1–3 days
Christchurch → Queenstown
The crossing most people build a trip around — usually one to three days with nights wherever you want to pause.
Be driven
We drive. You watch the road go by.
Private chauffeured touring from Christchurch — Aotearoa New Zealand’s South Island — in a black performance SUV.
Adam at the wheel. Your stops, your pace, our knowledge of passing lanes, cafés, and where the light lands on Pukaki.
Plan your drive →Most visitors self-drive: GPS, mirrors, and one eye on the rental agreement.
Some people hand over the keys instead.
They notice the colour of the water at Tekapo. They get to Queenstown without white-knuckling the Lindis. The day belongs to the landscape, not the centre line.
That is what Be Driven is for. Nothing theatrical — just the right car and a quiet driver.
How it works
Collection from your hotel, holiday house, or the airport. The car is clean, black, and cold when it should be.
The fleet is three SUVs only — Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S, Mercedes-AMG GLB 35, and Range Rover Sport (V8 Supercharged). This is not a shuttle roster; it is the same standard we use on self-drive handovers.
Adam drives. He knows when to stop for a photograph and when to let the road speak. Tell us where you are going; we handle the rest.
Where we go
Three starting routes
Every itinerary is bespoke — these are common frames. Stops and pace are yours.
1–3 days
Half day or overnight
Christchurch → Kaikōura
Ocean on one side, mountains on the other — a strong half-day or overnight out and back.
Full day
Christchurch → Lake Tekapo
Glacial lakes and big sky — a full day there and back, or the first leg of a longer run.
The cars
Three black performance SUVs
All obsidian black. All maintained to the same standard as our self-drive fleet. Choose by group size — or ask what we would take for your dates.
Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S
Up to four passengers · V8 biturbo
Mercedes-AMG GLB 35
Up to six passengers · AMG SUV
Range Rover Sport (V8 Supercharged)
Up to four passengers · Supercharged V8
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