Introducing Queenstown
No-one’s ever visited Queenstown and said, ‘I’m bored’. Looking like a small town, but displaying the energy of a small city, Queenstown offers a mountain of activities. If your ‘Things to Do’ list contains bungy-jumping, caving, rafting, sledging, jetboating, skiing, skydiving and hang gliding, trained operators are waiting on your call right now.
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Maximise bragging rights with your souvenir T-shirt in the town’s atmospheric restaurants, laid-back cafés and bustling bars. Be sure to also find a lakeside bench at sunrise or dusk and immerse yourself in one of NZ’s most beautiful views. It’s a pretty good option for an alfresco afternoon picnic as well.
Confident Queenstown is well used to visitors with international accents, so expect great tourist facilities, but also great big crowds, especially in summer and winter. Autumn (March to May) and spring (October to November) are slightly quieter, but Queenstown’s a year-round destination. The town’s restaurants and bars are regularly packed with a mainly young crowd that really know how to enjoy themselves on holiday. If you’re a more private soul, drop in to see what all the fuss is about, but then get and about by exploring the sublime wilderness further up the lake at Glenorchy.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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New Zealand 2011. September 15th. Queenstown, The Remarkables, take two!
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 23 October 2011
Today to get to the Remarkables we got the bus! I found out that NZSki Snowline have a bus takes you from Queenstown to both the Remarkables and Coronet Peak Ski fields The NZSki Snowline provides return trips to the slopes every day of the season.There is the Hotel Pickup service, this gets you from your hotel to the mountain and back, this is a premium service and the return is $25.00 per adult (2011 prices). The Snowline Express is the affordable daily service that runs from The Snowcentre to the ski areas.
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New Zealand 2011. September 14th. Queenstown, The Remarkables.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 22 October 2011
On waking this morning, the sun was shining and the view from the bed room window was, well just as in this photo, spectacular.To capitalise on the fabulous day we decided to go skiing.
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New Zealand 2011. September 13th. Queenstown to Milford Sound.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 22 October 2011
The Main Highlight at Te Anau? Tuesday 13th September.
