Not the sunniest of days, 30 December, but we are about to take an insane/thrilling jet boat ride up the Dart River from Glenorchy. We were picked up in Queenstown by the Dart Bus Charter and arrived in a timely manner to get geared up for this ride. 75kph in less than 10cm of water is my kind of thrill... and the environment...just bury me there when it’s time. The 180’s are pure adrenaline fun. Simply amazing to see how this whole landscape was created by glaciers. The history about Lake Wakatipu is fascinating. Also, the bus ride to some of the LOTR movie shots were fulfilling...Fanghorn Forest, the site of Isengard, the location where Boromir was slain by the Orcs...

You have to do this! All the staff are friendly and knowledgeable and the scenery is just fantastic. My sister was disappointed she didn't get wet! Its great value for money and you will always remember it.

Awesome trip amazing scenery jet boat trip up dart river waz awesome staff very friendly and informative.

Great team of knowledgeable people with a great attitude and easygoing. Service is what it says on the tin, and more. The ride is fantastic and the river is beautiful. Don’t miss it.

Great experience would highly recommend!!

Our pilot flew us to through the alpines to a nice landing spot that was by a frozen lake. We descended into a blanket of freshly fallen snow and were able to take some of the most magnificent pictures. The view of the mountain range as well as the aerial scenic views of Glenorchy were breathtakingly beautiful. This experience was a definite highlight of our trip. Highly recommend!

Great team, very easy to find the base and get to airfield. Our pilot was top notch!! Thanks for an incredible flight and experience. Highly recommend!

Highly recommend these people. Fantastic service, awesome pilot & you just can't beat the scenery. It's a must do 😀

Awesome experience! It was worth every second!!

Worth every cent! The heli pilot, Kurt, was very knowledgeable of the area and a great photographer as well! My mum even got a bit touched by the beauty up in the air. It’s thruly a one of a kind experience. Would recommend to anybody who is seeking for that stunning scenery of What Nz is known for.

Due to limited numbers, we were lucky enough to receive an upgrade to a longer flight. Our pilot was friendly and informative and told us all about the area up in the air. The ride was smooth and he took us over the mountains and right up against the ice from both sides so that everyone could get pictures. It was an amazing experience. Then we landed down in the valley and were given time to walk around and take pictures. Again the pilot was more than happy to take pictures for you. It was a great experience and I highly recommend it.

Super friendly staff, absolutely loved it! Loved the whole experience thank you. One of the very best thing I did in Queenstown. I recommend this for everyone. You really can't leave Queenstown before you tried Heli Glenorchy, it's a must do! Cheers

By far the best experience to date. My anxiety quickly turned to a rush of adrenaline once we lifted off.

Highly recommended! Being my second time to Glenorchy, first time drive by myself which is soooo difficult when I gets the off-road area. Absolutely wise to Use 4WD instead of normal car to go in there plus This truck / bus is so cool. Our driver is very nice, being informative so I can see many different things compare to the first time I went by myself. And lots of important photo spots! It also has Commentary on board which got different languages versions and it suits both me and my non-English speaking mother! This trip even has a nice warm afternoon tea provided :) Animal experience is the other reason I choose this trip, not too many trip do both Glenorchy and animal experience. I just love the animal experience there! All in all, very professional trip, highly recommended.! and we thank you MR U for that lovely afternoon with me and my mother!

Was way better than I expected! The tour was just smooth, relaxed, informative, and really fun! Our tour guide, Joe, wasn’t just cool and funny, he also has superb driving-while-talking skills. ;) I like that we didn’t just sit in the transport all day; we get to have fun walks, we get to really admire the view and have really nice photos all courtesy of Joe. I love that we went to a secret location and did a little picnic. He even allowed me to borrow some robes and cool swords so I can dress up as Arwen while having yummy snacks and enjoying the place. I’ll definitely come back and bring my family and friends so they can experience an amazing trip as well! Thanks Pure Glenorchy! Till next time :)

Dave, you are amazing!!! A very knowledgeable, joker and a very kind tour guide. We request to drop by animal experience as we are the only family on the tour and wish granted!!! He makes sure that we enjoy and safe on our travel. Journey was so beautiful and i learn a lot on the places we went and about Glenorchy. Highly recommended!!!

We had a fantastic afternoon on tour with Dan! Loved all the movie sites, scenery & information - not to mention a yummy afternoon tea with a good hot chocolate! We had way too much fun dressing up in costumes & using all the cool props Dan brought along!

We enjoyed feeding all animals in this farm. They are all so cute. Staff are super friendly and they have sheep shearing show. Highly recommend to visit thus place. Great place to bring your kids here.

Amazing trip i have the best experience amazing views and great customer service the drive knew a lot about the best places to take pictures definitely recommend it 100%

I loved every minute of it - even in poor weather conditions, the tour guide made sure we were well looked after and was very accommodating with alternatives on the day. Thank you for the great trip experience. I will be back!

The view is breathtaking. The staff are friendly and accommodating. The animals are cute and wonderful and you can feed some without the fences. Watching the sheep shearing was just a unique experience.

There's a whole range of really loveable farm animals that will actually follow you around to get patted (read: fed). The donkey and his companion Norma the pig are already worth the money if you ask me. Also ran by a really passionate lady and her husband who is happy to tell you all about the animals and their personalities and make you feel secure if you're a bit scared (like me of the big horse who later on became my newest friend). And don't forget about the stunning views that you get from the farm!

Great little farm with friendly animals. My highlight was meeting a huge horse named Florence. Great feeding all the other furry friends also! The sheep shearing show was a great bonus :-)

This was a flawless tour! Stunning scenery, comfortable tour bus, excellent commentary in headphones en route with additional knowledgeable driver commentary. Going to Paradise as the extra was well worth it for the fun animal feeding visit with llamas and alpacas against an amazing backdrop and driving through the forest canopy into the alpine hills across rivers. I highly recommend this tour.

Lovely place for all ages. Owners are really nice and informative. Would recommend :)

I booked this experience for my family of 4 as my 11yo daughter loves animals, with the expectation that she’d enjoy it and our 14yo son would think it was just ok. I was wrong! We all had so much fun and really enjoyed our visit and ended up staying for around 1.5 hours. The staff were really friendly, the views amazing and the animals so damn cute. Would definitely recommend a visit, especially with the discounted tickets via Bookme.

Heaps of fun for adults and kids, great family activity

The kids loved it and the staff were very friendly, they loved the fact that they could play with the Alpacas, sheep and birds with no fence between them.

An experience not to be missed! Beautiful surroundings and friendly hosts and animals make for a great day out!

Really fun place to take kids but great for anyone of any age! Lot of animals that you can get up and close and personal to, you can feed most of the animals and interact with them in the field. Also a lot of smaller animals like rabbits and Guinea pigs.

They offer free sheep shearing show. There are a variety of animals and you can get close to them. It is really good value activity

Any thing booked through this site is a great experience Better come by 1pm to see sheep sheding there is nothing much around the farm you can complete the tour in 30 min s

Fun experience for the kids. Great to feed the farm animals and see the sheep shearing. Nice hosts. Our little one 3 years old wanted to cuddle the bunnies and was a little disappointed they were in pens he couldn't go into. But he cuddled and kissed all 3 dogs who were very approachable. Good fun.