Queenstown

Queenstown Accommodation	Key: Special Offers Exclusive Awards / Accolades New
B and B
Bearsden Bed and Breakfast	The Dairy
White Shadows Country Inn
Hotel
Arrowtown House Boutique Hotel	Eichardts Private Hotel Luxury Accommodation
Queenstown Park Hotel	Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa
St Moritz Hotel	The Arrow Private Hotel
The Spire Hotel
Lodge
Azur Luxury Lodge Accommodation	Blanket Bay Luxury Lodge Accommodation
Branches High Country Station	Copper Ridge Apartment
Crawfords	Matakauri Lodge Luxury Accommodation
Mt Nicholas Lodge	Stoneridge Lodge Luxury Accommodation
Private Villa/Apartment
Koru Villa	111 Northridge
21 Mathias	Alta Vista
Amaroo	Aurum Lane
Commonage Villas	Eichardts Lakefront Cottage
Forty Two Luxury Apartment	Kohara Lodge
Luxury Queenstown Apartment	Mill Creek
Mount Aspiring Private Luxury Accommodation	Nest Apartments
One 25 Belfast	Private Home
Southerly	The Crib
The Lordens luxury Queenstown Apartments	The Peak
The Penthouse at 25 the Terrace	The Rees Hotel and Luxury Apartments
Resort
Millbrook
Queenstown is an exhilarating, year round, alpine resort, perfect for adventurers and leisure seekers alike. Nestled on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, overlooked by the majestic Southern Alps, the town was named because "...it was fit for Queen Victoria." Queenstown is today recognised internationally as New Zealand's premier visitor destination. Queenstown has more than just breathtaking scenery and a diverse range of attractions, it's the people visitors find enchanting. In fact in 1998, Queenstown was again voted Friendliest Foreign City in a poll of 37,000 readers of Conde Nast Traveller, a top US Travel Publication. Queenstown first won the award in 1996. In the same publication Queenstown was positioned the 14th best city in the world alongside such names as Vienna, London, Paris and Hong Kong. Queenstown enjoys four distinct and captivating seasons. Summer burns hot under blue skies before cool autumn mornings bring fire to the hills, trees change to vivid reds and gentle gold's. Crisp, clear days and miles of snow covered mountains; make winter a time for snow enthusiasts, before nature bursts into colourful life in spring. Queenstown offers relaxation at its best -There is gold in them there hills, and trout in the streams, so try your hand with a gold pan or a fishing rod. Visit the Arrowtown Museum, one of the best boutique museums in the country then afterwards explore the Wakatipu Art Trail. Join the Queenstown Wine Trail and discover award-winning wines from the World's most southern vineyards. Return to town and sample the delights on offer in the many shops, cafes and restaurants. As night falls, get ready to experience the resort's buzzing nightlife. Take a short drive back in time to the historic goldmining settlement of Arrowtown, or drive the shores of Lake Wakatipu to discover the beautiful hamlet of Glenorchy, the gateway to the Paradise Valley and the famous Routeburn walking track. Over the hill but not very far from Queenstown you will find the peace and tranquility of the small town of Wanaka with its crystal clear lake and dramatic mountain landscape. Further abroad, discover the mysteries of stunning Fiordland. Enjoy a cruise on a spectacular sound, have a close encounter with seals and dolphins which often frequent the area. Whatever you decide don't be rushed. Queenstown is a destination which delivers everything it promises... and probably much more.
Queenstown Activities
Americas Cup Sailing New Zealand Bungy Jumping New Zealand Canyoning / Spelunking New Zealand Caving New Zealand Climbing New Zealand Dart River Safaris Farm Tours New Zealand Food & Wine New Zealand Golf New Zealand Heli Skiing New Zealand Hiking and Walking New Zealand History and Culture New Zealand Horse Riding New Zealand Hot Air Ballooning New Zealand Hunting New Zealand	Jet Boating New Zealand Kayaking and Canoeing New Zealand Luging New Zealand Mountain Biking New Zealand Sailing New Zealand Scenic Flights New Zealand Shotover Jet Skiing New Zealand Snow Shoeing New Zealand Spa Treatments New Zealand Trout Fishing New Zealand White Water Rafting New Zealand Wine Regions New Zealand Wine Tasting and Wineries New Zealand
Events in Queenstown

SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS:

Follow Your Nose - the Queenstown Wine Trail: Spend the afternoon sampling award winning local vintages and learning the secrets of the world’s southernmost wine growing region. Central Otago has won more gold medals for Pinot Noir than any other New Zealand region. Grapes were first grown here during the gold rush of the late 1800s, when Frenchman Jean Desire Feraud recognised potential and planted vines.

Skippers Canyon - the Road to High Adventure: From the 1860s until recently, Skippers Canyon was the very centre of gold mining activity in the Queenstown region - historical sites still exist today.

History is Alive and Well in Arrowtown: Twenty-one kilometres from Queenstown, Arrowtown is home to the superb Lakes District Museum, often described as one of New Zealand’s best small museums.

ACTIVITIES:

- Take a trip into Skippers Canyon to enjoy a mix of history and high adventure including bungy jumping, rafting, flying fox and jet boating
- Go jet boating on the Shotover, Kawarau and Dart Rivers
- Some of New Zealand's most acclaimed walks are close at hand including, The Routeburn, Milford Track...
- Experience white-water rafting on the Shotover or Kawarau Rivers
- Drift over Queenstown in a hot air balloon
- Bungy Jump the Southern Hemisphere's highest land based bungy jump - The Nevis Highwire Bungy
- Ride the gondola 450 metres above Queenstown to Bob's Peak and enjoy views of Lake Wakatipu and the surrounding mountains.
- Cruise Lake Wakatipu aboard TSS Earnslaw (a 100 yr old steamship) to the "Wakatipu High Country Farm"
- Visit Gibbston Valley and Chard Farm vineyards or follow the Wakatipu Arts trail
- Meet the feathered locals at Kiwi and Birdlife Park
- Spend a day at Arrowtown, an historic gold mining town that provides an interesting journey back in time. Don’t miss the Lakes District Museum
- Enjoy a Maori concert and traditional ‘hangi’ meal
- Fish for trout and salmon at any time of the year
- Experience high country farm life - horse trekking, sheep shearing, dog trials
- During winter New Zealand's best Heli-skiing and skiing is right here in Queenstown
- Try a snowmobile adventure across the wintery landscape

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