Walter Peak Evening Dining & Lake Cruise Queenstown

TSS Earnslaw Cruise & BBQ Buffet Dinner

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Very friendly

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A great cruise and fantastic meal.

Reviewed 02-Oct-2024

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Wonderful meal - very well organised and stunning location.

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Reviewed 31-Aug-2024

Wonderful meal - very well organised and stunning location.

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Reviewed 28-Jul-2024

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As Above

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Reviewed 26-Jul-2024

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Very good

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Beautiful scenery, lovely historic boat, amazing food at the farm, sheep demo was fun and so was the pianist.

Reviewed 29-Apr-2024

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Food was unreal
Boat was great

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Reviewed 07-Apr-2024

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Great meal, wide range of choices, love the pork crackle.

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Good food and entertainment(sheep shearing) was an eye opener for this city kid

Reviewed 31-Mar-2024

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Very friendly

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Really enjoyed it. Meal was better than expected and farm show was excellent. Only suggestion would be to have some time to enjoy shop, gardens and explore the buildings.

Reviewed 19-Mar-2024

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Service was amazing

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Well organized and amazing

Reviewed 17-Mar-2024

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It was a great experience and the journey on the TSS Earnslaw was lovely.

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Very good dinner experience and fabulous trip on the TSS Earnslaw.

Reviewed 15-Mar-2024

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Well organized, exceptional meal, fun "farm demo"

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Would have been helpful to simply say that vouchers needed to be exchanged at the dock vs. using a street address that had me running around the block.

Reviewed 13-Mar-2024

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Incredible dinner, Steamboat ride, and sheep show

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Because it was a lot of fun. Good value.

Reviewed 07-Mar-2024

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Easy to use website.

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Easy to use website. Thanks very much.

Reviewed 02-Jan-2024

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Easy to use website. Follow up phone call to adjust booking was handled well.

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The cruise was amazing and the BBQ tagline undersells the quality of the meal. Exceptional food service and location.

Reviewed 26-Nov-2023

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A very well run event. Everything was as advertised

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Great value and food was exceptional

Reviewed 02-Nov-2023

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This was a leisurely boat ride with great views and a nostalgic feel. The bbq buffet was nothing short of brilliant. The homestead as well was beautiful.
This is well worth the time and noney

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At first I thought . yep a bbq on a farm. chargrilled snags and burgers. WELL it is nothing like that .

Reviewed 16-Oct-2023

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Excellent experience, adventure and great dining in one package!!! Highly recommend this tour especially on a good weather day.

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Great value for the money. You won’t be disappointed.

Reviewed 06-Apr-2023

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Loved the experience. Steam boat was fascinating, food was immaculate and staff were very friendly would recommend.

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Well worth it, would do again in a heartbeat

Reviewed 16-Feb-2023

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The trip was better than expected, essentially because the gourmet BBQ and Walter Peak venue were so attractive and well organised.
Found the queue at the Wharf very daunting and would be willing to pay more for fewer people on board.

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Value for money and a most enjoyable trip

Reviewed 07-Jan-2023

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Painless and easy from end to end.

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Fantastic staff with amazing views and top notch food.

Reviewed 04-Jan-2023

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Excellent.

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Excellent thank you. We can’t fault it.

Reviewed 25-Nov-2022

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good service good food and good company

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good food good service and good company but i would liked to have had a nice thick gravy

Reviewed 06-Nov-2022

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So easy and hassle free.

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Very nice scenic trip and the dinner is exceptional!

Reviewed 18-Apr-2022

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well done,would do again on a nice day

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Great meal and ride, pity about the weather

Reviewed 04-Feb-2022

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Speedy response, helpful tips for exploring around Queenstown. Very friendly staff always willing to help and ensure we are prepared for our activities.

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This was a first for us and it was the highlight of our trip to Queenstown. We did the dinner cruise 6pm during summer. Breath taking views, gentle cruise across Wakatipu to a stunning restaurant. Friendly welcome, lovely staff. We thought it may have been a bit late for our 5 year old but there is so much to enjoy. Dinner was delicious and enjoyed walking around the farm afterwards. Highly recommend and will definitely go again!

Reviewed 10-Jan-2022

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Great staff, great service.

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The evening cruise on the Earnslaw with dinner at Walter Peak was amazing. Breathtaking scenery, interesting historical journey on the elegant Earsnlaw and wonderful food, service and entertainment at Walter Peak. Highly recommend.

Reviewed 14-Nov-2021

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 Earnslaw Cruise & Walter Peak BBQ lunch 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

Posted 29-Nov-2021

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This was such an amazing experience! One of our highlights for our trip. The earnslaw was incredible and the food at Walter Peak was some of the best we have had!

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This was just the most amazing experience! Loved every bit of it!

Reviewed 25-Mar-2021

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 are happy to hear that you had an amazing time on the TSS Earnslaw & BBQ Lunch Tour. We hope to see you here in Queenstown again soon. All the best!

Posted 12-Oct-2021

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We had a great experience on the Earnslaw. Booking through Real Journeys was easy. The cruise was so enjoyable, with friendly staff on board, serving drinks and servicing the Earnslaw. You could see the operation of the ship from higher deck which was so interesting. The dinner at Walter Peak was exceptional. Staff were so friendly and welcoming, the food was absolutely delicious and then topped off with the dog/sheep show at the end of the night made it an all round great experience. This is such a great way to enjoy the sights Queenstown has to offer whilst experiencing some of the amazing history of the Earnslaw. Would highly recommend.

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Highly recommend the dinner BBQ. Great selection of food including meat, veg and seafood. All cooked to perfection. Definitely worth the money

Reviewed 25-Oct-2020

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 Queenstown! All the best & stay safe!

Posted 10-Nov-2020

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Very friendly and helpful service with clear instructions on how to get tickets.

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Exceptional staff and very professional service. Highly recommended.

Reviewed 03-Dec-2019

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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!

Posted 31-Dec-2019

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The night was an excellent experience. It was very well organised and the staff were exceptional.

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The staff were very helpful. My wife had dietary requirements. I asked what her options were they responded quickly and made sure that she was able to choose her meal before cross contamination occurred.

Reviewed 20-Apr-2019

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More discounted deals would be nice to see on the website. Great upwelling via email.

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Excellent food. Busy! But to be expected. Service was excellent at the dinner and on the cruise.

Reviewed 31-Mar-2019

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Everything from start to finish was wonderful! The boat is so cool. You can visit the engine room to see how everything works. The food at the restaurant was fantastic! Lots of different veggie and meat options. The dessert spread was lovely too. The sheep shearing and herding demo after was so much fun to watch for adults and kids alike. Wonderful evening. Worth every penny.

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Easy purchase process and better price than other places.

Reviewed 09-Dec-2018

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simple efficient booking system.........no glitches!

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have previously done the Earnslaw trip during the day and thoroughly enjoyed it......the dinner cruise even better........magnificent endless spread of lovely dishes

Reviewed 22-Mar-2018

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The food the atmosphere the service was all
Spectacular to boat trip
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Thing was great

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Food delicious and abundant high quality great
Atmosphere great landscape
Great staff

Reviewed 18-Jan-2018

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This was a must do when in Queenstown. The ride over on the Earnslaw was amazing and the food we were served at Walter peak Station was so amazing.

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Absolutely amazing staff and the food was out of this world good. Will definitely be coming back.

Reviewed 10-Aug-2017

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It was quick, simple and no hassle at all. The person that took the call was extremely helpful and polite.

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The whole evening was fantastic, we were lucky to have a gorgeous sunny evening. The Earnslaw was fantastic and the dinner at Walter Peak was amazing. I would highly recommend this for anyone visiting Queenstown. Outstanding!

Reviewed 05-Apr-2017

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Great experience. All my friends love it.

Reviewed 14-Mar-2017

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Excellent booking process

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Excellent meal
Great unique experience on nostalgic steamer ship
Once in a lifetime experience!
I will recommend my friends for this tour.

Reviewed 21-May-2016

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The younf barman on the boat, also served us drinks at dinner, he was very likeable and provided excellent service, the chefs were excellent

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The food was amazing, well done, what a beautiful venue

Reviewed 25-Mar-2016

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Good instructions and information.

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Plenty of food but quite rushed. I felt like being run through an orientation.

Reviewed 17-Mar-2016

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Great company to deal with

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This was a dining experience to die for with excellent service and food

Reviewed 29-Feb-2016

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Posted 29-Feb-2016

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super easy to book, speedy response and extremely helpful.

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Reviewed 13-Jan-2016

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Fast, efficient responses to my online bookings, full of extra information and anxious to accommodate my needs.

Reviewed 12-Jan-2016

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I needed to add an extra person to my initial booking and this was added without any drama. This was wonderful, as the additional booking was for a minor of 17yrs.

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The meal was fantastic!
The pianist would have been better if he could lead the songs, but he simply played the music.

Reviewed 12-Oct-2015

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There was a small issue with my web browser and accidentally paid 3 times. They had contacted me and started refund process almost immediately. So professional

Disappointed that due to small numbers on a Friday night that the cruise was cancelled 😢

Reviewed 06-Sep-2015

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The staff is friendly and helpful

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service staff is friendly and good farm experience

Reviewed 08-Apr-2015

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Very efficient

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Awesome cruise and evening meal

Reviewed 25-Mar-2015

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the booking process was good

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Would like to have had the option to sit with others, rather than at a table for two. The meal was great with lots of choice

Reviewed 06-Mar-2015

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Great communication, made the booking easy & hassle free.

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The boat trip was awesome with beautiful scenery. The dinner spread at Walter Peak Farm was great with a good variety. The only downside was that our table was one of the last to be allowed to go and get our food, consequently we didn't eat till near 8pm (we had a child who was super hungry by then), and the food started running out and was cleared away at 8.30pm, so we didn't get to eat everything and missed out on most of the desserts, there was only a handful of dishes left. Otherwise the evening was fabulous. We would definitely recommend this to anyone.

Reviewed 28-Feb-2015

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Booking was easy

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1st class experience

Reviewed 11-Jan-2015

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Easy booking service

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Beautiful trip across and the meal was ample and lovely. Had Great time.

Reviewed 04-Jan-2015

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easy, effiecent, great communicators, even altered a booking time for us due to changes in travel plans---very happy with this company!

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A wonderful expereience from registration to boat to dinner to ranch show and cruise back. Highly reccommend.

Reviewed 04-Jan-2015

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Very quick n easy

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Ship cruise was awesome dinner was very traditional

Reviewed 17-Dec-2014

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Prompt response to reservation request.

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Great value for money - historic steamer on a majestic lake, delicious buffet dinner in a well-designed venue, entertaining and informative sheepdog and shearing exhibition, all capped off with a moonlit return cruise.

Reviewed 19-Oct-2014

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The timing of the boat re the water taxi at the Hilton didn't work, so we drove into town. Otherwise all was good

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Staff were friendly and attentive, food was great.

Reviewed 27-Jul-2014

Latest Questions about Walter Peak Evening Dining & Lake Cruise (Queenstown)

What foot wear is appropriate for the dinner cruise option please?

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There are a couple of pebbled areas at Walter Peak so I personally wouldn't recommend high heels, any other comfortable s%~s will be perfect!

Comment by: Everything NZ (Kiani) on 25th May 24 at 16:00

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Can we have this in U.S. dollar instead of NZD

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We only accept NZD however you can change the currency on the website on the top right-hand corner and select USD to see the prices in your currency.

Comment by: Everything Queenstown on 13th Sep 23 at 14:50

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Does the price include alcohol bevereages or r these an extra or not available at all?

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Thank you for your question! on the Walter Peak Evening Dining & Lake Cruise as well as the Walter Peak BBQ Lunch & Lake Cruise alcohol is available at an additional cost on the day. 

Comment by: Everything Travel Group on 8th Jul 23 at 11:16

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I am not a meat eater. Is fish offered as an option?

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Thanks so much for your question regarding the Walter Peak BBQ dining experience. On the dinner menu, they offer a vast array of seafood and vegetarian options for you to enjoy while you're there.

Comment by: Karma on 15th Sep 22 at 11:17

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Hello what is the difference between the dinner and the lunch on the Earnslaw? Do you get more options for dinner? Why is it more expensive?

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Hiya, thanks so much for your enquirey into the Walter Peak BBQ Lunch and Dinner. The dinner option is more expensive as they have the seafood buffet available on the dinner menu, this is not available on the lunch menu.

Comment by: Karma on 3rd Mar 23 at 10:04

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Can you have conference dinner, parties at Walter Peak?

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Hiya, Thanks so much for your question regarding the Walter Peak Evening Dining & Lake Cruise. We would love to assist you with this booking, please send us a wee email at [email protected] or call us on +64034425877

Comment by: Everything Queenstown on 21st Jul 23 at 17:27

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Is Walter Peak Evening Dining & Lake Cruise wheelchair friendly?

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Yes Walter Peak Evening Dining & Lake Cruise is wheelchair friendly as long as they have assistance or able to get over pebbles, the path to the restaurant from the boat is over a pebble path

Comment by: ETG on 11th Nov 21 at 16:08

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Does the food at the BBQ cater for dietary requirements such as gluten and dairy allergies? Thank you

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Thank you so much for your enquiry! Yes, we can cater to dietary requirements for the TSS Earnslaw Cruise & BBQ Dinner.

Comment by: Everything Queenstown on 8th Nov 21 at 09:11

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Is the MEAL also free for up to 2 kids with a paying adult?

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Thank you so much for your email. The meal is not free of charge but the reduced cost is only $45 NZD per child. You can book the 1 Adult & 1 Child rate of $194 NZD on our website.

Comment by: Everything Queenstown on 12th Jan 21 at 15:52

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Will you be running the Evening Dining & Lake Cruise in July 2020

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The TSS Earnslaw will be back in operation from the 4th of July for cruise only bookings. At this stage, it is still unconfirmed when the evening dining will be available again.

Comment by: Everything Queenstown on 15th Jun 20 at 11:28

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Are vegetarians catered for, if so what dishes are served?

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Hi Phillipa. Vegetarians are well catered for at Walter Peak. There is a large selection of salads, antipasto and cooked vegetables, as well as breads, cheeses, fruits and desserts. 

Comment by: Everything Travel Group (Callum) on 25th Oct 14 at 11:53

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