The Old Gold Trail
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September 2026
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What you can expect
Travel by luxury vehicle with local guide while you follow in the footsteps of the incredible Gold Mining settlers who travelled to this region in search for Gold during the 1800’s. Join us on a journey like no other and discover the rich history from the famous Gold Rush era around Arrowtown and Central Otago. Touch and feel real Gold and take in a Gold Panning experience, you may even feel real Gold for yourself!
Sit back and relax as we take you on a journey of discovery with our unique Story Telling themed for the ultimate experience. Hear our stories hundreds of years old and be transported to a different time and place in our history. themed GPS headsets will bring your experience to life.
Trip includes: Experience historic gold machinery Travel by luxury vehicle Gold Panning Experience Touch & feel real gold from the Shotover River Accommodation Pickup & Drop Off Informative local guide with commentary Multilingual* GPS themed commentary with individual headsets Travel through award winning wine country Visit and spend time in the gold town Of Arrowtown Hear the untold stories of gold mining history in this area Plenty of photo opportunities Morning tea provided Multilingual available = English, Spanish & Mandarin
Location
What you need to know
- Travel by luxury vehicle along The Old Gold Trail in Central Otago
- Time to explore Historic Arrowtown
- Informative driver commentary with GPS activated storytelling
- Morning Tea with refreshments
- Gold Panning experience included
- Hotel pickup & Drop off provided
- Plenty of time for photos stops
- Travel along the old gold trails of Arrowtown and Cromwell
- See historic gold mining machinery working in action on the tour
- Touch and feel real gold from the Shotover River
- Hear the untold stories of the gold mining history from this area
- Plenty of time for photo stops along the journey
- This tour departs at 8am with accommodation pickups starting at 7.45am and returns at 12pm
- Main pickup location is at Athol Street Terminal
- Accomodation pickup available, contact details to arrange transfer will be printed on your booking voucher
- 8.00am Athol Street Bus Stop, Central Queenstown
- Hotel pickups are provided, this will be at 7.45am
- A warm jacket Appropriate footwear Camera for photos
- Confirmation in the form of a tour voucher will be received at time of purchase
- Upon completion of purchase, please print the voucher and present on day of the experience
- Mobile Vouchers are accepted! - Vouchers can also be presented on your mobile device for this attraction
- For your information, complete Tour Operator Information including contact details is included on your tour voucher
