Lake Tekapo 4x4 Adventure Tours

Discover New Zealand’s High Country the Adventurous Way

Lake Tekapo 4x4 tours are the perfect way to experience the raw beauty of New Zealand’s Mackenzie Country. These guided adventures take you beyond the beaten path, through working high-country stations and remote alpine terrain. With expert drivers leading the way, you’ll explore landscapes few others get to see.

A popular route climbs to Mt John Station, where you’ll be rewarded with sweeping views of Lake Tekapo’s turquoise waters and the surrounding golden hills. As your 4WD tackles the rugged tracks, the panoramic outlook across the Southern Alps is simply breathtaking. It’s a photographer’s dream and an unforgettable ride into the heart of the South Island.

Guests on a private 4WD tour pause to admire the Southern Alps in the Mackenzie Basin

Remote hut at Braemar Station with 4WD vehicles parked under alpine skies

Group of travellers posing beside a 4WD vehicle with Lake Tekapo and Southern Alps in the background

Two 4WD vehicles driving across Braemar Station with Lake Tekapo and snow-capped Southern Alps in the background

Colourful lupins blooming beside Lake Tekapo with Southern Alps in the background

Tekapo Adventures 4WD vehicle parked beside a remote hut in Cass Valley surrounded by rugged mountains

Expansive Mackenzie Basin with tussock grass, rugged hills, and distant turquoise lake

Close-up of Tekapo Adventures 4WD vehicle overlooking turquoise waters of Lake Tekapo

Tour group posing beside 4WD in golden tussock grass with dramatic Cass Valley peaks in the background

Lake Pukaki shining under blue skies, surrounded by dry grasslands and distant mountains

Tekapo Adventures 4WD parked with dramatic snow-covered peaks in the background

Braemar, Cass Valley & Mount Hay: True Backcountry Beauty

At Braemar Station, you’ll cross vast plains and remote wilderness that feel worlds away from everyday life. With little more than the wind and your wheels for company, you’ll discover the serene side of Tekapo’s rugged terrain. This is the Mackenzie Basin at its most untouched.

Tours through Cass Valley and Mount Hay Station reveal dramatic alpine views, crystal-clear rivers, and wide-open spaces that stretch for miles. Whether you're looking for solitude, epic scenery, or adventure, Lake Tekapo 4x4 tours deliver it all in style and comfort. It’s the ideal way to experience New Zealand’s high country from a unique perspective.