Journey to Guide Hill
Reaching Guide Hill is part of the experience — a journey through the wide skies and open landscapes of the Mackenzie Basin. Whether you arrive by road or air, the journey reveals the region’s inspiring beauty long before you reach the station itself.
Guide Hill Station
1791 Braemar Road, Tekapo 7999
Te Manahuna, The Mackenzie Basin
phone 0800 888 8888
By Air
Air New Zealand operates daily non-stop flights to Christchurch and Queenstown from Auckland and other main centres, with easy connections across the domestic network. From either airport, it’s a scenic 3½-hour drive through some of Aotearoa’s most striking alpine country.
By Road
From Christchurch, follow State Highway 1 south through Geraldine, then take State Highway 79 to Fairlie and State Highway 8 toward Lake Tekapo and Twizel. From Queenstown, follow State Highway 6 to Cromwell, then State Highway 8 through Omarama toward Twizel and Tekapo.
Guide Hill Station sits between Lake Tekapo (20 minutes) and Twizel (30 minutes), with Aoraki / Mount Cook Village just 60–70 minutes away by car.
Coordinates
📍 Latitude: –44.1596 Longitude: 170.2438
(Enter “Guide Hill Station, Mackenzie District” into Google Maps for accurate directions).
By Helicopter
Private transfers can also be arranged directly to our on-site helipad — an unforgettable way to arrive in the high country.
About Us
Guide Hill Station sits in the heart of Te Manahuna – the Mackenzie Basin – a landscape of wide skies, golden tussock, and distant mountains. Once a traditional high-country station, it has been reimagined as a place where comfort, care, and conservation meet. Our focus is on restoring the drylands, protecting native species like the kāki, and ensuring this remarkable landscape continues to thrive for generations to come.
Here, good design and deep respect for the land work side by side. The lodges, café, chapel, and nature centre all reflect a simple philosophy: that living well can also mean living lightly. Guide Hill remains a working high-country sheep farm — a place shaped by nature, guided by care, and shared with those who value its wild beauty.
