Travel Tuesday: Queenstown
Posted on Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Queenstown is one of the most popular tourist destinations in New Zealand, and rightly so. It's home to some of the most beautiful scenery in the country and full of adventure!
If you're looking to head to the adventure capitol of New Zealand, here are a few musts!
- Firstly you need to do the Nevis Bungy and Swing, the biggest and baddest in the world. It's a 40 minute drive to the location, followed by a ride out to the platform in a cable car. The bungy is a cool 134m drop. You can do the swing backwards, forwards, upside down, alone, or with a friend!
- If jumping from a height is as terrifying for you as it is for me, you might prefer the Kawarau Zipride to glide along the air rather than drop. You can also go solo or buddy up, or go with 6 of your friends at once! If you don't mind getting a little wet you should try river sledging down the rapids of the Kawarau River.
- If you're after some more action packed adventures, hop on the Skippers Canyon Jet tour.
- If you're looking for a boat tour that's a little different, try the Hydro Attack- a submersible watercraft that's in the shape of a shark that'll take you on a tour of Lake Wakatipu. You'll leap up 18 feet in the air and dive down 5.
- Of course checking out Milford Sound is a definite must. You can hike around, you can bike around, you can kayak, you can cruise, you can also take a helicopter ride around. Personally i would do a kayak or cruise!
- Head to Arrowtown, the former gold mining town. Here you can go gold panning, go on tours around historic buildings and through the Chinese Miners Settlement, there are museums, galleries, wineries, and more!
- 5 minutes from central Queenstown you'll find a gondola that will take you above the town and to the Skyline complex where you can see breathtaking views, have a bite to eat, enjoy a Kiwi Haka Maori performance, and then ride back down in the luge.
- If all the adrenaline packed activities haven't worn you out, head to the fear factory New Zealand's 'scariest' haunted house.
- For all you Lord of the Rings fans you can also take an Offroad 4 x 4 Wakatipu discovery of the rings. You'll see the White Mountains, Minas Tirith, Pillars of the Kings, Gladden Fields, Ford of Bruinen, Warg attack, Exodus of Edorus.
There are heaps more thrills to experience in Queenstown, such as endless amounts of skiing and snowboarding locations and options. At the end of the day head to Fat Badgers Pizza for massive New York style pizzas and the famous badger beer. What's better than pizza and beer?
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