Queenstown is an action-packed resort town in New Zealand’s South Island where you are literally spoilt for choice with all the exciting activities, plus you also have an excellent selection of Travel Clearance budget hotels on offer. Recognised as one of the top adventure capitals in the world, Queenstown is where you will definitely get the adrenaline rush you’re looking for during your New Zealand holiday.
When you’re not off enjoying a tour or excursion, or some wild adventure, the city's cafes, restaurants, and clubs will keep you occupied and you can also do some great souvenir shopping here too. The winter season is the time when Queenstown is most famous for its excellent skiing, but it's also a wonderful destination in all the other other seasons too.
Queenstown lies on the banks of the splendid Lake Wakatipu, surrounded by mountains, so it is a spectacular city visually and a very popular tourist destination. Queenstown has positioned itself as the country's premium adventure city, offering all sorts of activities like bungy jumping and jetboating. It was also used for scenes in the highly-acclaimed "The Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy.
You can start your Queenstown adventure with a ride to Bob's Peak, at the top of the Skyline Gondola, where you will have stunning views over the city, while you grab a lunch or dinner at the gondola restaurant and café, and at the base of the gondola, you can enjoy the Kiwi & Birdlife Park.
Queenstown is a great destination for everyone, where you have a great variety of fun and exciting things to do and see, from four-wheel-drive excursions and jetboat rides for families to winery tours and mountain-biking for couples. For glacial lakes and rugged mountains, you just have a short trip to the nearby village of Glenorchy where you can choose from hiking to mountain-biking to climbing and white water rafting. You can even be picked up by helicopter and dropped off to enjoy a nice champagne lunch in the mountains.
In fact, you can combine area helicopter rides with rafting trips or luge rides, for example as a Queenstown vacation is centered around enjoying the great outdoors.The town's nightlife has a lot on offer too with a couple casinos to add some extra excitement to your holiday.The bars are busiest mid-winter, but you can find plenty of late-night happenings year-round too. As for shopping, you’ll find all kinds of great New Zealand-made products here and the city's restaurants and cafes cater to all tastes too.
You’ll be lucky if you can cover all there is to do in Queenstown on one trip, so you might just have to plan for your next holiday before you leave.