Skippers Canyon 4wd

Skippers Canyon Jet are the only company to offer a complete 4WD tour of Skippers Canyon and access to the unique mining relics available in the Sainsbury gold claim museum. Following the treacherous, yet majestic Skippers road, which carves its way down from the Coronet Peak ski road, over the saddle and down “Long gully” through to Skippers Canyon; your guide will detail the history of the road, hardships of the miners and how many miners were killed building the road over a century ago.

With a wealth of information from your guides, this is complimented by all the relics, photos and information available in our exclusive museum, short tunnels to explore, and old steel mining equipment to pick up and feel.

The rugged beauty and awe inspiring qualities of Skippers Canyon must be seen to be appreciated. The solitude and serenity of the area can only be attributed to the difficult access of the Skippers road, and lack of any facilities; Skippers Canyon have no plumbed water, sewerage systems and no power.

As 5th generation residents, your hosts Jerry and Winky Hohneck will show you around the museum, boil water for a hot cuppa, then offer you the opportunity to try gold panning in the original Sainsbury gold claim. As we have generations old water reservoirs and miners water races dug into the hills we can also offer you the only plumbed amenities in Skippers Canyon.

With all of the historic sites on offer, the unique aspect of the 4WD in and the opportunity to meet true 5th generation Skippers Canyon locals, this is a photographers dream, cameras are a must!