Queenstown Airport 15 min
Amisfield Restaurant and Cellar Door (6 min) Rustic-chic winery & single estate vineyard since 2005, with locally sourced fine dining & pairings. Queenstown Gardens (20 min) Lush, lakefront peninsula with a waterfront trail & alpine vistas, plus an ice rink & skate ramps. Skyline Queenstown (21 min) Attraction featuring a gondola to a panoramic restaurant/bar, hiking trails & a luge ride down. Kiwi Birdlife Park (21 min) Sanctuary dedicated to reptiles & birds, especially kiwis, with a conservation show & audio tour. Coronet Peak Ski Area (22 min) Resort featuring skiing & sledding for all ages, plus restaurants, a shop with equipment & more. Lakes District Museum & Gallery (5 min) Museum featuring exhibits on local history, with an emphasis on gold mining, plus an art gallery. The Remarkables Ski Area (41 min) Skiing & snowboarding mountain with varied trails & terrain parks, plus cafes & an on-mountain bar. Shotover Canyon Swing (20 min) Adrenaline attraction featuring a freefalling swing ride & zip lines over sheer river canyon walls. Crown Range (24 min) A steep, winding highway climbs this mountain featuring a ski resort, hiking trails & scenic views. Queenstown Hill (19 min) Popular, scenic mountain for hiking, plus a 500-metre climb through pine forest to the summit. Lake Hayes (5 min) Lake and wine Shotover Jet Queenstown (14 min) Adventurous boat ride through the Shotover River Canyons, at 85km/hour, with spins & spraying water. Cardrona Alpine Resort (57 min) Casual studios & apartments in a laid-back all-season resort offering snow sports & biking trails. Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge (11 min) Historic 10-story bridge built in 1880 known as the birthplace of bungy jumping. Ben Lomond (40 min) 9,716-foot mountain providing a popular hike & bike summit path reachable by 4 different trailheads. |