Queenstown Travel Guide
Queenstown accommodation, Queenstown activities and attractions, Queenstown maps, transportation to and around Queenstown - the ALL NEW Jasons Queenstown Destination Travel Guide is your complete visitor guide for Queenstown.
Overlooking beautiful Lake Wakatipu and surrounded by the rugged peaks of the Remarkables, sophisticated Queenstown is one of New Zealand's premier resorts and a great base for exploring the magnificent
Southern Lakes and
Fiordland regions. Famous as New Zealand's Adventure Capital, Queenstown offers a raft of year-round activities to set your pulses racing, from bungy jumping and skiing to jetboating and canyoning. If you prefer your sightseeing a little more sedate, you can cruise the lake aboard an historic steamship, visit a high country sheep station, tour the world-class wineries or head into breathtaking Skippers Canyon, steeped in goldmining history.
Queenstown's compact centre makes it easy to explore on foot, and you'll find excellent shopping and a lively cafe scene. In the long summer evenings, alfresco diners pack the pavements, and there are roaring log fires for winter apres ski. After dark, there's still plenty to do in Queenstown, with a casino, live jazz and bars and nightclubs open until the small hours. During winter,
skiing and snowboarding draw the crowds, with superb
ski areas including
The Remarkables Ski Area,
Coronet Peak Ski Area and
Cardrona Alpine Resort - all within an hour's drive. Queenstown's popular Winter Festival kicks off the winter season in June, entertaining locals and visitors alike with its wacky races, Mardi Gras and celebrity events. To the north, you can visit charming
Arrowtown to explore the area's goldmining history, and check out Queenstown's sister resort of
Wanaka, on the shores of Lake Wanaka.
Geographic Location
South-west of the South Island
Population
16,050
Climate
Summer average: 19 - 29°C
Winter average: 3-10°C
Average rainfall: 1300mm/year
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