Skippers Canyon Jet
Reviews
Tomas Lloyd
Ranking: 8/10
Great experience, lots of excitement. The journey up was great too! Knowledgeable driver and funny. Jet boat was quality, shame it was over so quick.
Cameron Jeal
Ranking: 7/10
The drive to Skippers Canyon was epic along the old goldmine track. Our driver was great up to the canyon with lots of stories and history about the place. The jet boat was ok, not as much of an adrenalin rush as I thought it would be.
Frans Derks
Ranking: 9/10
Because we could ride and see Skippers Canyon as extra on top of the jetride itself. Very professionally done.
Jenben
Ranking: 10/10
Brilliant trip out and well worth the money. Friendly, funny, informative staff. It had a nice mix of history and fun combined.
Robin Sable
Ranking: 10/10
Interesting and exciting.
Green UK
Ranking: 6/10
Good use for more mature customer, good history lesson on the drive there and back and the original bungy. However, not enough time on the water, and too much stopping whilst on the water.
Esther Goh
Ranking: 9/10
The jetboat ride was fun - there were two 360' turns (I wished for more!). Also, great commentary by the skipper. After the boat ride, they took us to the old bungy site with a suspension bridge where you can take beautiful pictures from. Great experience and value for money.
Eltel
Ranking: 10/10
This is a kick arse experience. The drive into the canyon with the history lesson is great and the boat ride, brilliant.
Ray Banham
Ranking: 9/10
Very interesting, fabulous boat trip, great jet boat trip.
Prideaux
Ranking: 9/10
Pickup at door, great narrow mountain track and scenery, excellent jet boat ride and drive back to camp.
DJohnson
Ranking: 9/10
Great value. Don't bother with Shotover jetboat unless you have no time. Trip up Skippers Canyon with great commentary. Description of the gold rush facilities. Jetboat ride was great with more commentary about actual gold mining sites. 3 hours.
Tom Bushell
Ranking: 9/10
Great trip, great fun.
Laura Leigh
Ranking: 8/10
We chose combined gold tour which was well done but aimed towards the older traveller, a little tame for us. Included Jetboat, 4x4 ride and museum.
Werner and Rita
Ranking: 9/10
Skippers Road was very interesting and difficult to drive.
Sophia Kelly
Ranking: 10/10
Excellent local knowledge, enjoyed learning the gold rush history of the canyon. Jet boat - very fun!
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John Cullin
Ranking: 10/10
Excellent! Good value. You are escorted to Shotover River by bus from your campsite then an exhilirating Jet Boat excursion up the river and back, then you are returned to your campsite.
Adam Duus-Boolsen
Ranking: 8/10
Great trip to Skippers Canyon, a bit further than the competition. Lots of interesting trivia on the walk. Maybe a bit pricey.
Victoria Boolsen
Ranking: 9/10
Good fun. Good family tour. Guides in good spirit. recommended!
Brian Lind
Ranking: 9/10
Very scenic bus trip on Skippers Road and funny race with jet boat. Good story telling by the drivers about the goldmining time.
Hee Min Kang
Ranking: 9/10
Too far to reach, but an excellent sight - very exciting, very kind especially Roy! I will recommend to Korean travellers.
H Schepers
Ranking: 8/10
Picked up at campground, 4 wheel drive car through Skippers Road, lots to see, experienced driver. Jet boat very exciting!!
Sarraute
Ranking: 9/10
Good company. Nice activity.
Gillian de Vries
Ranking: 8/10
Interesting trip into Skippers Canyon. Friendly driver with lots of fascinating information, brillian jet boat ride.
Keita-Karen Buchanan
Ranking: 8/10
Jetboat ride a little 'tame' compared to the bus journey to Skippers Canyon which was excellent.
jewelz
Ranking: 10/10
Awesome. Perfect way to finish a perfect holiday. Everyone who loves a bit of adrenaline will love this. The ride through the canyon is an adventure itself accompanied with a bit of a historical backround and finished of with an amazing jet boat ride. Great value for money.
sezybee
Ranking: 10/10
Awesome experience!!! The 4WD ride through the canyon was a thrill in its self. The jet boat ride was the the best adrenalin rush!! I would recommend this to everyone visiting Queenstown, its a must! The company were friendly and professional, very well run business. Keep up the good work guys.
Jillian
Ranking: 10/10
Fantastic experience....you can the most amazing drive thru Skippers Canyon and an incredible jet boat ride to top it off. I highly recommend them...great crew bus and boat.....
David B
Ranking: 8/10
Interesting trip up canyon + the guides were informative. The jet boat was brilliant + not too overcrowded.
Bert Tonwen
Ranking: 10/10
Laid back and fun, well organised.
Janny Meerdinnk Veldboow
Ranking: 8/10
Great, marvellous, fantastic.
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Yssel de Schepper
Ranking: 10/10
Marvellous.
Ian E
Ranking: 9/10
One hour in coach to upper reaches of shotover canyon. Good on jet boat.
rincoln
Ranking: 10/10
The drive from Queenstown is much scarier then the boat ride !!!! The canyon road is amazing and very terrifying but something you will remember. The boat ride is great fun and I could have spent hours doing that. Nice people and great tour guide. I am glad we didn't ride the boat in town and went with Skippers Canyon.
Wildtime
Ranking: 10/10
Fun, Fantastic and very worth while. Would recommend to all who want a great few hours of entertainment. Also nice to see staff members that know what they are talking about - very knowlegable about the area and also Queenstown in general.
EllieMiller
Ranking: 10/10
Awesome trip - fantastic value for money as not only do you get a jet boat ride but also a spectacular drive out to Skippers Canyon with full commentary from your driver.
TomL
Ranking: 10/10
Had a great time. The tour felt super personalized. the 4WD portion has phenomenal views of the canyon, sheer cliffs and the whole bit. They Explained everything about the gold mine history and the general history and geography of Queenstown. The actual jet boat ride was awesome- went really super close to the rocks and the turns were super fun. It must have been a 35-40 min ride- we didn't feel rushed or cramped or cattle-called at all.. The whole experience felt very personalized. Highly Recommended!!!
Suzanne
Ranking: 10/10
What a thrilling jet boat ride. The drive up skippers canyon narrow, cliff hanging road to the jet boat site was equally fabulous. This was such a better value compared to the shotover jet ride.
Edcan
Ranking: 10/10
11/10! The best thing to do in Queenstown.
Edward Bugg
Ranking: 10/10
This was not just a jet boat ride which makes it a whole lot different from it's competitors. Fantastic commentary on the history of the region. Great thrills with hair raising drive in and the boat ride was exhilarating. Fantastic crew and highly recommended.
mikestep
Ranking: 10/10
Bloody awesome! Great value for money. Made the Shotover Jet look like a bus ride.
JosephF
Ranking: 10/10
Skippers Canyon Jet were very accomodating for our group, it was an exciting and educational experience. GREAT 4X4 drive in and absolutely THRILLING jetboat ride!
tinkerbe11
Ranking: 9/10
Really good trip. The ride on the bus down to the canyon was excellent (only downside was at back of bus we could not hear what the driver was saying about area and gold mining history) but the views were great. Boat trip excellent with lots of spins and thrills. Definitely worth the cost and would recommend.
kymberlyw
Ranking: 10/10
Excellent trip. Well worth it. You get a tour of the canyon on the way to the boat and the jet boating itself is brilliant.
Doll
Ranking: 9/10
Very good organisation - a real highlight.
Rob
Ranking: 8/10
35mins on water! Cheaper than rivals. 4x4 drive plus stops for photos on the way. Gold mining history as part of the trip. $25 cheaper than Shotover. Really good 3 hours! (Shotover give you 20mins).
Brian
Ranking: 9/10
Again excellent safety briefing & good experience.
Congratulations Skippers Canyon Jet
Dean Rodick
Ranking: 10/10
Fantastic experience,the jetboating was intense doing over 80 kph in the tight canyon,great scenery, and the drivers and guides were excellent.Highly recommended.
By the way it was only 99 dollars so great value for the drive into the canyon and the jetboat.
shelly milne
Ranking: 9/10
Awesome adventure, wicked history, trip in was on the edge with amazing views of the crazy raw terrain the jet ride was cool got the heart pumping while checking out the amazing river & mining remains. Makes you appreciate the easy quality of life we have now compared to the early mining days. Highly recommend this trip.
Richard Ebbett
Ranking: 9/10
The history of the area provided during the trip was awesome, the road getting there was an adventure in itself! the boat trip was cool forgot how much sideways grip they have. Good fun & informative. Highly recommend.
Jennie
Ranking: 7/10
Had a beautiful day and the bus trip to Skippers canyon was really cool. The jet boat was fun too.
famlou
Ranking: 10/10
This was fantastic. Well organised, interesting and great value for money. Hair raising ride in (which was part of the fun). Do it!
Martha
Ranking: 9/10
Fun! Good length ride, nice scenery on the way into the canyon and knowledgeable drivers and staff.
Thomas Bachmann
Ranking: 10/10
Very cool. It is about 2 1/2 hours all up (1/2 hour in the jetboat). You drive in on a small gravel road and the driver is very funny with good jokes and explained alot. Glad I did it.
Brian
Ranking: 9/10
I would bet that these guys are the best in Queenstown. The drive along the skippers road (an intense mountain road) was even more exhilarating that the jet boat ride itself!
Nigel McArthur
Ranking: 10/10
Fantastic trip, very friendly, enthusiastic, and well trained staff and spectacular scenery. Real value for money, and I would highly recommend this activity to anyone.
sukmi
Ranking: 10/10
Great value for money, the drive in was a real surprise. I would call this a "must do" trip in Queenstown
Rhys Howell
Ranking: 10/10
Standard jet boat trip, but with a fantastic drive thrown in.
Anke Bohrer
Ranking: 10/10
This has to be the best value for money trip there is! Fantastic!
Rob and Dorothy
Ranking: 9/10
Fabulous tour.
jahirst
Ranking: 9/10
Great drive into the canyon and a visit to one of the old bridges high over the canyon as well as jetboat thrills
Kelly
Ranking: 9/10
Drive on Skippers Road was a real bonus, though totally scary.
Wendy Williams
Ranking: 9/10
Cheaper than Shotover - definitely recommend it!