Queenstown

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Spreading out from the foot of the Remarkables on the northeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu, it's an international resort, and ever since gold was discovered in the region in the 1860s, the town has been on a winning streak.

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Queenstown, New Zealand, sits on the shores of the South Island’s Lake Wakatipu, set against the dramatic Southern Alps. Renowned for adventure sports, it’s also a base for exploring the region’s vineyards and historic mining towns. There’s bungee jumping off Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge and jet-boating on the Shotover and Dart rivers. In winter, there’s skiing on the slopes of …

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Planning a Trip

LANGUAGE English CURRENCY New Zealand Dollar BEST TIME TO VISIT September to February NEAREST AIRPORT Queenstown Airport (ZQN) EMERGENCY HELPLINE NUMBER 111 INTERNET ACCESS Compared to many other countries, internet in New Zealand is shoddy! There are so many remote areas where there is no network service. Also, decent free Wi-Fi hasn’t really hit off over here. Buying a local …

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Getting Around

LOCAL BUS A small local bus service with three routes run by Connectabus connects many Queenstown attractions like Arrowhead and Camp Street with each other. There is even a night bus running on weekends between O’Connell shopping mall and Frankton, Arrowtown and Kelvin Heights. CABS Queenstown attractions can easily be accessed by one of several private taxi operators like Queenstown …

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History & Culture

The Queenstown region was a deserted land when the British people first arrived in the mid-1850s, although there is evidence of previous Māori settlement. Sheep farmers came first, but after two shearers discovered gold on the banks of the Shotover River in 1862, a deluge of prospectors followed. The current Queenstown town centre used to be a high country farm …

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Top Attractions

Lake Wakatipu Shaped like a cartoon lightning bolt, Lake Wakatipu is New Zealand’s third largest lake. It reaches a depth of 379 meters, meaning the lake bed actually sits below sea level. Five rivers flow into it but only one (the Kawarau) flows out, making it prone to sometimes dramatic floods. If the water looks clean, that’s because it is. …

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