Parkwolf
4.7
8.6K ratings
Self-guided GPS audio tour
A self-guided driving tour: stories and insider tips play on their own as each stop comes into view.
★★★★★ 4.7 · 8,600+ ratings Works offline
On your computer? Scan with your iPhone camera to open Parkwolf in the App Store. Also on Google Play.
Hear the guide
This is the real narration from Parkwolf’s Queenstown-Lakes District tour. It starts on its own as you approach each stop, so you never tap or read while driving.
“The large, green peninsula you see is the Queenstown Gardens, a great spot for a quiet walk away from the town's bustle. The paths wind through huge, mature trees like Douglas firs and giant sequoias.”
Real stops, real narration
Three real lines from the narration, each with the app’s tip for that stop, at three of the most-loved stops in Queenstown-Lakes District.
“You're coming up on the location of a local celebrity: 'That Wānaka Tree'. It's a lone willow that grew right out of the lakebed from what was originally just part of an old fence.”
App tip If lakeside parking is full, park in town and walk the lakefront path 10–15 minutes.
“Getting to Walter Peak High Country Farm requires a boat trip across the lake, usually on the historic TSS Earnslaw steamship. Once you arrive, you'll be at a working sheep station.”
App tip Allow about 30 minutes to find parking in Queenstown and walk to Steamer Wharf check‑in.
“Tucked beside the river is the Arrowtown Chinese Settlement, a powerful, open-air site that tells the story of the area's Cantonese gold miners.”
App tip Allow 30–60 minutes, then add the Lakes District Museum or Arrow River Trail.
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Self-guided, in your own car
Parkwolf
Beyond the audio tour
Distance, climb, time and difficulty for every hike, with parking and cautions.
Kawarau Bridge Bungy, as the app sums it up:
Sighting heatmaps and peak hours for each animal.
Great Crested Grebe
Paradise Shelduck
Tūī
RiflemanStart the tour from your car’s screen. Stories play through your speakers.
Viewpoints, trailheads, pullouts and hidden spots, each with real tips.
From the App Store
“We just used the app this morning on our drive around Cades Cove and it provided a lot of info along the way and greatly enhanced our experience! And to top it off, we saw a female black bear and her two cubs just before the halfway point!”
“Great app , works offline and audio tour while driving its amazing.”
“Loved it after I figured out how to use the app, the information was very interesting and the automatic play as you drive was very convenient. The map came in handy too when we lost connection on our GPS. Thank you!”
“We loved the fun facts and found spots we wouldn’t have otherwise. It’s awesome that it works offline too.”
Good to know
Open Parkwolf, tap Start Tour Guide and drive. Your phone’s GPS triggers each story as you approach an overlook, trailhead, pullout or hidden spot. There’s no set route, so take any road in any order.
Yes. Every stop has the app’s tips on timing, parking and crowds, and every trail lists its distance, climb and time, so you can plan your day before you go. Then the guide narrates it as you drive.
Yes. Download Queenstown-Lakes District before you go and the map, the narration and every tip work offline, even where your phone shows no bars.
Overlooks, trailheads, pullouts and hidden spots across Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand, from That Wānaka Tree, Walter Peak High Country Farm and Arrowtown Chinese Settlement: 166 stories in all.
Parkwolf is free to download. The Tour Guide is part of Parkwolf PRO, which starts with a free trial, and one subscription covers everyone listening in your car.
Both. Parkwolf works with Apple CarPlay, and it’s available on Google Play for Android.
Yes. The same guide covers 100+ national parks, state parks and scenic drives, from Yellowstone to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Free to download. Your guide starts talking the moment you start driving.
Free on the App StoreGet the Queenstown-Lakes District tourOn Android? Get Parkwolf on Google Play