Queenstown Travel Guides

Kawarau River

The Kawarau River flows generally eastwards for about 60 km until it reaches Lake Dunstan near Cromwell. The Shotover River enters it from the...

The Remarkables Ski Area

The Remarkables are one of the best known ski fields in New Zealand. The highest ski field in Queenstown at 1935 metres, the Remarks have...

Skippers Canyon

From the 1860s until quite recently, Skippers Canyon was the centre of gold mining activity in the Queenstown region. Historic sites still exist...

Queenstown Garden Tours

The Queenstown Garden Tour is a unique opportunity for visitors to Queenstown to visit some of New Zealand's most beautiful rural residential...

Queenstown Airport

Queenstown Airport is the gateway to New Zealand's Southern Alps.

Situated in the Wakatipu Basin, The airport is within a short drive...

Getting around Queenstown

If you've arrived at the airport you can catch a bus, taxi or minivan to town. Taxis depart outside the terminal. The trip to the town centre...

Flying To Queenstown

Well served by Air New Zealand and Qantas, Queenstown international airport is one of the most dramatic in the world - surrounded on both sides by...

Driving To Queenstown

State Highway 6 runs through Queenstown, bringing traffic from the south, north and east. Hire a rental car or campervan, catch a scenic coach...

Lake Wakatipu

Being the third largest lake in New Zealand, Lake Wakatipu is somewhat interesting. Because of the mountains which rise hastily from the shore of...

Shotover River

The Shotover River is located in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. The name correctly suggests that this 60 kilometre-long...