We provide a trail taxi as these environments are isolated and It gives you the luxury of relaxing before your horse trek.
What, Where, What 2 Wear, When?
Worrying about time to organize?
Are you imagining how it feels to ride a boutique horseback adventure through the wilderness?
Do you think that you are too busy to organize it?
Worrying about how you will even find us in our amazingly remote locations?
Our ready to go horseback adventures include transportation to and from the trails.
All you have to do is get yourself to Queenstown, NZ adventure capital of New Zealand.
Our wonderful taxi drivers Mike and Hele will take care of you and ensure that you arrive safely at your trail.
Taxis are only to and from the trails at times to suit the trails (T & C’s apply)
Where will you be picked up?
Once you are booked on the trail you will be provided with contact details for our wonderful drivers Hele and Mike.
They will pick up at
Queenstown Airport
Queenstown motels/hotels
En route between Queenstown and the trail (we cannot detour from our route but you can meet us along our route)
When will you be picked up?
Each trail has its own unique time frames.
Some trails are very early start that require you to be in Queenstown the day before and others have afternoon pickups.
Check out the description of your chosen trail as there should be information in this description. The booking system should also have sent you times and given you Mike and Hele’s contact details.
If you are worried that you have not received any information please do one of the following things first,
check your junk mail, many riders have found the information in here
if you have booked as a group, touch base with the person who booked the trail on your behalf as this is who will be receiving the emails on your behalf.
Have you exhausted these avenues of investigation?
Contact me on adventurehorsetrekkingnz@farmside.co.nz and I will come back to you with details. (please note: during the season I am out of cell and wifi coverage for large chunks of time.
Please don’t leave it to the last min to contact me in case I am away.
Be aware, there maybe a time delay in my ability to reply.
Ready 2 Ride
There are a few of our trails that you will be hopping straight into the saddle and riding on arrival.
Bespoke Ben Lomond Luxury Trail
Musterer’s Mountain Pack Trail
So please be dressed to ride, have your boots handy and waterproofs easily to hand (incase it is raining)
Taxi Times
Pick Me Up, Drop Me Off
| Your Specific Trail | Do I need to be in Queenstown the night before? | Time of pick up in Queenstow n | Time of drop off back in Queenstown | Can I drive to the trail? |
| Musterer’s Mountain Pack Trail | No, but you need to be in time to meet the taxi shuttle | 12:30pm > 13:00 | 9:30am pick up Arrive Queenstown 13:30 > 14:00 | No, we do not return to the location we started at |
| Prospectors Dream Trail | No, but you need to be in time to meet the taxi shuttle | 11am> 11:30am | 9:30am pick up Arrive Queenstown 13:30 > 14:00 | No, we do not return to the location we started at |
| Lake Ohau Luxury Trail | Yes you do | 9:30am > 10am | 9:30am pick up Arrive Queenstown 13:30 > 14:00 | Yes, you can we are in the same accommodation each night |
| Lupin Lovers Enchanted Trail | Yes you do | 7:30am > 8:00am | 9:30 am pick up Arrive Queenstown 13:30 > 14:00 | Yes, you can we are in the same accommodation each night |
| Iconic Glen Lyon Pack Trail | Yes you do | 9am> 9:30am | 9:30am pick up Arrive Queenstown 13:30 > 14:00 | Yes, however, this is a rugged track that may be subject to wash outs, a 4 wheel drive vehicle is recommended |
| Bespoke Ben Lomond Luxury Trail | Yes you do | 9:00am > 9:30am | 3:30pm >4pm pick up Arrive Queenstown 5pm > 5:30pm | Yes, there is a car parking area available |
| Lakes 2 Mountains Pure Kiwi Adventure | No, but you need to be in time to meet the taxi shuttle | 12:30pm > 13:00 | 9:30 am pick up Arrive Queenstown 13:30 > 14:00 | Although we do not return to the location that we started at, we can arrange to pick you at the Lake Hawea hotel. We do return to this location. You can then drive to the second accommodation location, we do recommend a higher vehicle or 4 wheel drive as tracks are subjected to wash outs. |
| Lake Hawea Hunter River Ride | No, but you need to be in time to meet the taxi shuttle | 12:30pm > 13:00 | 9:30 am pick up Arrive Queenstown 13:30 > 14:00 | Although we do not return to the location that we started at, we can arrange to pick you up at the Lake Hawea hotel. We will return to this location on our final evening. |
| Birchwood Station Boutique Trail | Yes you do | 7am > 7:30am | 9:30am pick up Arrive Queenstown 13:30 > 14:00 | Yes, this is a rugged track that may be subject to wash outs, a 4 wheel drive is recommended |
| Goldfields Cavalcade Horse Hire | Pick up is Queenstown Airport Drop off is Queenstown Airport | Queenstown Airport 12:30 > 1pm | 9:30 >10am pick up and Arrive Queenstown 13:00>13:30pm | Yes you need to make arrangements with the Cavalcade Goldfields Trust |
We are relying on You
Please ensure that you are on time for your pick ups. Queenstown is a very busy place and delays to our taxi driver can mean that others who are relying on the return taxi may not make their necessary connections.
So, have you given Mike and Hele your,
- Cell phone number
- Exact address of hotel or pick up location
- Flight details if you are arriving the morning of the trail
- Names of all of the members of your party
- Any other information that you think maybe helpful
We are all a wonderful team who trust one another to do their part, so, “THANK YOU” in advance.
“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.”
Edward Abbey
