Queenstown: Spirit of Queenstown Lake Wakatipu Scenic Cruise
Duration: 1.5 hours
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Milford Sound Coach Tour & Lunch Cruise from Queenstown
Duration: 12.5 hours
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TSS Earnslaw: Queenstown Cruise & Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ
Duration: 3.5 - 4 hours
Queenstown: Shotover River and Kawarau River Jet Boat Ride
Duration: 1 hour
Queenstown: Scenic Alpine Heli-Flight
Duration: 35 minutes
Queenstown: Small Group Wine Sampler Tour
Duration: 5 hours
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From Queenstown: Premium Doubtful Sound Wilderness Day Trip
Duration: 765 minutes
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Queenstown: Summer Tandem Paragliding
Duration: 2 hours
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Otago Winery Tour with Gourmet Wine & Food-Paired Lunch
Duration: 4.5 hours
Panoramic View Helicopter Flight with Alpine Landing
Duration: 20 minutes
From Queenstown: Mount Cook Small Group Adventure
Duration: 12 hours
Glenorchy & Paradise Scenic Half-Day Tour from Queenstown
Duration: 4 hours
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Top 10 things to do in Queenstown
This fantastic resort town is one of the most desirable places to visit in New Zealand. Here, any traveler will be satisfied with the great outdoors, culture and a good night life!
Lake Hayes
Really one of the most beautiful lakes on the planet. On a sunny day, a trip here will not be forgotten.
Skippers Canyon
This historic and scenic gorge was once home to New Zealand's richest gold-bearing river, the Shotover River. The river still exists, of course, but the gold is no more.
Skycity Queenstown
If you feel like a spot of gambling, then definitely head over to Skycity Casino and try your luck.
Shotover River
This fast flowing river is fantastic for thrill seeking tourists who can book on adventure tours.
Hollyford Track
This is a fantastic backpacking track for tourists and is accessible all year round.
The Remarkables
These mountains are visible from Queenstown, and are worth heading to for walking or other adventure activities.
Lake Wakatipu
New Zealand's third largest lake, and at the feet of The Remarkables, the views here are breathtaking.
Routeburn Track
Another great backpacking track, popular with tourists - why not book onto a guided trip?
Fiordland National Park
This national park is truly remarkable, and a great place to visit when in the region.
Lake Wanaka
Another lake worth visiting, with plenty to see and do for tourists.
Planning Your Queenstown Visit
When to visit?
A difficult question to answer, as Queenstown has 5 different climate zones! To be safe however, the dry season is May to October, but you can visit all year-round.
How long to visit?
It all depends on what you're planning - if you want to go backpacking, visit the mountains, and see the beautiful countryside, then one to two weeks will satisfy any happy campers.
Good to know
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- Language
- English
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- Currency
- NZD ($)
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- Time Zone
- UTC (+12:00)
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- Country Code
- +64
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- Best time to visit
- Each season has something to offer, so plan according to what you want to do. Skiing in the winter, milder temperatures and rejuvenation in the spring, warm weather and hiking in the summer, and the beautiful foliage in the fall.
Things to Do in Queenstown
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What people are saying about Queenstown
Great journey on the Earnslaw, such a shame that it rained all day. I did try to defer to the next day but this was not very flexible due to less than 24 hours notice. Animal farm was great - would have been more enjoyable on a dry day of course. The afternoon tea was quite average ; old scones & low quality confectionery jam, plus full of sparrows pooping everywhere & eating the food!
The trip was amazing, the scenery spectacular and the captain of the boat was very knowledgeable. It was raining although the rain stopped before the trip ended but the added rain made the waterfalls spectacular and getting so close to them in the boat was awesome. You do need a raincoat and insect repellant but the trip is sooo worth taking. Beautiful NZ.
We really enjoyed this tour. Our tour guide, Joel, was friendly and funny. It was informative and complete with visual aids from the movie. And we were allowed to go where other tour companies weren't allowed to go, which was a plus. Highly recommend.
Would highly recommend this tour - our guide Wayne was awesome, great commentary and facts along the way and we stopped at many beautiful and unique locations. The highlight was Arrowtown! Beautiful quaint town with plenty of history and stores.
We had an awesome day with AwesumNZ.our driver Paulie was excellent,gave great commentaries,kept us up to date whole way.saw things that would have missed if not on the tour.Had a great trip both bus and boat.Highly recommend
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