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Gills Creek Horse Trek - 2 Hrs - Ben Lomond Horse Treks

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Take our beautiful horses out for a trek through the scenic valley's of Gills Creek, just 20 minutes from central Queenstown.

Take our beautiful horses out for a trek through the scenic valley's of Gills Creek, just 20 minutes from central Queenstown.

Highlights

  • Perfect for couples, families and older children
  • Spend more time exploring the Gill Creek Track and farm surrounds
  • Plenty of fresh water river and stream crossings before reaching the beautiful Moke Lake
  • Friendly horses and experienced guides who will make sure you get the most out of your trip
  • Stunning photo opportunities throughout the entire trek!

Spend two hours exploring Gill Creek Track by horseback, located on stunning Queenstown farmland.

Introduce yourself to our friendly horses and head into the valley, historically known as Old Gold Mining Country.

Throughout the ride you will be surrounded by breathtaking scenery at every turn, from the farm flats and valley's to the mountains and rivers that flow down from the peaks. At the end of the track, we visit the picturesque Moke lake. Very few get to experience the beauty of this very special area.

The track offers variable terrain down the valley, with plenty of river crossings, small climbs and flats on the open farmland.

This trek can accomodate all levels of experience and is perfect for couples or families with older children.

All riders will be made to feel safe and supported.

Remember to pack a camera, the photos taken on this tour are stunners!

Per person $130.00

What's included

  • Complimentary return transfers (if required).
  • Briefings and riding demonstration.
  • Experienced and supportive guide.
  • Helmets, riding and safety gear.

Duration

  • Allow approximately 3 hours for the whole experience

Location

Restrictions

  • Minimum age 8 years old..

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Notes

  • Extras: You may book a private trek for an extra $40 per rider, this can be purchased as you proceed through checkout.

    Transfers: We offer complimentary return transfers (if required) from The Station Information Building in Central Queenstown (corner of Shotover Street and Camp Street) to the stables.

    Location: We are situated at Moke Lake, approximately 20 minutes drive from Queenstown.

  • Please note we have a strict weight limit of 95kg for the health and wellbeing of our horses. Staff will weigh all riders before the ride, if your weight exceeds our limit on the day you will not be permitted to attempt the ride and no refund will be given.

    During the busy season, it is recommended that you self drive in order to spend that little bit of extra time with our horses.

    When planning your trek allow for a total of 3 hours for transport, registration, introductions to your horse and riding demonstration.

    Refund policy:

    For all treks cancelled within 24h no refund will be given.

    For all the treks cancelled with more than 24h notice a full refund will be given.

    For all the treks cancelled on our behalf due to enforceable events a full refund will be given.

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

4.5

37 reviews

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Fiona S from New Zealand wrote on 22 April 2021

Well managed and nice ride

Thank you to Missy who took our small group out for the ride. We really appreciate your assessing our skill and desire to pick up a bit of speed and rise to the trot and canter. So good to find a company that can make these decisions well to give the customers a great experience. Lovely views, stream crossings and a bit of excitement. Good luck with your next season - highly recommended.

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mackenziec from New Zealand wrote on 08 April 2021

Amazing Experience

Had an amazing time doing the 2 hour trek. Our guide Missy was awesome. She was very helpful & informative about the horses and area. We had a really fun time and it made our sore backsides and blisters worth it 100%. Thanks to our horses Munster & JD too!

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From Gills Creek Horse Trek - 2 Hrs - Ben Lomond Horse Treks

Hi MacKenzie, thank you so much for your lovely review! Missy, Munster and JD are the best!! We so glad you had a great time with them :)

Robert Sperling from New Zealand wrote on 04 April 2021

Lake Moke

Missy was awesome. We will be back to ride more trails with her no problems

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Awesome thank you so much for your lovely review! Hope to see you again soon :)

calliet from Malaysia wrote on 20 April 2021

Amazing trek but lack of attention from guide

The view was simply breathtaking. However as a first timer for horse riding, I only got instructions on how to turn and stop the horse, and it would stop when nature comes 💩. No precautions on what (dangerous events) that might happen, like how my horse would jump when it was startled. It jumped 2 times in between the rides and the experience was quite scary for a first timer. Did not expect that to happen, the guide saw that and did not say anything too. She was good in explaining the history of the place but mostly interact with the person right behind her, I could only hear some things when she was loud enough. In my opinion, there were only 2 riders that day, she was able to talk clearly to me when my horse stopped for pooping, so it shouldn't be a problem to interact with both of us. And when the ride ended, she only said goodbye and did not emphasize on my encounter or whatsoever. I took the initiative to mentioned again on the horse jumping thing, but she only say it happens because the horse are trying to keep in line too. Summary: I am disappointed with the interaction with guide, explanation on horse jumping (startled), and would suggest the team to have clear instructions, precautions and the horse's behaviour before riding. (My horse like to detour a lot but I was only told about that during the ride, personally I would prefer every precautions beforehand)

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Lisa from New Zealand wrote on 02 April 2021

Awesome morning

A stunner of a morning spent with our wonderful guide Jas and Munster and Goose. Gorgeous scenery and lovely well cared for horses. We really enjoyed our 2 hour ride- thanks so much. We will be back with the rest of the family. Excellent value. Thanks so much

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Thanks so much Lisa for your awesome review! We hope to see you and the family again soon!

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