Half Day Skippers Canyon Queenstown Private Photography Adventure
Journey with us into wild and remote Skippers Canyon. We'll take you on a photographic adventure into some of New Zealand's most spectacular and majestic landscapes and a ride through a window into our colourful gold mining past.
This tour is perfect for photography enthusiasts, from beginners to the more advanced. Your guide will bring alive the history and the stories of this rugged region.
Includes take home guide to camera settings and guide to composing great photos.
Whatever your level of proficiency they help you find inspirational vantage points and subjects and then work with you, giving you compositional tips and tricks, showing you the camera settings you need to compose amazing images. capturing a vision you'll be proud to take home.
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Half Day Skippers Tour
5 Hour Skippers Canyon Photography Adventure
Pickup included
What's included in Half Day Skippers Canyon Queenstown Private Photography Adventure
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
From your accommodation, a short drive takes us from the bustle ofn Queenstown through rolling rural countryside to Skippers Saddle. This is the beginning of a 22km dirt road, hewn over a hundred and thirty years ago through mountains and backcountry to reach the rich gold deposits of the Shotover River. The one-lane road winds above precipitous valleys, past fantastic, sculptural landmarks and far-flung mountain vistas to reach the crystal blue Shotover River winding through a spectacular ravine. Encounter aptly named waypoints like Hell's Gate, Bus Scratch Corner and Pincher's Bluff. Around every corner, awe-inspiring features such as Gorilla Rock, the Lighthouse and Castle Rock. Every bend in the road bringing a view of distant ranges and snow-capped peaks. Your guide is a local landscape photographer who knows this road intimately in all its moods. You'll be guided in techniques of composition and camera use to create images that capture the beauty and majesty as you see it.
Inclusions
- Creative and technical guidance
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Transport by comfortable AWD
- Tea, coffee and cookies
- Take Home Guides to Photography
- Live commentary on board
- Local driver/guide/photographer
- SD card (available to purchase)
- Camera (Nikon D5100, D5600, or D7200 available to rent) $25 NZD Per Day
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A maximum of 4 people per booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Additional Information
Pickup and drop-off from your accommodation in the Queenstown area. We can also arrange pickup outside of the Queenstown, Frankton, and Arrowtown area. This may change the itinerary of the tour depending on the location.
