Queenstown Adventure Group New Zealand

Queenstown's first real taste of Adventure Tourism came in 1970 with the establishment of commercial jet boating. The jet boat, a New Zealand invention, had been developed by a South Island high country farmer Bill Hamilton who had long been prevented from accessing many areas of his property due to the shallow rivers.

The extensive manoeuvrability of the boat and its ability to travel in less than 3cm of water allowed for obvious commercial applications to be developed in a place like Queenstown and before long Shotover Jet had established a thrilling ride taking visitors on the Shotover River.

Queenstown, New Zealand offers adventure vacation options galore - bungy jumping, jet boating, white water rafting, tandem skydiving and thrilling helicopter flights. The Queenstown Adventure Group is a co-operative adventure tourism-marketing group comprised of five local activity operators who have banded together to promote Queenstown as the world's Adventure Capital.