS Earnslaw takes you on a nostalgic cruise of beautiful Lake Wakatipu

• You will be transported in style and comfort to Walter Peak High Country Farm

• Every cruise allows you plenty of time to explore the TSS Earnslaw’s decks and bridge, view the engine room and historic displays in the Fo’c’sle Gallery and join a sing-along with the ship’s pianist

TSS Earnslaw & Walter Peak High Country Farm Excursions

• Disembark from your TSS Earnslaw cruise to a warm kiwi welcome

• Experience rural New Zealand as we take you on a walking tour of the farmyard

• You can help feed the sheep and get close to the red deer and Scottish Highland cattle

• Watch the sheep dogs in action rounding up a mob of ewes, watch a sheep being shorn and maybe try your hand at spinning wool

• Then stroll through the lakeside gardens to the charming Colonel’s Homestead for a traditional high country morning or afternoon tea

TSS Earnslaw & Walter Peak High Country Farm Horse Treks Excursions

• At Walter Peak High Country Farm disembark from the steamship TSS Earnslaw and join a guided horse trek with a local horseman at Walter Peak High Country Farm

• Your experienced guide will take you across rolling farm terraces to an outlook with spectacular views of the Wakatipu scenery

• Your horse trek takes around 40 minutes and is followed by morning or afternoon tea

• Safety helmets and wet weather clothing are provided

• Suitable for inexperienced riders

• Suitable for children 8 years and over

• Maximum weight 100 kg

Departures

TSS Earnslaw Steamship Cruise

• All Year: 12 noon, 2 pm, 4 pm
• November – early April: 10 am, 6 pm, 8 pm (additional to ‘all year’ departures)

TSS Earnslaw & Walter Peak High Country Farm Excursions

• All Year: 12 noon & 2 pm
• October – April: 10 am (additional to ‘all year’ departures)

TSS Earnslaw & Walter Peak High Country Farm Horse Treks Excursions

• October – mid April: 12 noon, 2 pm
• November – early April: 10 am (additional to ‘all year’ departures)

Duration

• TSS Earnslaw & Walter Peak High Country Farm: 1 hour 30 minutes
• TSS Earnslaw & Walter Peak High Country Farm Excursions: 3 hours 30 minutes
• TSS Earnslaw & Walter Peak High Country Farm Horse Treks Excursions: 3 hours and 30 minutes

Other Information

• Suitable for all ages except the horse trek (must be 8 years and over)
• Please note that the TSS Earnslaw is on survey from late May until early July, during these times a launch will substitute

What to bring: Non-slip shoes/boots, warm clothing, jacket, sunscreen, sunglasses and camera

Location

Real Journeys Visitor Centre, Queenstown Wharf, Queenstown, New Zealand.