Queenstown Activities
Other useful Queenstown information
| Arts + Crafts |
| Celia Kennedy Gallery Address: 25 Beach Street, Queenstown Telephone: +64 3 442 7870 Features an excellent selection of fine New Zealand Craft |
| Sightseeing |
| Aspiring Air Ltd Telephone: +64 3 443 7943 Web site: www.nz-flights.com Scenic Flights |
| Glenorchy Air Address: Queenstown Airport & Glenorchy Airfield Telephone: +64 3 442 2207 Web site: www.glenorchy.net.nz Scenic flights around the Southern Alps and glaciers including Milford Sound. Also to Taiaroa head wildlife area |
| Guided Nature Walks Telephone: +64 3 442 7126 Web site: www.nzwalks.com A variety of expeditions on foot |
| Kiwi Birdlife Park Address: Brecon Street Telephone: + 64 3 4428059 Web site: www.kiwibird.co.nz Guaranteed Kiwi Viewing / Live Conservation Shows / Early Maori Hunting Village / Native Garden Trail / Maori Culture Performances / Audio Tours and Retail Centre. |
| Skyline Gondola & Restaurant Address: Brecon Street, Queenstown Telephone: +64 3 442 7860 Web site: www.skyline.co.nz A Gondola cableway up 450 meteres to stunning views of queenstown and Lake Wakatipu. |
| The Kingston Flyer Address: Kingston Railway Station, Kingston Telephone: +64 3 248 8848 Web site: www.kingstonflyer.co.nz Vintage steam train which departs twice daily, 10.15 am and 3.45pm, from Kingston. Operates 1 October to 30 April. |
| Trilogy trail Address: 91 McBride Street, Queenstown Telephone: +64 3 442 2207 Web site: www.trilogytrail.com Two airtours and a 4WD land tour around Lord of the Rings location sites |
| Sports + Adventure |
| AJ Hackett Bungy Address: The Station, Cnr Camp and Shotover Streets, Queenstown Telephone: +64 3 442 4007 Web site: www.ajhackett.com The Kawarau Bridge Bungy - the original Bungy at 43m; The Nevis Highwire Bungy - 134m above the rugged Nevis river; The Ledge Bungy - Queenstowns only urban Bungy at 47m; The Ledge Swing - 400m above Queenstown; The Secrets of Bungy Tour - our exciting interactive, guided tour at our Kawarau Bungy Centre, the home of Bungy. |
| Alpine Kayak Guides Address: 150 Main Road Luggate Telephone: +64 3 443 9023 Web site: www.alpinekayaks.co.nz An opportunity to kayak with nature through spectacular New Zealand alpine scenery |
| Challenge Rafting Address: Queenstown Information Centre, Corner Shotover and Camp Streets, Queenstown Telephone: +64 3 442 7318 Web site: www.raft.co.nz |
| Dart River Safaris Address: Mull Street, Glenorchy Telephone: +64 3 442 9992 Web site: www.dartriver.co.nz |
| Dart Stables Glenorchy Address: Coll Streets Telephone: +64 3 442 5688 Web site: www.dartstables.com |
| Fat Tyre Adventures Ltd Address: P O Box 1068 Telephone: 0800 328 897 (NZ only) Web site: www.fat-tyre.co.nz Fat Tyre Adventures Ltd offer one day, multi day Mountain bike tours with options from Heli biking to a picnic ride. They tailor the rides/tours to suit you, with over 20 trail options. |
| Moonlight Stables Telephone: +64 3 442 0388 Web site: www.moonlightcountry.co.nz Horse riding |
| Queenstown Combos Address: Corner Shotover and Camp Streets Telephone: +64 3 442 7318 Web site: www.combos.co.nz Outdoor experiences and total adventure packages |
| RD Tours Address: PO Box 2046 Telephone: +64 3 442 2299 Web site: www.rdtours.co.nz RDTours is an environmentally-friendly tour company that specialises in small, rurally-based sightseeing trips and New Zealand photographic tours. |
| Serious Fun Riversurfing Telephone: 03 442-5262 Web site: www.riversurfing.co.nz Grab your boogie board, don a wetsuit and take to Queenstowns Kawarau River for a surf. This has to be the most adrenalin filled wet activity in New Zealand. |
| Shotover Canyon Swing Address: 37 Shotover St. Telephone: +64 3 442 6990 Web site: www.canyonswing.co.nz Either jump or be released from our purpose built cliff mounted platform 109m/360ft above the spectacular Shotover River, then freefall 60m/200ft into the canyon before the ropes smoothly pendulum you into a giant arc of 200m at 150kph. You are secured in a full body harness which allows you to depart the platform in any position imaginable. There are over 10 ways of jumping or being released from mild to mind blowing. If you cant jump yourself we have a specially designed launch system to release you. Gravity is a toy, come out and play! Prices: $139 1st swing, $39 additional swing(s), $29 Spectators |
| Shotover Jet Address: Shotover Jet Beach, Arthurs Point, Queenstown Telephone: +64 3 442 8570 Web site: www.shotoverjet.co.nz "The World's most exciting Jet Boat rides". The only company permitted to operate in the spectacular Shotover River Canyons. |
| Skydive Tandem Telephone: +64 3 442 5867 Web site: www.skydivetandem.co.nz Parachute Jumping with a tandem skydive |
| Sunrise Balloon Adventures Ltd. Telephone: +64 3 442 0781 Web site: www.ballooningnz.com Your three hour tour includes a one hour flight, champagne breakfast and transfers to and from your accommodation. |
| Vineyards |
| Chard Farm Vineyard features: tastings Open: 11:00am till 5:00pm Address: Chard Road Telephone: +64 3 442 6110 Web site: www.chardfarm.co.nz Produces cool climate wines with an elegant yet assertive style. |
| Gibbston Valley Winery Vineyard features: restaurant, tours, tastings Open: 10:00am till 5:30pm Telephone: +64 3 449 6910 Web site: www.gvwines.co.nz Features New Zealand's largest wine cave with tours departing hourly. |
| Olssen's of Bannockburn Vineyard features: tastings Open: 10:00am till 4:00pm Telephone: +64 3 445 1716 Web site: www.olssens.co.nz In the dry thyme covered hills of Bannockburn you will find 10 hectares of vines, 7500 trees and 4000 bulbs, this together with mountains and ponds is Olssen's Garden Vineyard. |
