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Queenstown Helicopter Gin Tour: A Unique Mountaintop Gin-Tasting Experience

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8 Ratings

Queenstown

Experience the world's first Heli Gin Tour in Queenstown. Enjoy gin and spirit tastings, breathtaking views, distillery tours, and more!

Duration: 6 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

The Helicopter Line, Queenstown - Start your day being met by the helicopter company at your Queenstown accommodation and enjoy a scenic helicopter flight, landing on a mountaintop to enjoy your first Gin for the day by Limited Gin. This is the most exclusive and expensive gin in New Zealand and to be enjoyed on a mountain top is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Hopping back into the helicopter to be flown to The Cardrona Distillery to join the rest of the tour group.
Cardrona Distillery - This is our educational stop for the day, upon arrival you will be greeted with a Gin & Tonic, then the Cardrona Distillery staff will take you on a tour through the distillery to learn about the history of their label and educate you on how Gin is made. Finishing in the private tasting room to not only taste the Gin they produce but their other award-winning spirits and liqueurs.
Crown Range Road - You will continue by road in a premium Mercedes van and your Altitude guide. We will depart Cardrona and head down the Crown Range which has incredible views down towards Queenstown and the Gibbston Region
The Winery - Arrowtown - Second stop for the tour is in the historic gold mining village of Arrowtown. At The Winery sample three NZ gins accompanied with a tonic or soda while enjoying shared cheese platters packed with Whitestone cheeses, breads, olive oil & dukkah. If you would like to pause on the gins you can exchange your gin tasting for wines as The Winery has over 80 bottles of wines available to sample in their top-of-the-line tasting machines.
Gin Garden - Lastly, we head to Arthurs Point to the Gin Garden by Broken Heart Spirits, we return to a hosted tasting experience where you get to learn the history behind the brand and the flavors of the multiple gins they produce. Their award-winning gins are sure to be a delight as you indulge in some more light food, a German-style tarte flambee. Returning to Queenstown around 7 pm.

What's Included

Shared Platters & Garman Tarte Flambees
On-board WiFi
In-vehicle air conditioning
Gin & Tonic Cocktail
Gin tastings at three unique locations
Scenic helicopter flight with unique mountaintop gin tasting

What's Not Included

Lunch
Dinner

Additional Information

Embark on the world’s premier Helicopter Gin Tour. With the current popularity of gin, we have meticulously designed a gin-culture exposure that features a range of tastings, landscapes, enjoyment & learning.

Your journey commences with a helicopter ride and a pit stop on the summit of the Crown Range to relish your initial gin & tonic of the day, following which you will cruise down the Cardrona Valley to persist with your afternoon of gin tastings.

At Cardona Distillery, you will unite with the tour for a behind-the-scenes glimpse into gin production. Witness the machinery, understand the distillation procedure, and conclude with an exclusive tasting.

Persisting the tour aboard a luxury Mercedes van, you’ll now possess the requisite knowledge for the casual tasting session at The Winery, Arrowtown. Choose from an assortment of gin selections and unwind with a shared grazing platter.

The final stop will be a tasting at the Gin Garden by Broken Heart in Arthurs Point. You’ll become captivated with Broken Heart’s story and delight in a led tasting of their premium gins.

Minimum drinking age is 18 years. We recommend you bring your passport or NZ drivers license.
Our helicopter partner requires each person’s weight in advance.
If the helicopter partner cancels due to weather, you can choose to start the tour by road and receive a partial refund.

Location

The Helicopter Line, Queenstown

Lucas Place

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Aaron_s

Mar 15, 2024

Awesome experience - What an experience! Big thank you to our pilot Charlotte and Ana our van driver. You both made it a memorable experience for us. Total recommend

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Ennaoj76

Jul 14, 2023

An awesome experience - An awesome experience that I highly recommend! The Helicopter ride and gin tasting on the Alps was impressive - the scenery, the gin and our pilot - the legend Jono. We joined the rest of the tour at Cardrona Distillery, which was fascinating to learn about the distillery process and tastings. Our knowledgeable, fun and lovely host Alia then took us via van to Arrowtown, the Gin Garden and then back to our hotel in Queenstown. I thought the helicopter was taking us to each distillery rather than driving. However, it was still a wonderful experience - thank you :-)