Altitude Wine Sampler

Your Wine Tasting Journey Begins

Start your day being met by your wine-certified guide at or near your Queenstown accommodation. From there, we’ll travel a short distance to the Gibbston wine region, home to top-rated wineries, award-winning winemakers, and, of course, delicious Pinot Noir.

1st stop: Gibbston Valley Winery
Our first location is the iconic Gibbston Valley Winery. Gibbston Valley is one of the region’s founding wineries and it’s here that you will join a guided tour through New Zealand’s largest underground wine cave and enjoy tastings of some of their world-famous wines.

2nd stop: Kinross
Kinross is a fantastic location to try a range of different wines from multiple winemakers. Along with producing their own, they will also showcase wines from smaller producers and share their incredible stories. After your wine tasting, allow extra time to enjoy lunch. Kinross has a range of delicious dishes on its menu, including pizzas, platters, smaller bites, and mains. This is ordered and paid directly on the day, giving you the flexibility to order what you would like based on your taste and budget.

3rd stop: Mt Rosa Wines
Mt Rosa is a smaller owner-operated winery and their stunning location is situated just below the impressive Nevis Bluff. Sitting in the vines, their newly built cellar door building gives you a sophisticated backdrop to a delicious tasting menu. Their cellar door host will take you through different varieties of their single-label wines. Their mulled wine is a customer highlight!

4th stop: Handpicked Winery
Each tour is unique because the tour guide hand selects a custom stop for each group based on the feedback they have collected throughout the tour to try and find the perfect match for your group’s palette. This is possible due to the small group sizes in Altitude’s luxurious Mercedes Sprinter vehicles. You will return home after approximately 6 hours.

All zippers must complete and sign a participant consent form before going on tour:

Age:

Youths (6-14) must be accompanied by a paying adult on tour
All minors (18 years and under) require a guardian signature on their waiver

Minimum numbers:
We require a minimum of two people to operate a tour. A single person booking is tentative. Please call us to reconfirm your tour 24hours prior to departure.

Weight Limits:
Kea 6 Line Tour: minimum weight limit of 30kgs (66lbs).
Kererū 2-Line + Drop: minimum weight limit of 20kg (44lbs).
Maximum weight: strictly 125kg (275lbs) on all tours.

Recent Injuries, Medical Conditions or Pregnancy:

If you or anyone in your group has a medical condition or a recent injury please bring this to our attention.
Pregnant woman are unable to go on tour.

Check-in Time:
All guests are required to check-in at the Ziptrek Treehouse 15 mins before their tour.
The Ziptrek Treehouse is located 100m from the top of the Skyline gondola, just past the helipad and on your left as you walk down the track.
Tour price does not include the gondola ticket and must be purchased separately from Skyline.
During busy periods such as Christmas and New Year please allow 1.5hrs prior to the tour to upload on the Gondola as the queues can be longer.

Weather:
We zip in rain, shine and even snow! Always bring an extra layer, even in summer.
Closed-toe shoes are required.
In winter, we recommend you dress as if you’re going skiing (we’ll provide the helmet!).

No shows:
No Shows will also be charged at full tour price.
A rescheduling fee will be charged if a change is made within 24hours of the original tour.

Cancellation Policy:

Please check your booking information carefully to ensure that all information is correct and that you arrive at the Ziptrek Treehouse at your scheduled check in time.
Cancellations made within 24 hours prior to tour departure will be charged at the full price.

Cancellations that are made outside of the 24-hour cancellation policy are subject to refund of the total package price.
Ziptrek reserves the right to cancel tours due to inclement weather, foreseeable hazards, insufficient bookings or events beyond our control. In these events, full refunds will be offered.

Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or call +64 3 441 2102 if you have any further queries or issues making a booking.

Make sure to check in at the location  specified in your confirmation at least 15 minutes before the  tour begins.

Cancellations & Refunds

If your service provider cancels the tour or activity you have booked, then you are entitled to a full refund.

Happy Travels New Zealand does not refund in cash and can only refund back onto your Visa, Mastercard or American Express.

Fees paid to Happy Travels for credit card fees, deposits, bus tickets and luggage storage are non-refundable or transferable.

If you decide to cancel your activities or accommodation for any reason, a 50% Cancellation Fee will be applied. In addition to Happy Travels Cancellation Fee, you may also be liable for any cancellation fees charged by the service provider as per their own terms and conditions. It is therefore possible your cancellation fees could be up to 100% of the cost of the booking (for example cancellations made within 24hrs of travel).
Booking Confirmations

Your Responsibilities
Trips with booked dates: It is your responsibility to ensure the dates on vouchers are correct and correspond to your own itinerary, including any transport tickets, campervans & bed nights. Please double-check that the pick-up locations for your selected tours are correct. The times printed on your tickets are generally the departure times of the tours you have booked, arrive 15 minutes prior to the time stated on your voucher to ensure you are on time. If you are late for a tour, the tour operator reserves the right to mark you as a no- show and charge a 100% cancellation fee.

All bookings must be reconfirmed 48 hours in advance by contacting your tour provider directly using the contact information listed on your tour voucher.

You may either re-schedule directly with the supplier or you can email our support team on [email protected] and include your voucher number, name of product you booked, planned departure date and your contact details. Once you’ve emailed us, you can drop us a line at +64 340 90 978

Yes, we do have open dated/flexible tickets available. Most tour vouchers are valid for 12 months from date of purchase, however please be aware that you may be subject to supplier price fluctuations. All ticket validity is specified on the tour voucher. If you are unsure of the validity of your voucher, just ask one of our wonderful staff.

If you need help with an existing booking please email us at [email protected], if your enquiry is urgent please follow up your email with a quick call on +64 340 90 978 so we can help you.

We endorse the recommendation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that all travellers take out travel insurance. If you already have travel insurance, please understand that it is your responsibility to ensure that your travel insurance covers you for all of the adventure style travel you have booked with us.

Absolutely, we understand that paying off a big trip in one go isn’t always that easy. We offer flexible payment plans to suit all types of travellers with zero interest or fee’s (minimum $100NZD deposit required).