Walter Peak BBQ Lunch & Lake Cruise
TSS Earnslaw Cruise & BBQ Buffet Lunch
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Best customer service and booked experience we have ever had . Thanks Fefo
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5 star adventure we loved it so much it was the highlight of our trip
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Fuss free check in onto the steamship. Very comfortable ride. Amazing feast at Walter Peak. Very organised Buffet session. Loved the whole experience. Would recommend highly.
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Worth the price. Relaxing from start to end.
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Service was very good, thank you
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Great boat ride, nice sceneries. The farm show after lunch was very entertaining. Barbecue was very unique and delicious
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Booking easy, clear information and confirmation, a most enjoyable experience from start to finish
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Spectacular scenery, entertainment on ship excellent, people joined in and it was fun, Barbecue excellent- food first class, staff efficient and friendly, Farm Tour informative and interesting
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Excellent service. All booked online from the UK and last minute changes were dealt with efficiently. At check in, staff were very friendly and helpful.
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The best trip anywhere. A wonderful boat ride across the lake, superb lunch, wonderful views, information available if required, no hard sell and so relaxing.
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Incredible trip! I’m a kiwi off a farm and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience! My family from the UK also loved it! Our age range was 25-78 and we all had the best time! The food was next level incredible!!! Would highly recommend to everyone!!
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Well worth the $150! The boat ride, food and wee farm show was simply superb! Worth every dollar! It blew all of my expectations!
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Service was friendly and efficient.
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Met expectations
However sheep shearing and dog show could still improve
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Brilliant trip.Loved getting up close to the steam engines and boiler on the Earnslaw. Great atmosphere with the piano. Food was top notch at Walter Peak. If you do nothing else in Queenstown do this.
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Great trip fantastic value would highly recommend. If you only do one trip do this one.
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Enjoyable lunch time cruise and lunch
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Enjoyable lunch time cruise and lunch
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Easy to book and change bookings. Some very good options
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Great trip but the salads were a bit average at bbq
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Yes would use them again, excellent customer service and communiction
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Great food and excellent service, Relaxing boat trip on Earnshaw reasonable food and drinks
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Great service, easy to use and manage.
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Great experience! Family friendly, amazing kai and excellent customer service.
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The boat trip was unbelievable and fascinating and the bbq smorgesboard was well organized with fabulously prepared organic barbecue food. Some of the best we have tasted in the world.
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Absolutely 5 stars...it was wonderful. The servers were very courteous, friendly and helpful.
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This was a great start to our Queenstown trip.
A well organised tour, not rushed and informative.
While initially sceptical regards the buffet lunch and the usual fight over the food, this was by far the most "civilised" buffet we have been at. The "Gourmet BBQ Lunch" was as promised, nice selection of the best meats, delicious sides and deserts to die for. A walk through the farm to get rid of some of the extra calories and enjoying the animals and presentations top the tour off nicely.
Well done by all involved!!!
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Easy and reliable. Good customer service.
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All went to plan loved the experience of all I did
Highly recommend
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Would highly recommend this place
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We were very pleased with the quick and prompt service especially when we were chopping and changing our booking. The disappointment we had with them was when we did original booking for 6 back in August and had to cancel we weren’t given a refund but a credit instead. The booking had been done on Tuesday 17th August, yes the day we went into lockdown at 11.59pm!
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Very pleasant and Walter Peak a special spot to visit
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Excellent food and great service. I have food allergies and they made such a great effort to ensure I got the same experience as every one else and it was appreciated.
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Excellent food and great service.
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Beautiful day out, value for $ and great service.
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Great food, service and venue.
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Great service and follow up
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Wonderful food would highly recommend
Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you so much for your feedback, we really appreciate it. We are so glad to hear that you had an amazing time on the TSS Earnslaw Cruise! Please get in touch regarding any future holiday plans, we would be more than happy to assist you & offer you a repeat customer discount. All the best! :) Everything Travel Group
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Great experience, ENZ helped us to get all three kids included in part of the special. Thanks heaps for this, we will definitely be telling everyone about this site and the trip!
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Absolute must do, incredible trip
Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you so much for your feedback, we really appreciate it. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your cruise on the TSS Earnslaw as well as the BBQ Lunch at Walter Peak. Please get in touch regarding any future holiday plans, we would be more than happy to assist you & offer you a repeat customer discount. All the best! :) Everything Travel Group
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Excellent service
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Couldnt give me the time i wanted but gave meva discounted rate on a dinner
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Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. We are happy to hear that you had a great time on the TSS Earnslaw Cruise & BBQ Dinner!
We are sorry that the BBQ Lunch was booked out on your requested date. Over the long Easter weekend, Queenstown was very busy and experiences booked out very fast. We would be very grateful if you could reconsider your 1-star rating as we have tried our best to accommodate you at such short notice. Especially for small businesses like us, negative ratings can have a strong impact. Thank you so much in advance.
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Straight forward purchase. Unable to deliver excursion following day as requested but company rang me and we were able to use day after.
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Well deserved 5 stars for boat trip and excellent lunch.
Highly recommend.
Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your great experience. We are happy to hear that you had an amazing time on the TSS Earnslaw trip. We hope to see you here in Queenstown again soon. All the best!
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Very good service
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The lake cruise was very nice in the old steamship.
The gourmet bbq was average and there was no seafood as shown on the bbq photos. Many of the dishes were not replenished often enough so some didnt get a very good selection. The meat selection was wonderful and the desserts were also very nice.
We ordered 2 beers, which arrived while we were at the buffet and were left in the sun rather than the shaded part of the table. The devil is in the detail.
Aside from the bbq the grand homestead and gardens are truly beautiful.
Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience & we have passed on the feedback given about the BBQ lunch. We are glad you enjoyed your time on the cruise & at Walter Peak and we hope to see you here soon again. All the best!
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I booked online, prior to our South Island trip.
Quick and easy.
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This is a great experience. Firstly the cruise on the iconic Earnslaw, then the "farm experience," then the amazing delicious lunch - a barbecue unlike any other I have had. There are beautiful gardens to enjoy before the return trip to Queenstown on the Earnslaw. (I have been on 2 Earnslaw cruises on previous visits, without the lunch included - I wish I had!!)
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Great service, great trip and amazing Queenstown :)
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Fantastic lunch and views
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Easy reservation and quick response. Will use again
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Great tour!! I will recommend to my friends!!!
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Good service
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Amazing food haerd it was the best feed in town and it was! throughly enjoyed walking round the earnslaw and the views are to die for
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Simple to book, great day out, good price.
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Great lunch and venue, service good
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Yes, i would recommend them, as we saved quite a lot of money.
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A lovely cruise, great meal and excellent setup with the shearing show and dog demo.
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Great value for money deals!
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Great experience for the deal price!
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The Walter Peak BBQ was delicious. It was a lovely day well spent.
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Excellent day! Highly recommend the BBQ at Walter Peak. Lovely surroundings and delicious food
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Service très facile d'utilisation et économique par les réductions proposées.
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Très belle prestation. Je pensais juste que nous verrions un peu plus la ferme. Très bon BBQ. Le sticky pudding est à tomber !
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Was a fantastic day out on the water. The ship was beautiful and the lunch was absolutely amazing
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Everything was great and staff were very helpful
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Chat function very helpful when deciding what to book. Able to rearrange dates of tours due to weather and health issues. Best prices.
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Interesting ship; fantastic farm show; and most wonderful lunch. Special thanks to Kendra, Chloe, and Adrienne.
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Great tour
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Even though it was pouring with rain, the ride over there and farm show were good but the bbq lunch in the Mansion house was stunning.
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Great value for money tks
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I would recommend this service to everyone traveling to NZ.
So helpful in the details of where to go for pick ups and easy to buy.
I couldn’t print my tickets but it was not a problem, just a quick check on the computer.
Next time I visit NZ I will pre- book my tours through Eveything NZ.
Thank you we had a wonderful time.
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An excellent 3 1/2 hour tour. Beautiful cruise with gorgeous scenery and Walter Peak was amazing and interesting. The bbq lunch was definitely gourmet and of high standard. I would recommend this trip for all ages and a must for Queenstown.
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The outing was one of the best we did in New Zealand! Excellent boating experience, the sheep ranch was amazing and the lunch was outstanding! Great Day!
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Great outing! Really enjoyed the trip in total!
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Fantastic - couldn't ask for more. Well organized the experience of a lifetime -attention to detail meant it was just what we wanted ***
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Steam ship was gentle and enjoyable and the BBQ was tasty with a great selection for every taste - a great day out with stunning scenery .
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Everything went to plan - no hassles
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Wasn't enough time spent over there - it was a bit rushed once lunch was served and the return journey.
Also a pity to see all the pines around the bay removed since last visit 3 1/2 years ago
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Just perfect from when we embarked to when we disembarked! Highly recommend this trip for everyone.
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Perfect!! Delicious scrumptious a credit to the whole staff.
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Best food I've ever eaten. I never knew roast beef could be so good, sorry mum
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Best ever food I've had. Best meal of our entire trip around the island
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Great lunch and beautiful cruise. Farm tour was fine.
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Great lunch and beautiful cruise
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Friendly very helpful customer service.
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Steamship lake cruise experience was incredible and the BBQ lunch was amazing. We loved it. Definitely do it again.
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Really enjoyable day and very good food!!
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We really enjoyed the cruise, the farm show and the BBQ lunch but there are 2 little things that would make it an exceptional experience instead of 'just pleasant'.
The first thing is that we could hear and understand so little of what was said at the farm show. We are native English speakers with good hearing but really got very little of what our friendly guide said.
The second thing is that the lunch is far too rushed. adding a half hour to the time allowed for lunch would make it simply wonderful. I don't think people would eat up all the profits from the company in that half hour, but they would have time to finish their dessert and coffee. From our table we had a wonderful view and the food was top notch, well done and thank you!
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A fantastic trip, lovely sunny day, lunch was very nice especially the lamb. However the chicken was overcooked.
The gardens at the lodge are delightful .
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Wonderful excursion the weather was fine the food was great
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The on-line booking process the evening before was frustrating as having booked on-line and paid on my card, the final stage was a message to tell me the booking was not confirmed as it was out of hours and I would receive a confirmation email when the office opened at 0800 the next morning. I didn't receive the confirmation email and had to chase the confirmation by the on-line chat.
Having said that the check in at the Quay was easy and the staff were most helpful giving advice where best to park and how to find the quay. The ride across the lake on the Earnslaw was great fun and the BBQ lunch at the farm superb. We did not join in the farm visit and sheep shearing demo but sat on the terrace finishing our rather good bottle of wine while taking in the views.
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L'excursion a du charme zt un cadre magnifique cependant, tout est trop minutéet de manière trop serrée de sorte que nous ne pouvons profiter pleinement de ce qui nous est proposé. Ca ressemble plus à une usine qu'à une excursion touristique.
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Je n'ai eu le temps de rien acheté faure de temps
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Like the online chat service
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Didn't really enjoy the heli flight as I was squeezed in between 2 people in the back seat
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Good service.
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Very helpful, thanks
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It was lovely!
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They were very helpful.
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The food was very good quality. We were rushed however. There was not enough time to sit and relax to eat, it was very hurried.
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Well organised
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Great shearing demo, excellent food
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Fast service
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Breathtakingly beautiful! Worth the extra for lunch. Best buffet we have ever had at such a stunning location. A must-do!
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I am very satisfied with this booking!
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I have wonderful memories of the TSS "Earnslaw" and her visit at Walter Peak!
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Very prompt in replying to any query, very helpful staff.
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The cruise on the TSS Earnslaw was very informative and enjoyable, the lunch was wonderful and very helpful staff.
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Easy booking, good website
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Nice boat trip, very interesting demonstration, food fine. Felt a bit rushed though.
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Booked 4 activities for a family of 6. Great information on each activity and easy booking process.Thank you
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Walter PEak was amazing. A great family fun day out.
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Good communication throughout by helpful staff, and all flowed very well.
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Very enjoyable indeed. A lovely wee cruise and a smashing buffet lunch. Even enjoyed the sheep shearing done by the lovely informative young man. Kept a long way away from the singsong though on the Earnslaw though. Not our thing at all!
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Booked our trip over the internet and found it all very easy and straight forward. would recommend this company to anyone.
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Easy to book. Everything went according to plan
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Great family day. The boat ride was terrific and the farm experience and lunch were very pleasant
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Easy to Deal with and contact
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Very good food, however there was not enough desert
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Very easy to book and pay for our cruise
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We had a wonderful day, the best tour of our holiday! The BBQ was amazing, fantastic food, wonderful views, beautiful gardens and we loved the steam ship ride. Thanks!
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Well organised and very enjoyable excursion
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very easy to use
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was very good and great lunch
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Nice and easy trip, will come again.
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Variety of food and delicious. We all enjoy it.
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Belinda was very helpful in all the arrangement for the packages and even helped me at the last minute when I arrived in Queenstown and had my luggage delayed by the airline by shifting around some of the items in the itinerary.
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Refreshing cruise tour onboard TSS Earnslaw. Lunch at Walter peak was a buffet BBQ lunch but I won't say its the best. The farmtour was something different as the guide gave you a breakdown of how the sheepdogs worked, and also gave a live demostration of the sheering of the sheep's wool.
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we booked online and had no hassles at all. when we arrived everything was
organised.
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we had a wonderful day, the weather was good, the boat trip great and the BBQ lunch excellent, thanks Everything Travel Group
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Booked online nd easy communications made for excellent service.
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Great lunch. Beautiful scenery! Great boat ride. Had a really lovely day
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Great service
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Good great
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wonderful
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would do it again!
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Such an easy website to navigate and a great selection of products!
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Fantastic - would go again in a heartbeat... Thank you!!
Latest Questions about Walter Peak BBQ Lunch & Lake Cruise
How accessible is this for a wheelchair person? I also use Crutches for short distances.
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Hey Kamlesh,
Thanks so much for your question! The Walter Peak BBQ Lunch & Lake Cruise in Queenstown has ramps fitted to board and disembark the TSS Earnslaw boat to take you across to Walter Peak for the BBQ dinner. These ramps can be a little steep depending on how high the lake level is. When you arrive at Walter peak station there is a path and ramp to the dining area, however be aware the path is very small loose gravel so some assistance may be required.
Is this operating on Christmas Day?
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Hiya Artorier, Thanks so much for your question regarding the Walter Peak BBQ Lunch & Lake Cruise. This is operating on Christmas Day it is $229.00 NZD per adult and $115.00 NZD per child for the Christmas Lunch cruise. Spaces are filling up fast and the remaining spaces will not last long.
Hi there I’m enquiring about a group booking, 4 adults 4 children. For a evening cruise and dinner. Is there any package deals? Two family’s. For a special occasion. Friday 9th December.
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Hiya, Thanks so much for your question regarding the Walter Peak BBQ Lunch & Lake Cruise. We would love to assist you with this booking, please send us a wee email at [email protected] or call us on +64034425877
hi, i wish to make a group booking this tour for 15 persons for 1 june 2023.
kindly advise how should i book. i am not able to click on the date i want.
thank you
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Hey,
Thank you for your question regarding the Walter Peak BBQ Lunch & Lake Cruise on the TSS Earnslaw.
You can make this booking by sending us and email at [email protected] or calling us on 03 442 5877.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Is it known which vessel will service July 23 ?
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Hi there,
Thank you for your question regarding the Walter Peak BBQ Lunch.
I believe the alternative Vessels they are using are the Explorer and the Fiordlander while the TSS Earnslaw is out of the water for her annual servay.
Hello
I am planning to bring my mother to Queenstown in the 1st week of September. Do I have to book lunch cruise now? We were there in March and could just pay the day before. Is is busy now, and what do you recommend? I would like to do on a sunny day, if there's a preference, so hard to predict a month out!
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Hi Would you please be kind to do me a favor? I went to your restaurant for lunch on Feb 23rd noon time, but I forgot to bring back my golden cup (with white words "MR BROWN cafe" on it). Because the cup exists a very special meaning to me, is it possible to help me find it out?? If yes I will advise how to send it back. Thank you so much, Have a good day!!
We are hopefully travelling to Queenstown June 2022 was hoping to do this activity. Do they have a substitute boat operating during June 2022 for the BBQ lunch, Walter Peak & Lake cruise
Thanks
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Thank you for your question about the Walter Peak BBQ Lunch & Lake Cruise. Yes, there will be a substitute vessel in June 2022 to replace the TSS Earnslaw, it will be a water taxi. This means the price for the tour is cheaper an adult will be $109 NZD instead of $129 NZD and a child will be only $55 NZD instead of $65 NZD.
What is the departure time for 24 Nov? Thank you.
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Hi there. Thanks for getting in touch. The departure time for the Walter Peak BBQ Lunch & Lake cruise for November 2020 is 12.00pm, with a 11.40am check in.
Does the lunch bbq include wine?
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We are planning to book a steam cruise an bbq lunch with farm experience, just a question : Is it possible to cancel the booking ? If so how many days in advance can the cacellation be made ?
Many thanks
Is this cruise wheelchair friendly?
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Hi Annabel,
Wheelchairs are welcome on the Walter Peak BBQ Lunch tour. Getting on and off the Earnslaw isn't any problem as there is a ramp however the challenge can often be getting from the Earnslaw over to the homestead and then from the homestead over to the amphitheater where the farm show takes places as there are pebbles that make it not so smooth for a wheelchair. Wheelchair passengers certainly still go on the cruise however it will help to have someone with you that can maneuver the wheelchair over the stones.
What are the times for lunch, I see you have a 2 and 4pm departure what are return times? We are a group considering the lunch or dinner walter peak tour but we have a hike also that morning so what are our options? Thanks
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The Earnslaw returns 3.5 hours after departure. So if you are on the 2pm cruise and BBQ then you will return back to Queenstown wharf by 5.30pm. If you book the 6pm dinner cruise then you will get back to the wharf around 9.30pm. Alternatively if you don't wish to eat lunch or dinner then you can do the cruise only which is 1.5 hours return.
What is the departure time for 26 Nov?
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Hi Tony. The Earnslaw cruise and Walter Peak bbq lunch departs Queenstown wharf twice daily in November at 10am and 12pm.
Do you have a sheep shearing demonstration?
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Hi Brian, yes part of the farm tour includes watching the farm dogs round up sheep into the shearing shed and then watching as the farmer shear's one of the sheep.
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Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you so much for your feedback, we really appreciate it. We are so glad to hear that you had a wonderful time doing your Earnslaw Cruise & Walter Peak BBQ lunch activity! Please get in touch regarding any future holiday plans, we would be more than happy to assist you & offer you a repeat customer discount. All the best! :) Everything Travel Group
Posted 29-Nov-2021