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Moke Lake Horse Trek - 1.5 Hr - Ben Lomond Horse Treks

4.8
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A relaxed paced horse trek through beautiful farmland to the shores of Moke Lake...

A relaxed paced horse trek through beautiful farmland to the shores of Moke Lake...

Highlights

  • Easy grade terrain and walking pace - perfect for beginners, families and children
  • Beautiful Queenstown back country ride surrounded by rugged mountains and local farm animals
  • Ride through slow moving rivers and along the shores of Moke Lake
  • Safety ensured with hand picked horses and comfortable saddles fitted with a special safety stirrup
  • Experienced and supportive accompanying guide

Meet our friendly horses and saddle up for a trek across our working farm to the beautiful Moke lake, located just 20 minutes from central Queenstown.

Our relatively flat ride trail is set beneath high rugged mountains, through fresh water rivers leading us to the shores of Moke Lake - a picturesque lake often missed by the tourist crowds.

All riders will get up close and personal to the farm animals such as the Merino sheep, Angus cattle, Paradise ducks and local birdlife making the experience even more surreal.

We cross many slow moving fresh water rivers and streams before reaching Moke Lake where you will be blown away by its beauty - especially on a clear day.

This ride is perfect for beginners and families with younger children, our well trained horses and experienced guides will look after each and every rider to make them feel safe and comfortable along the way.

All of our horses are fitted with soft freeform endurance style saddles providing a comfortable ride for both the rider and the horse. So come along and explore the farm and Moke Lake for yourself!

Per person $99.00

What's included

  • Complimentary return transfers (if required).
  • Briefings and riding demonstration.
  • Experienced and supportive guide.
  • Helmets, riding and safety gear.

Duration

  • Allow approximately 3 hours for the whole experience

Location

Restrictions

  • Minimum age 5 years..

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Notes

  • Extras: You may book a private trek for an extra $30 per rider, this can be purchased as you proceed through checkout.

    Transfers: We offer complimentary return transfers (if required) from The Station Information Building in Central Queenstown (corner of Shotover Street and Camp Street) to the stables.

    Location: We are situated at Moke Lake, approximately 20 minutes drive from Queenstown.

  • Please note we have a strict weight limit of 100kg for the health and wellbeing of our horses. Staff will weigh all riders before the ride, if your weight exceeds our limit on the day you will not be permitted to attempt the ride and no refund will be given.

    During the busy season, it is recommended that you self drive in order to spend that little bit of extra time with our horses.

    When planning your trek allow for a total of 3 hours for transport, registration, introductions to your horse and riding demonstration.

    Refund policy:

    For all treks cancelled within 24h no refund will be given.

    For all the treks cancelled with more than 24h notice a full refund will be given.

    For all the treks cancelled on our behalf due to enforceable events a full refund will be given.

    If you miss the shuttle no refund will be given.

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

4.8

146 reviews

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Libby Joyce from New Zealand wrote on 04 May 2021

Such a cool experience

We had such a great time on the Ben Lomond horse trek on our Honeymoon. The scenery is breathtaking and our guide was fantastic. Highly recommend!

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Amy Lee from South Korea wrote on 15 April 2021

Beautiful view even on cloudy days

My horse was very gentle. The staff who led was so kind! It was cloudy, but it was so beautiful. High recommend ❤️

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From Moke Lake Horse Trek - 1.5 Hr - Ben Lomond Horse Treks

Thanks so much Amy for your lovely review and sharing the photos!!

Lizzie from New Zealand wrote on 06 April 2021

Great Scenery

I took my partner along and it was great for him, it was a lovely hack with great scenery. If I were to go alone I would love to go on the 2 hour ride for experienced riders. The horses were well behaved and our guide was friendly. Captain was great to ride and Reno looked after my partner well. Thankyou :-)

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From Moke Lake Horse Trek - 1.5 Hr - Ben Lomond Horse Treks

Thanks Lizzie and Scott for your lovely review and sharing the photos :) We are so glad you had a great time and we hope to see you again on a faster one next time ;)

Aditi Pratap from India wrote on 06 January 2020

Bad experience

The guide walking behind was not attentive, my saddle opened and I fell down. Inspite of my telling her that I'm tilting towards my right side, she didn't get down to check and I fell badly on my back. I sprained my neck and I'm in bed. My entire trip got spoilt just because of her negligence. They didn't handle the situation well. I would not recommend Ben lemons horse trek to anyone.

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From Moke Lake Horse Trek - 1.5 Hr - Ben Lomond Horse Treks

Hi Aditi, sorry to hear that you had such a bad experience. We would have appreciated if you could have told us when you returned that you were in pain so that we could have helped further but you stated that you were all okay and refused any assistance. The saddles can't open and the girths are checked multiple times before the trek starts. As stated in the safety demonstration, it is your responsibility to keep your self centered and balanced and if you do not keep your balance, the saddle can at times slide to the side despite the saddle and girth being fitted appropriately and safely. We wish you a speedy recovery.

amandal13 from New Zealand wrote on 05 April 2021

Amazing surroundings

Weather wasn't on our side, however the team made sure we had a great time. Missy was a wonderful guide.

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From Moke Lake Horse Trek - 1.5 Hr - Ben Lomond Horse Treks

Hi Amanda & Bree thank you so much for your kind review! Glad you had an amazing time with Missy despite the weather!

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