Departs daily from the Lion wharf, just a short walk from the Bathhouse Restaurant on Queenstown Beach near the Botanical Gardens. Please note that we operate with a minimum of two people and a maximum of twelve on all cruises and we are very flexible as to the time and nature of the cruises, i.e. we are there to fit in with passengers wishes. We offer discounts for group bookings. On board heating for cooler days. Teas and light lunches are complimentary.
Duration is around two hours for each trip.
Enjoy the Queenstown sunset and beautiful evenings while sipping a complimentary drink. We can take you to Cecil Peak, Bob's Cove or a destination of your choice for a truly southern lakes special occasion. Local sheep farmer Hugh Mackenzie was tired of rowing for up to seven hours from church in Queenstown to Walter Peak Station, so he commissioned the construction of a vessel suitable for Lake Wakatipu and the brief was for the best of its size that money could buy. Purpose built in Dunedin by the McPherson brothers, M.V. Lion is a treasured part of Queenstown's pioneering history. In 1998, after five years of dedicated restoration by local craftsmen, the M.V. Lion was restored to her original charm, complete with brass fittings and polished native kauri woodwork.