Jet boat - Shotover Jet Queenstown
Shotover Jet Boat Queenstown
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Very well organised and managed. My family loved the jet boating experience! One of a kind!
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Experience was Worth the money
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Grear experience
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Good, everything ok, funny
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They were very quick to reply and very accommodating to making changes and fitting in our experiences with the relevant companies.
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Great experience, great service
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Yes I would recommend it
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Unreal experience. Definitely would recommend it
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Got moved from the 4pm to the 3.30pm and then told at 2.45 that we could only do the 3.00pm. Luckily we had gotten there early or we would’ve missed out altogether.was just a pain, if I had know we would’ve just booked directly with shot over jet. The $10 discount was not worth the hassle
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It was great and the staff were awesome
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Awesome experience and professional
Staff made it a great fun time
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The whole experience from start to finish was pretty good so we came back a second time to do it all again
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Great. Great
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Great.Great.Great.Great.Great.
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Excellent food and great service. I have food allergies and they made such a great effort to ensure I got the same experience as every one else and it was appreciated.
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The shotover jet was worth every penny. Brilliant experience.
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liked that the pilot took special care to watch my son who was nervous
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appreciated the boat captain taking special care to keep an eye on my son who got pretty nervous to go. Amazing how they could get so close to the rocks, very skilled!
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Excellent service, thanks for your help and quick communication.
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Excellent experience, so glad I’m opted for these guys and gals. All staff friendly, welcoming and attentive What a thrill and Nardia is a great driver. Loved it.. thanks Team
Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you so much for your feedback, we really appreciate it. We are so glad to hear that you had a wonderful time doing your Shotover Jet activity! Please get in touch regarding any future holiday plans, we would be more than happy to assist you & offer you a repeat customer discount. All the best! :) Everything Travel Group
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Great deals, easy platform to use and fast acknowledgment of purchase
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The best jet boat in Queenstown! The canyon is fantastic! The guides were friendly, fun and informative. My kids loved it and wanted to do it all over!
Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you so much for your feedback, we really appreciate it. We are so glad to hear that you had an amazing time on the Shotover Jet! Please get in touch regarding any future holiday plans, we would be more than happy to assist you & offer you a repeat customer discount. All the best! :) Everything Travel Group
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Efficient, great communication and good deals.
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Smooth and efficient service. My kids did this as I’d done it a couple of times previously. They were up the front and got very wet. What better way to enjoy the ride!
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Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your great experience. We are glad that you had a great time in Queenstown & we hope to see you here soon again. All the best!
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Great service. Very reliable.
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100% would do this again.
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Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your great experience. We hope you had a great time in Queenstown! All the best & stay safe!
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Very easy to access and the Shotover Jet experience was awesome. Definately do it again and have already recommended it to friends and family.
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The best fun ride ever. Totally recommended to everyone that would like to do the Queenstown experience.
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Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your great experience. We hope you had a great time in Queenstown! All the best & stay safe!
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Exhilarating experience ..
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Wouldn’t mind doing it over again
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Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your great experience. We hope you had a great time in New Zealand! All the best & stay safe!
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From the first purchase to the second and the third, the team were super friendly and helpful and quick to respond.
Could not recommend them enough for any of your amazing NZ activities, you won’t be disappointed.
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Fantastic must be done once in a lifetime opportunity!
Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your great experience. We hope you had a great time in New Zealand! All the best & stay safe!
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Easy to use, and delivered everything as was advertised👍
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Highlight of our visit to Queenstown. That was an awesome experience, professional and hassle free.
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Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your great experience. We hope you had a great time in New Zealand! All the best & stay safe!
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App easy to use, information that came through was clear and concise
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Professional , well organised with world class equipment and well trained friendly staff
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Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your great experience. We hope you had a great time in New Zealand! All the best!
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My only recommendations would be to improve the car parking and half the price for Kiwi's, especially for the photos and video!
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Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. I have passed your feedback on to the operator. We hope you had an amazing time in Queenstown though!
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Great service and very understanding. My wife was unable to participate in the ride due to illness and both Shotover Jet and Everything New Zealand were happy to provide a refund for her ticket. Thank you.
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Awesome ride, great experienced driver
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Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your great experience. We hope you had an amazing time in New Zealand!
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Great experience and excellent driver.
Just had to wait longer than expected for return bus (about 45 minutes)
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Great experience, highly recommended it
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The whole ride was great driver great and staff as well, would recommend this tour to all
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Very easy to follow web site
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Great offers, easy transaction thank you!
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So much fun! Our driver Phil was amazing!
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easy and fast
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perfect time ! you got to do it too !
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Loved there experience andthe help we got over the phone while on holidays were impeccable..I was in talks with siobhan and she was so cooperative that i would reccommend that if any one has issues with there booking and wants to chnage them she will help you till the last minute and will solve your issues.
Loved there experience and the help..
would deinately recommend
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My Parent did it and they loved the experience.
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The professionalism from the counter staff to the boat skipper was outstanding, the Canyon run is the best jet boat experience in NZ.
Definitely a giant thumbs up for me and my family.
The Smallwood/Phillips clan from QLD,Australia.
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Worth every cent, g load we chose the Canyon run over the Queenstown lake ride.
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It was easy peasy, you buy online and get the confirmation with voucher on mail. Go to the activity centre, show the booking confirmation and all done.
The actual service could be judged when the activity gets cancelled and you need refund, luckily no such case for us.
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Must do activity in Queenstown
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Can’t haven’t made to NZ yet wrong dates were booked and I ****** didn’t read it correctly
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Can’t haven’t got To NZ yet ****** incorrect dates were booked and I didn’t see or wasted $350
Reply from Everything Travel Group
We are extremely sorry to hear that you have had an issue with your booking. I have looked into this and your trip was booked for the date that was requested by yourself. I am sorry that you didn't notice your error sooner. Unfortunately, you did not bring this to our attention until now so we were unable to rectify this and attempt to make amendments to your booking. We hope you enjoy Queenstown and please get in touch if we can book you onto any other activities, we would be happy to offer you a small discount off these.
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Shelley - The Everything Travel Group
Reply from Everything Travel Group
We are sorry to hear you had an issue with your booking. I have looked into this and can see your trip was booked for the date requested by yourself. I am sorry you didn't notice your error sooner. Unfortunately, this has only been highlighted to us now which has given us no opportunity to rectify this and attempt to make amendments to your booking. We hope you enjoy Queenstown and please get in touch if you would like to book any activities we would be happy to offer you a small discount.
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They made everything easy, I would use there serviced again.
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It was fun, and the river is beautiful
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Very straight forward and professional. Discount applied and early confirmation of final purchase and time received.
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Simple clear navigation. Done in a few minutes. No hassle with electronic ticket on phone though at the shotover jet check in they normally ask for a printout but as a tourist many dont have access to a printer.
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The canyon experience is just that much different to being in open water. Always felt safe yet was extremely thrilling. It was the top of my list for NZ experiences and it didnt dissapoint.
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Great entertainment for the whole family
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Everyone in the family loved it. Smooth process.
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Great service
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Lots of fun and staff were helpful at everything travel
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Easy to contact, very trusted, and have discounts !!!
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So much better than other jet boats !
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Great job!
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Had a blast!! It was super fun!!
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Easy, courteous, personable and professional.
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A great Jet boat trip from start to finish.
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Easy to deal with
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Awesome ride on the jet boat, would love to do it again
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Our Jetboatdrive was perfect.
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Excellent Drive and Crew.
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Everything was seamless. One of the best experiences of my 10 day trip.
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Great value for money. Ride was long enough to get balance of fun and value for $.
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Awesome team, immediate booking confirmation and they answered all my questions.
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So much fun you have to do this!!
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Great service. Received ticket quickly containing all the information I needed for the trip.
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The jet boat is so much fun and super exhilarating with 360 spins! Would hughly rexommend to anyone in Queenstown.
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Absolutely amazing experience:)
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Great experience would do it again
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Very good.
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Excellent trip. Our driver, Tim was very personable and fun. And the bus driver Skinny was also fun!
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What a thrill, the only downside was not having time to go a second time. Thanks heaps, and our driver Jeremy was awesome.
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Very helpful as I booked the wrong date and they where more than happy to help me change dates!! thanks again
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All I can say is YEWWWWWWW!!!
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Professional and fun
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Well worth ita
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Easy to book services
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Great experience start to finish and had a blast
Reply from Everything Travel Group
Sorry to hear that you missed some of the best parts of the tour due to the traffic. Queenstown is not normally known for its busy streets, but during the busy summer school holiday period it can get a bit hectic. Usually the drivers make up the time but you must have just got a particularly bad day. If you are planning on coming back to NZ or even heading over to Australia I'd like to offer you a gift voucher to make up in some small way for what you missed out on. If you can't use it then you are welcome to pass it on to one of your travelling friends or family. Please email us and mention this and I'll sort one out for you. Thanks again for taking the time to leave your feedback.
Regards
Callum Goodall
Everything Travel
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The service was excellent and our travel arrangements were confirmed instantly.
My questions were answered satisfactorily and was also given travel tips.
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Our second time on the Shotover Jet was again very excellent and exhilarating one.
The driver was also very accommodating to our questions and made us really feel safe.
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Callum was so great to deal with, and nothing was too much trouble
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Fantastic !! One of the must do adventures !!
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Friendly and helpful Customer Service personnel. Shoutout to Belinda who helped with numerous queries.
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Entertaining and exhilarating. Duration of ride is just nice.
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Excelent
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Excelent servies
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very good
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this was my 3rd time on the jetboat and was amazing as ever - team/driver was awesome!
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Really easy to use and very accommodating. And their service was very prompt.
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So fun!!
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It was really easy to book all my activities and there were no problems
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It was great fun....but freezing!
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Easy to Use website
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Fun experience.
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Booking online was easy with plenty of info on all of the activities on offer.
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Well organised, professional, good fun
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They were very helpful providing all the activities I wanted in queenstown
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Easy to use
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Great
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The staff is friendly and helpful
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exciting, staff takes his time to explain
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Excellent idea, easy to use website, would use again.
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Wow what a blast, a smoothly run operation from start to finish, will be recommending to all family and friends.
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Easy to book and everything went smoothly.
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Highly recommend
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Callum Goodall at "Everything travel group was just outstanding.
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Great just like the last time (20 yrs ago) but faster the driver was good.
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Easy booking system, no problems at all
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Well run activity, what a hoot!!! We wanted to go again!
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Booking went smoothly. Shame about the hiccuo with Shot over.
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Rude clerk informed us we shoukd have brought printed tickets. This is not only impractical but downright stupid. Good service from bus driver right to Jet and home again.
Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback after your Shotover Jet ride. I'm sorry you had an unpleasant experience at check in. As mentioned in my email to you we have an agreement with operators where our customers can show their tickets electronically as this makes sense to us in this day and age. I have passed your feedback on to Shotover Jet to rectify this situation and avoid others having the same issue upon check in. Thanks again for providing us with this feedback.
Belinda Nichol
Everything Travel Group.
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easy to use, no problems.
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great experience,
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Everything stands for 'Everything was perfect! Not a glitch. We can't wait to come back again, and we will prebook everything the same as last time
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Fantastic fun! Again perfectly organised. Jumped on the bus and jumped in the boat.Too easy
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Website is clear and easy to use. Prompt payment of refund for cancelled activity. Thank you.
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Staff were fabulous. Nothing was too much trouble.
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Awesome adventure, Great trip. thanks
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I had made an error on my dates and double booked myself which they picked up for me.
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Lots of fun, but dress warmly!
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Efficient and reliable. will recommend to friends and family.
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Great fun. I haven't laughed and screamed so much in ages!!
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Very prompt and easy to use!
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was so awesome we went twice in the freezing cold!
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No problems
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Excellent trip, well worth it
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Great service and very helpful. Sent many queries via email and had prompt helpful replies. Service desk in Queenstown were excellent.
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Fabulous. Great fun and amazing scenery. Very friendly staff.
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Very helpful website
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Staff and experience were fantastic
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Great
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The bookings people were really helpful on email.
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Simple and quick, the staff very helpful.
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Awesome, loved the heated handrails for the winter adventurers
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very quick booking response and helped coordinate everything nicely
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Way too easy.
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Great fun.
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Service from Belinda was excellent. Even when i changed from emailing her to then ringing. She was able to change details straight over there and then. E tickets came through not long after. Will definately use Everything Queenstowns service again. Thanks guys. :)
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We didn't end up doing the Shotover as was full at the time we wanted to go. Service from your staff was excellent in being able to change over. Due to heavy rain kjet trip was shortend. Not anyones fault. Just the elements.
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Great Service
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Awesome ride, liked the way the boat drivers struck a repore with the passengers.
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Well run
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Great fun
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easy and quick to use
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FAntastic experience - guide driver was brilliant - very well organised and highly recommend!
Everything Travel Group Reviews
Wow! What a fabulous time I had on the Shotover Jet. I didn't imagine I would find it as exciting and thrilling as I did, given that I have grown up with jet boats but these guys really do know their stuff and their skills at manouvering these powerful machines really are impressive. From the driver who picked us up and drove us to the river to the lady that gave us our life jackets and over coats, the photographer that took our photo and then our jet boat driver Nick they were all outstanding in their jobs and made the experience a very enjoyable and memorable one. Not only did Nick have the crew in stitches of laughter he also knew his stuff about the Shotover River and gave us all a very insightful and interesting run down on the history behind Shotovoer Jet and the gold mining era. The infamous Shotover Jet 360 degree spin was awesome and one that our crew never got sick of. Nick was very accomomdating to the crew's excitement and continued to spin wherever he could. I advise all going to Queenstown to tick the Shotover Jet off your list. You will be so glad you did and it will make you want to go back for more. Thanks Nick and the Shotover Team for such an awesome experience.
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The Shotover Jet is the most well known jet boat ride in New Zealand and an iconic Queenstown activity... and rightly so! The boats wizz & spin down the Shotover river through kilometres of narrow rocky canyons pausing only briefly to allow the knowledgeable driver to offer some local insight into the history of this once prolific gold mining river. Shotover Jet is a big company, thrilling hundreds of tourists every day but they run a professional, personal and smooth operation so you wont feel like just a number. There are cheaper and longer jet boat rides around NZ but none offer the same high speed, white knuckle experience. This is simply an activity you have to do!
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Latest Questions about Jet boat - Shotover Jet (Queenstown)
Does the Shotover Jet Boat operate in Queenstown when it rains?
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Hi Susanne. Thanks so much for contacting us about the Shotover Jet in Queenstown, and it's operation during rain conditions. Generally speaking, the trip will still run in most rainy conditions however on occasion there is so much rain that it causes the river to rise to a level where they are unable to operate.
Hi, Am I able to use my own gopro on the Shotover Jet?
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You are only allowed to use you GoPro if it is hands-free by way of using a forehead mount strap. These can be purchased at the base building.
There is also a camera at the front of the boat which captures some great footage and there will also be photos taken from the land which are available to purchase after the jet boat.
I’ve booke an 11am jet boat. What time do I need to be at your show for the transfer
Hi we are coming to Queenstown mid next week on the 22 Nov ,I am in my Cam boot can I do the shot over jet.
Is 74 years too old for the trip
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Thank you so much for inquiring about the Shotover jet boat in Queenstown, and whether it is suitable for a 74-year-old to participate. We would say this trip would be suitable for most ages if people have a general level of physical integrity. We would advise those with any neck or back issues to take a more cautious approach to join this activity.
I would like 1adult and 1child jet Boat ride to give give as vouchers for two children for Xmas can you post these to me ?
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Thanks so much for your enquiry regarding a gift voucher for Xmas for the Shotover Jet here in Queenstown. We do no post-physical gift vouchers, but instead, make it even easier by automatically sending a gift voucher PDF to your email when you purchase it.
We have a family group consisting of 8, 5 over 15 and 3 under 15, what deal can we get for our group for a booking on 09 Jan 2016?
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There are family packages for the Shotover Jet that will save you some money. You can book 1 x Family (2ad+2ch), 1 x Family (2ad+1ch), 1 x Adult.
What time is the "sunrise jet" how early?
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Hi Mel. The sunrise Shotover Jet in Queenstown operates at 8.30am daily. As it's a discounted price on the standard Shotover Jet it is very popular so please book well in advance.
Hi, how much would the professional photos cost?
Does it work on each shot for per family pics?
Thank you
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Hi Quan, the Shotover Jet photo pack costs $39. Alternatively, you can purchase the photo pack and DVD of your ride for $59.
Hi!
Can my 1 yr old daughter join us in this ride?
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Hi KB. Unfortunately there is a minimum height requirement of 1 metre (3ft) to ride the Shotover Jet in Queenstown so your 1 year old daughter will not be able to accompany you I'm sorry. If you do still wish to ride the Shotover Jet then you and your partner/wife can do the jet boat ride at different times, one after the other, so that one of you can look after your child at all times. Please let me know if you need any assistance booking this.
How fast does it go? km/h?
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Hi Danielle. The Shotover Jet boats in Queenstown go up to 85kms per hour through the narrow Shotover river canyons!
hello, im just wondering what is your opening and closing times??
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Hi Nicola, the Shotover Jet runs every 30 minutes during the day. Currently they are operating with their first trip departing at 9.30am and the last scheduled for 4pm.
im pregnant for 3 months now, can i be on the shotover jet?
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Hi Zariq. Unfortunately Shotover Jet do not recommend people who are pregnant to go on the jet boat ride for safety precausions.
Hai,
Would like to know your official opening and closing hours in winter(june).Thank you.
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Hi Aju. The Shotover Jet Boat in Queenstown operates during daylight hours so in winter (June - Sept) this means the first boat is at 9am and the last boat is at 4pm. This can change slightly during the season depending on sunrise and sunset.
what age does a child go up to?do u have to have a parent with you?
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Hi Bailey. For the Shotover Jet in Queenstown a child is considered 5 - 15 years old and the minimum height requirement is 1 metre tall. Children aged 10 - 15 yrs can travel unaccompanied as long as a parent or guardian is on-site, but children any younger must travel with a parent or guardian aged 16 years or older.
Hi we will be in queenstown form the 11th feb until 16th was just wondering if we should book before we come or can we organise it when we get to nz???
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Hi Helena, the Shotover Jet is a very popular activity and can book out in advance especially, if there are tour groups in town. While it is not essential to book before you arrive, we do recommend it to ensure you get your preferred time and day.
Does the jet boat operate in the rain?
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Hi Chris. The Shotover Jet can operate if it's raining lightly but if the weather is really bad and it's pouring with rain then the drivers don't have optimal visibility and they will cease operations until it eases. If this happens you can reschedule with Shotover Jet or you can receive a full refund from us.
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Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you so much for your feedback, we really appreciate it. We are so glad to hear that you and your son enjoyed the Shotover Jet. Please get in touch regarding any future holiday plans, we would be more than happy to assist you & offer you a repeat customer discount. All the best! :) Everything Travel Group
Posted 05-Jan-2022