Food and drink in Queenstown without a car
The steamship leaves from Steamer Wharf and crosses the lake to dinner at a high country farm.
Experience · Queenstown
Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner and TSS Earnslaw Cruise
Queenstown
A ticketed food and drink experience from Queenstown. It runs to its own schedule, so check times and prices when you book.
About Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner and TSS Earnslaw Cruise, in the operator's words
Cruise across Lake Whakatipu to Walter Peak on board Queenstown's iconic steamship, the TSS Earnslaw.
Walter Peak is the perfect place to enjoy a gourmet barbecue dinner and gain an insight into high country farming life. Relax at the lakeside Colonel's Homestead Restaurant as the gourmet barbecue is freshly prepared. Our menu offers succulent meats cooked on the rotisserie/grill, a selection of salads, vegetables and bread. Then finish your meal with a scrumptious dessert.
Enjoy the beautiful lakeside gardens, the watch the sheep dogs in action with a rural farm show before your return cruise back to Queenstown.
- Departures: all year* (daily)
- Duration: 3hrs 45mins.
Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner and TSS Earnslaw Cruise at a glance
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Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner and TSS Earnslaw Cruise takes bookings online.
- Book onlineBooks online through its own website (realnz.com)
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- VeganVegan options on the menu
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