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The road from Queenstown to Glenorchy takes about an hour along a windy road which shadows Lake Wakatipu.
It's a very scenic drive but if you do happen to suffer from travel sickness I would recommend taking whatever precautions work for you.
Updated Oct 23, 2009
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For something a little different, you can catch the old steamship Earnslaw and sail up the lake to Glenorchy. It leaves from the Steamer Wharf in the centre of Queenstown, by the lake. This is a ship filled with history, and something from the past and our pioneering history.
Written Jul 17, 2004
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In order to get to Glenorchy you do not have too many options. You can obviously drive your car through some absolutely astonishing landscape or hop into a bus. To my best knowledge, Backpacker Express, may be the only option. This small company's staff will pick you up at locations nearby your accomodation in Queenstown. They also provides good service to Routeburn, Greenstone, Caples, Rees and Dart Tracks.
If hiking the Routeburn track, at the end, you may want to get to Milford Sound or Te Anau with TrackNet. Just book ahead and they will pick you up! Alternatively, hitchhiking should also work.
Updated Jun 21, 2004
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Road from Queenstown to Glenorchy is sealed. But the road from Glenorchy to Paradise, Routebourn track and Kinloch are unsealed, so 4WD would be the best bet to tame those roads
Written Aug 18, 2005
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Road from Queenstown to Glenorchy is sealed. But the road from Glenorchy to Paradise, Routebourn track and Kinloch are unsealed, so 4WD would be the best bet to...
Q: Can anyone help with a really nice and scenic walk/tramp near the Dart River into the Dart Valley - in the Paradise vicinity of...
A: that place is wonderful and rarely any people (except the residents who's dirt roads you will be driving past) I did not go into the river by kayak on this part but...
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The mountains are gorgeous, no matter what the weather. Glenorchy is away from the rat race and a very special place. Maoris of course were here first, but the first European settlers arrived in 1862...
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~ Glenorchy - Gateway to the Routeburn Track ~
I went to Glenorchy on my way to the start of the Routeburn track. This is also a common stop for people heading also to Greenstone, Caples, Rees and Dart Valley tracks. Others, come for jet-boat...
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Glenorchy is a small town nestled in spectacular scenery on Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand's south Island. It is approximately 45km's by road from Queenstown. Glenorchy is a popular tourist spot, close...
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Glenorchy is at the northern point of Lake Wakatipu in central Otago and just north (40kms) of the popular tourist spot of Queenstown. Glenorchy is a destination in its own right and the drive around...
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My day in the valleys around Glenorchy was truly uplifting. The drive to Glenorchy from Queenstown is a treat in itself with some great views of Lake Wakatipu, but it is the Rees and Dart valleys...
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