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5 Photoshoots & Photo Tours in New Zealand Worth Booking

5 photo tours and shoots  ·  from $65 a person

Every trip deserves at least one good photo of you in it. These 5 photoshoots & photo tours in New Zealand make that easy, priced and timed so you can decide in a few minutes.

AuthenticAs Star Gazing -Nightscape Portrait Photography Tour - Setting out from Queenstown at 7:30 pm
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AuthenticAs Star Gazing -Nightscape Portrait Photography Tour

1.AuthenticAs Star Gazing -Nightscape Portrait Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 59 reviews Our pick

Join Simon or Emma for a private two-hour nightscape photography trip near Queenstown. You may photograph the moon and constellations, learn Māori star stories, and have a portrait made beneath the southern sky. Pickup is offered, and the location can be tailored to your group.

“Emma and Simon are lovely people! I came to this with no nightscape photography experience and a few hours later I had some great photos, a good foundation for taking more on my own back home, and a better understanding of the local stories centered on the stars. I’d happily do this again if I get to revisit Queenstown!”

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Photography Tour from Queenstown to Glenorchy - 1/2 Day - Working with Glen Howey in Glenorchy
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Photography Tour from Queenstown to Glenorchy – 1/2 Day

2.Photography Tour from Queenstown to Glenorchy – 1/2 Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $235

Travel from Queenstown along Lake Wakatipu to Glenorchy with photographer and guide Glen Howey. Over about five hours, you’ll work on camera settings, composition, long exposures, and finding strong images among mountains, beech forests, lakes, and rivers. Hotel pickup, snacks, and a tripod on request are included. Bring a charged camera.

“Amazing scenery. Excellent support and education about , not only my camera, but using my eyes to see ‘the picture’ . Much appreciated.”

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Half-Day Queenstown Photography Tour - Entering Skippers Canyon and Skippers Road
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Half-Day Queenstown Photography Tour

3.Half-Day Queenstown Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $235

Glen Howey’s private five-hour tour pairs Queenstown scenery with practical camera tuition at Skippers Canyon. You’ll visit quieter viewpoints, learn fine-art landscape photography from an award-winning photographer, enjoy snacks, and return after the best natural light fades. Hotel pickup, drop-off, and a tripod on request are included.

“I really enjoy the tour with Glen. The fotos are stunning and his photography skills are so good!!!! I have recommended my frds to join!! A must go itinerary if you love scenery experience 🫶🏻”

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Full Day Queenstown & Southern Lakes Private Photography Tour - Starting above the Wakatipu Basin
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Full Day Queenstown & Southern Lakes Private Photography Tour

4.Full Day Queenstown & Southern Lakes Private Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · from $263

Spend about nine hours with professional photographer Martin from Remarkable Imagery, traveling by private 4WD from Queenstown, Frankton, or Arrowtown. Learn aperture, shutter speed, ISO, composition, and light while choosing routes toward Glenorchy, Skippers Canyon, the Remarkables, Gibbston, or Wanaka. Hotel pickup, refreshments, and a flexible private itinerary are included.

“Our guide was knowledgeable not only about photography but the area around Queenstown. He gave us a wonderful taste of the surrounding area & New Zealand itself”

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Akaroa: Stargazing Tour with 2 Telescopes & Souvenir Photos - The five-minute safety briefing
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Akaroa: Stargazing Tour with 2 Telescopes & Souvenir Photos

5.Akaroa: Stargazing Tour with 2 Telescopes & Souvenir Photos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 1h 30m · from $65Best value

Meet astronomer Luca at 280 Long Bay Road for a 90-minute small-group tour under Akaroa’s dark skies. You’ll use a 10-inch Dobsonian and ZWO Seestar S50 to view planets, nebulae, galaxies, and the Milky Way, then receive live deep-sky photos and a personal night-sky portrait.

“Absolutely fabulous. We have told so many people about it already and even some locals were going to visit the night after us due to our feedback to them. Cannot recommend highly enough. So much information. Presentation could not be faulted. Highlight of our trip.”

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