Dart Stables

Dart Stables

46 Rankers Reviews

17 Glenorchy

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Dart Stables

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South IslandQueenstown RegionGlenorchy

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  • Activity__horse_trekkingHorse Trekking

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    • Very scenic ride, could have been more advanced.

      Icon__personSofia Anderson

    • Horse riding in Glenorchy.

      Icon__personLeontine van Laar

    • Had a great day out.

      Icon__personSamantha Williams

    • Great views, easy riding for beginners.

      Icon__personWilco

    • Horseriding.

      Icon__personJackie

    4.3 46 Reviews Analysis
  • we did the river wild, great experience for absolute beginners and riders with more experience, each rider got a horse that suited him/her, great landscape

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2017

    Jan Kerkhof's avatar

    Jan Kerkhof

    Customer

  • The 'Ride of the Rings' was a very good experience: after 1 hr 30 minutes riding in the Dart River Valley, an interesting 4WD tour on many sets of LOTR movies.

    Funny comments and very friendly guide!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2017

    Quentin Vercamer's avatar

    Quentin Vercamer

    Customer

  • Huge, sweeping landscapes that you really could not see on foot.

    Great horse tips and great humour when keeping us in the saddle.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2016

    Jasmine Rogers's avatar

    Jasmine Rogers

    Customer

  • Did two tours, first one was for total beginners!

    I did not enjoy it (I am a horse instructor in Germany). Second tour was awesome, I was allowed to canter on m own apart from the group.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2016

  • Went in one of their full day tours.

    Did the Ride of the Rings and River Wild options. Ride of the Rings was mediocre at best. It starts out with a 4wd tour of some of the local filming locations for Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit and Wolverine. They don't stop for very long at each location and they don't bring you in to see the location close up, you can only stand at the roadside and see it from a distance. The tour ends off with a horse tour of the dart river area, which was nice with great scenery, but no relation to the lord of the Rings series as they imply on their website. They also state that the River wild has ties to lord of the Rings, but it doesn't. It's basically just a two hour version of the first horse tour. On the first tour the ride was nice and the horses well behaved, but on the second I was not impressed. One person from our group ended up in the dart river because the guides told us to cross the river in the wrong spot and I was almost thrown from my horse (who was skittish and behaved badly the whole 2 hours) at one point and incurred a hand injury as a result. The guides both seemed to try to ignore that it even happened and just moved on with the tour. Was not pleased and I would not recommend this tour to anyone who is looking for a Lord of the Rings tour, use Nomad Safaris instead.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    Kaitlyn's avatar

    Kaitlyn

    Customer

  • Exploring New Zealand's beautiful nature on a horse back was relaxing.

    Breathing the fresh air and just enjoying the pureness of the country.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2016

    Tabea's avatar

    Tabea

    Customer

  • I did two rides in one day.

    I am an experienced rider. My first ride was along the Dart River up to Mt Albert with some river crossings. The second one was up at Paradise. Staff and horses are really good. Horses can be used for beginners as well.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2014

    Barbara's avatar

    Barbara

    Customer

  • Very scenic ride, could have been more advanced.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2013

    Sofia Anderson's avatar

    Sofia Anderson

    Customer

  • Was not impressed with their rules about weighing people to make sure they are under 95 kilos.

    It should be stated on their brochures that they do this. It's not good practice in my opinion.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in October 2016

    Chris's avatar

    Chris

    Customer

  • The crew was so friendly and made us feel welcome.

    I have not been riding that much, but they gave me a horse that could fit and took good care of me. It was so fun! And our guide, Linsey, was such a smiling and lovely girl.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in April 2014

  • Very friendly guide - Lindsey.

    Felt safe, safe horses. I am quite an inexperienced rider and she customised the trip for us. Lovely scenic ride through the Dart River Valley - Glenorchy.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in April 2014

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    Shona MacDonald

    Customer

  • Very enjoyable ride, qualified guides, horses in very good condition, level customised according to skills of every person.

    Would definitely recommend this tour.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • Very good horses.

    beautiful walk!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2014

    Laure Cops's avatar

    Laure Cops

    Customer

  • Very good guides.

    Horses also very good (not the skittery types). Very beautiful scenery (Glenorchy).

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2014

    Wouter Vanmoz's avatar

    Wouter Vanmoz

    Customer

  • Good value.

    Rode 1.5 to 2 hours through an area called Paradise. It did indeed live up to it's name. Group size was a bit big-12 people.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2013

    Philipp Haass's avatar

    Philipp Haass

    Customer

  • The 'Ride of the Rings' was a very good experience: after 1 hr 30 minutes riding in the Dart River Valley, an interesting 4WD tour on many sets of LOTR movies.

    Funny comments and very friendly guide!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2017

    Quentin Vercamer's avatar

    Quentin Vercamer

    Customer

  • we did the river wild, great experience for absolute beginners and riders with more experience, each rider got a horse that suited him/her, great landscape

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2017

    Jan Kerkhof's avatar

    Jan Kerkhof

    Customer

  • Huge, sweeping landscapes that you really could not see on foot.

    Great horse tips and great humour when keeping us in the saddle.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2016

    Jasmine Rogers's avatar

    Jasmine Rogers

    Customer

  • Went in one of their full day tours.

    Did the Ride of the Rings and River Wild options. Ride of the Rings was mediocre at best. It starts out with a 4wd tour of some of the local filming locations for Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit and Wolverine. They don't stop for very long at each location and they don't bring you in to see the location close up, you can only stand at the roadside and see it from a distance. The tour ends off with a horse tour of the dart river area, which was nice with great scenery, but no relation to the lord of the Rings series as they imply on their website. They also state that the River wild has ties to lord of the Rings, but it doesn't. It's basically just a two hour version of the first horse tour. On the first tour the ride was nice and the horses well behaved, but on the second I was not impressed. One person from our group ended up in the dart river because the guides told us to cross the river in the wrong spot and I was almost thrown from my horse (who was skittish and behaved badly the whole 2 hours) at one point and incurred a hand injury as a result. The guides both seemed to try to ignore that it even happened and just moved on with the tour. Was not pleased and I would not recommend this tour to anyone who is looking for a Lord of the Rings tour, use Nomad Safaris instead.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    Kaitlyn's avatar

    Kaitlyn

    Customer

  • Was not impressed with their rules about weighing people to make sure they are under 95 kilos.

    It should be stated on their brochures that they do this. It's not good practice in my opinion.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in October 2016

    Chris's avatar

    Chris

    Customer

  • Exploring New Zealand's beautiful nature on a horse back was relaxing.

    Breathing the fresh air and just enjoying the pureness of the country.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2016

    Tabea's avatar

    Tabea

    Customer

  • Did two tours, first one was for total beginners!

    I did not enjoy it (I am a horse instructor in Germany). Second tour was awesome, I was allowed to canter on m own apart from the group.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2016

  • I did two rides in one day.

    I am an experienced rider. My first ride was along the Dart River up to Mt Albert with some river crossings. The second one was up at Paradise. Staff and horses are really good. Horses can be used for beginners as well.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2014

    Barbara's avatar

    Barbara

    Customer

  • Very good horses.

    beautiful walk!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2014

    Laure Cops's avatar

    Laure Cops

    Customer

  • Very good guides.

    Horses also very good (not the skittery types). Very beautiful scenery (Glenorchy).

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2014

    Wouter Vanmoz's avatar

    Wouter Vanmoz

    Customer