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Introducing Queenstown

No-one’s ever visited Queenstown and said, ‘I’m bored’. Looking like a small town, but displaying the energy of a small city, Queenstown offers a mountain of activities. If your ‘Things to Do’ list contains bungy-jumping, caving, rafting, sledging, jetboating, skiing, skydiving and hang gliding, trained operators are waiting on your call right now.

Maximise bragging rights with your souvenir T-shirt in the town’s atmospheric restaurants, laid-back cafés and bustling bars. Be sure to also find a lakeside bench at sunrise or dusk and immerse yourself in one of NZ’s most beautiful views. It’s a pretty good option for an alfresco afternoon picnic as well.

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Ball game in Queenstown motor park campground.
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Ball game in Queenstown motor park campground.

Lonely Planet photographer
  • Micah Wright
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  • Paramotor soaring over Diamond Lake, Queenstown region.
  • Highway sign along the Crown Range Summit Pass, linking the skifields of Wanaka and Queenstown.
  • Historic building in former Gold-Rush settlement of Cardrona, between Queenstown and Wanaka.
  • Tree on the high point of the Queenstown to Cardrona road, highest public road in New Zealand, Queenstown region.
  • Pisa range on road Wanaka to Queenstown (highest road).
  • The chairlifts at the top of the Skyline Gondola in Queenstown.
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