Activities
Activities
Queenstown is a great place for a multitude of activities whether you are looking for an adrenalin rush or total relaxation.
I am available to give you guidance in choosing activities best suited to your interests and ability. If you wish, I can make advance bookings and help you make changes easily while you are on holiday.
Queenstown is unique in theThere are so many things to see and do in and around Queenstown and of course some activities depend on the season. This makes Queenstown quite unique as you can enjoy different activities every time you visit. The following are recommended as the best of the best!
Queenstown
Travel in an authentic Steamship TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak for a farm tour, horseriding, farm tour and lunch or dinner
www.realjourneys.co.nz/main/tssearnslaw_wp/
Ride the Skyline Gondola to overlook Queenstown. Ride the Luge, watch a Kiwi Haka (and enjoy dinner or lunch)
Take an exhilarating ride through the tight canyons in the Shotover Jet
Jet boat on the lake and deeper Kawarau River, with Kawarau Jet
Either fly in by helicopter or take the precarious bus trip through Skippers Canyon for Whitewater rafting
Mountain Bike at Coronet Peak
www.nzski.com (coming soon: www.gravityaction.co.nz)
Try your mountain biking skills in Skippers Canyon
vertigobikes.co.nz/skippers-canyon-guided-mtb-trip
Bungy Jump at Kawarau Bridge
Be lifted by Helicopter to unspoilt areas for Snow Mobiling
Enjoy Scenic flights and land in the snow above Queenstown
www.glaciersouthernlakes.co.nz and www.heli-flights.co.nz
Catch you our Salmon, Rainbow & Brown Trout aboard "Chinook"
Enjoy sailing in Queenstown's America's Cup racing yacht NZL14
Glenorchy
Take a horse trek through the Rees and Dart Rivers, suited to every ability level
Enjoy a Jetboat ride into the Dart River Wilderness and then paddle
downstream with the current.
Fly to Milford, Mt Cook, Dunedin, or west Coast in a highwinged airplane with uninterrupted views
Enjoy off road 4WD adventure in "Lord of the Rings" country.
Quad Bike 4WD tours
Wanaka
Sky Dive
Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound & TeAnau
Overnight on Milford Sound
www.realjourneys.co.nz/main/milfordsound/
Cruise overnight and kayak on Doubtful Sound
www.realjourneys.co.nz/Main/Doubtful/
Enjoy a cruise across Lake TeAnau to see Glow Warm caves
www.realjourneys.co.nz/main/glowwormcaves
Mt Cook
Have a scenic flight and enjoy the serenity of landing on the Tasman glacier
Explore the Glacier and icebergs from the lake
Kayak and explore the icebergs on the glacial lake
Ski the mountains and glaciers of Mt Cook
West Coast
Explore pristine ice caves & formations on the Franz Josef Glacial
helihike
www.franzjosefglacier.com/heli-hike.html
Christchurch
Jet Boat, Four Wheel Drive through high country and finish with a
TranzAlpine train journey.
Let us know if you think there’s something great we’ve missed - as well as if you disagree or have had a bad experience!
Queenstown Activities
