TSS Earnslaw Lunch Cruise: Lake Wakatipu & Walter Peak

As an avid traveler this is one of the best excursions we've done the whole thing was great value for money professionally done and I would recommend it to anyone

The whole trip was a great experience, well worth doing. On the way over to the farm the Earnslaw skipper gives you a good factual commentary about the area and the workings of the steamer. Walter Peak was a picturesque destination. The gourmet bbq lunch was great. Really enjoyed the farm show, especially informative for tourist's. Gift shop was definitely worth a look. Something for everyone.

What an amazing experience from start to finish! The boat ride, Walter Peak, the beautiful views and the food were phenomenal. Highly recommend!

The whole package. The lunch was great, with plenty of variety for all. Staff were very friendly and welcoming. The farm show was cute, as I was a farm girl 50 odd years ago.

It was a lovely experience sailing on the grand old lady of the lake the TSS Earnslaw. The views were magnificent of Queenstown, the mountain ranges and Walter Peak. Our meal was fabulous, Walter Peak Station homestead is beautiful and the staff were all lovely. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.

Food was unbelievable. Boat trip great, unfortunate the Earnslaw was out for maintenance.

Brilliant cruise, AMAZING food and a fab show. Thoroughly impressed with the whole experience start to finish.

Great boat trip. Awesome meal. A little bit rushed though. Could have done with another 15-30 minutes to look around & view gift shop properly at the end.

We both enjoyed the cruise especially the fact that you can see the engine working. The bbq was nice. The booking, ticketing was easy and the staff were friendly.

Super easy to book. A beautiful calm evening with stunning sunset. Enjoyed being able to see the ship's engine. Delicious meal and impressive farm show. 10/10 experience!

The cruise across Lake Wakatipu was magnificent. Lunch was plentiful and just beautifully presented. Unfortunately, even as a tourist, it's hard to understand other tourists' behaviour. The tour is a "must do" when in Queenstown - especially for the first time. I must admit it was a little confusing how lunch was organised and which entry to go to etc. The other small issue was that the PA on the boat was impossible to understand. I have seen similar feedback - after the experience, but I thought that having the waiter at the table explain the next steps was important and worked well - it was just making sure you were in the right place to get that explanation that may be an issue for some. Overall - it was a great experience and I'm pleased to have done it - best lunch in Queenstown!

Very happy good food and place

Staff at rest , staff waving us in. Food total experience

The day was wonderful, easy to book the whole day I just loved it... Thank you

Super friendly staff Ticketing was very simple

Very easy system to follow . Great trip and all the staff were awesome

The boat trip was wondering but the food & service was amazing.Would definitely recommend it .

We really enjoyed spending time at Walter Peak, it was such a lovely spot and the food was great

Great evening out to Walter Peak Station Amazing meal with great service all around

great staff on the boat and at the lunch, very professional.

Cruise views were great. Food was excellent. Show was entertaining.

The opportunity to cruise the lake slowly and partake of a beautiful lunch in the old homestead.

Very easy to book on line. Very organised throughout the day, cruise lovely. Eco tour with Stephan was fantastic, lot's of interesting information about the plants, native trees and garden's of Walter Peak. Highlight was the amazing afternoon tea which was enough for two.

A unique experience. The ambience, information and hospitality onboard the Earnslaw and ashore at Walter Peak was the highlight of our Queenstown trip. Planting a native tree and dedicating it to my dearly loved father in law gave the visit a special connection. Food was amazing. Worth every dollar.

The whole experience was great ,the noise of the engine to the brilliant staff, thanks for the memories.

Interesting how they grow vegetables and delicious afternoon tea. Liked music on the Earnslaw.

Smoothly driving Stunning view Nice service on the board

Informative commentary, such a beautiful, magical place to visit.

It was once in lifetime experience.. very scenic view... shuttle transfer was very smooth... everything was exactly the same as promised

Loved the cruise. The coach driver Brendan was fab

Well organized, super driver/guide Food could be better Coordination on WhatsApp would be appreciated to avoid misunderstandings for the pick up

Brian, the bus driver! A font of knowledge about what we saw along the way plus extra info on farming & fishing, very very interesting to get an insight on that aspect. Great sense of dry humour too. He is a very experienced driver! The ride and the boat trip were spectacular but Brian was the cherry on the cake! 🙂

Tour was great and tour guide was exceptional. Full of interesting facts and humerous as well. He really made the tour for us. Please thank him. Luke

Good good -Safe trip with your driver.

Clean, well-staffed vessel. Great info provided by the captain. Beautiful scenery! I only wish the cruise was longer!

The driver "Gordon" gave us a very pleasant trip with entertaining stories, stops with beautiful panoramas ... and a dream cruise that met our expectations . The schedules were all respected. Thank you, I highly recommend

Good evening, a little difficult to find the meeting point and especially to find the bus company. It should be specified that the meal is included in the day. Very nice experience and fabulous day. Thank you for everything. Yours sincerely, Dominique Jean-Jacques and Sandra

It was a good day! Cruise was 2 hours, not 3, but that was adequate. Bus travel was somewhat shorter than advertised. All that aside, it was a very good day. RealNZ was a great provider! Thanks.

Ticketing was excellent and the scenery was magnificent

EXCELLENT DRIVER AND BREATHTAKING VIEWS

Very punctual tour. The driver was happy and knowledgeable with her commentary and a very good driver. Foggy day but we saw the waterfalls on the way back. Great day and recommend everyone do at least once in their lives.

A very nice experience and well guided tour, our guide told us a lot of interesting facts about the region Many nice photo stops. The boat tour was just great. I would recommend the tour to others.

It was an amazing experience cruising through the beautiful mountains and waterfalls.

Bus driver friendly and informative. Felt very safe with his driving. Majestic scenery and so many interesting land formations on both bus and boatrip.

Amazing nature, good information! Good to go there early in the morning before it gets to crowded. Some hints: - the meeting at 8.30 am is a bit to early, we only left from Te Anau at 9 am. - I didn't know about the included lunch, would have been good to announce it.

The bus driver Scarlet was exyremely informative and made us feel welcome. The boat trip was great even though it was drizzling

It was a unique experience. The bus trip to Milford Sound with stops in between, e.g. Mirror Lakes, was a great opportunity to take some unique photos. The boat trip in Milford Sound in fine weather was great. We sailed very close to a waterfall. Simply fantastic

Fantastic coach tour guide Sebastian with lots of beautiful stops (and toilet breaks!) along the way then a stunning beautiful boat trip with an excellent pack lunch.

Breathtaking scenery around every corner , with commentary and that was just the coach trip from Te Anau into Milford Sound! Coach Drive Camilo was on point with his historical knowledge and because he was so well versed in the latest wild life arrivals, we got to see a Shag nesting in a tree at one stop at the mirror lakes. He took an awesome photo of my husband and I at another stop with magnificent mountainous scenery behind us. He was funny, we'll informed and got us to our cruise exactly on time. The PureNZ cruise through amilsford Sound was the bucket list experience complete with hilarious and informative commentary, our chicken pie lunch was delicious and the baby sea lions lounging on rocks beneath cascading waterfalls was picture perfect. Bonus vista of a massive cruise ship up close and our brief but exciting venture out of the Sound into the teeth of a Tasman Sea westerly was the icing on the cake!

Great weather, great buys driver who gave out fantastic information.

Bus driver was excellent giving us excellent commentary on the area, cruise was excellent as again was the commentary,

well organized and the service is awesome