Time Tripper Queenstown

Time Tripper is a short but memorable experience right in the heart of Queenstown. You purchase your ticket upstairs, then head down at your scheduled time to a cozy mini-theater located underwater! The experience starts with a chance to observe the local fish swimming right outside the large glass window — it’s a peaceful and mesmerizing view. Then, you’re shown a short film (around 10–20 minutes) that dives into the fascinating history of Queenstown. It was genuinely interesting and informative, offering insights I hadn’t heard before. I do wish the video had been a bit longer, though — it felt like it ended too quickly, and I would’ve loved to learn even more. After the movie, it’s feeding time! Food is dropped into the water from above, and suddenly you’re surrounded by fish rushing in. It’s a great moment to take photos or videos, especially of the ducks — they dive deep and fast, which is really impressive to watch. The whole experience lasts around 30 minutes and is definitely worth it if you’re looking for something a bit different to do in Queenstown.

The very friendly Emma sorted myself and two kids out with a Time Tripper visit. We were down at the foreshore quite early and were the only ones in the room for the viewing. The interactive movie was entertaining and done well. The Maori story was engaging. When the movie was done the screens raised and 100s of large fish, eels and ducks were there in their natural habitat for us to view. A nice way to spend 30 minutes with the kids.

This was so much fun, I thought my 14 and 13 year old boys might be to old to enjoy this but I was wrong. It's really fun, the ducks are hillarious. The time tripper movie was really cool, I learned a lot from it and the way the movie was done felt like the whole room was actually moving. A VR experience.

We had voucher from booking and we needed an attraction just to kill time. The story which is been projected is interesting but over within 15Min. After that the ducks and the fisch on the lake get food, and as you are under the lake level you can observe them. I will never spend the full price which was 20$ for this.

Very good for kids. Educational and interesting too. After the show, pls wait for a while because the feeding time just starts

I couldn’t believe what was hiding under the lake! We weren’t quite sure what we had booked in our k-jet package but I am so glad we get to experience this! You wouldn’t know it’s there but it is definitely worth it and such a cool activity. Got to see an abundance of animals underwater after too! Definitely book if you see this!

The attraction is one room under the pier with windows onto the harbour. Starts with 12 minute video about the pre history of the lake, geological past and Maori legends. This was ok but could have done so much more. The curtains raised and the fish were fed. Large fish, eels and ducks diving - really cool. However, we would have really liked a fish identification chart so we could know what we were looking for. We were out again in 20 minutes. Not worth $20.

It was a good show depicting the history of the Whakatipu lake in 3D surround sound. The small show theater is placed below the ground showcasing the underwater environment of the lake. We could see the eels swimming around freely. At the end of the show the crew fed the fish & diving birds ate it too, which looked spectacular. Although the show was good, I'm not very sure about what someone may feel about its entry fee worth the $20.