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Queenstown Hotels: 630 Reviews - 1670 Photos
Cromwell Hotels: 10 Reviews - 53 Photos
Arrowtown Hotels: 114 Reviews - 311 Photos
Dunedin Hotels: 338 Reviews - 786 Photos
Lindis Pass Hotels: See nearby hotels
Glenorchy Hotels: 47 Reviews - 121 Photos
Lake Wanaka Hotels: 14 Reviews - 31 Photos
Skippers Hotels: See nearby hotels
The Remarkables Hotels: See nearby hotels
Piha Hotels: 6 Reviews - 31 Photos
Oturehua Hotels: See nearby hotels
Moeraki Hotels: 22 Reviews - 78 Photos
Kingston Hotels: 5 Reviews - 23 Photos
Lake Hayes Hotels: 4 Reviews - 20 Photos
Clyde Hotels: 14 Reviews - 32 Photos

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Skyline Gondola and Restaurant Queenstown

40 Reviews For the most spectacular view of Queenstown, visit the Skyline Gondola. This takes you to Bob's Peak, offering a panoramic vista over the entire town and its environs. This is the best thing to see if...

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Historic town Oamaru

5 Reviews If you have the time, go for a walk around the "Original Commercial area of Oamaru." This area is known as.... New Zealand's most complete Victorian Streetscape. with buildings dating from the...

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Kiwi & Birdlife Park. Queenstown

11 Reviews Due to its eons upon eons of isolation from the rest of the world, New Zealand has become home to exotic bird species which exist nowhere else. Many are flightless, since before humans they had no...

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Blue Penguin Colony Oamaru

7 Reviews A big blue penguin colony settled down in Oamaru, giving you a unique opportunity to observe these little lovely animals from very close. Penguins are used to come back from the seaside in the...

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Jet Boating Queenstown

26 Reviews Shotover Jet Boaing was the first of its kind a helped put Queenstown on the tourist map. Narow canyons and 360 degree spins what more do you want. There are other jet boat operators but Shotover Jet...

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Yellow-Eyed Penguins Oamaru

5 Reviews Bushy beach is a quiet are along Oamaru coast, where you are likely to see yellow eyed penguins. Differently from the little blue penguins, yellow eyed are very shy, they don't like to see or hear...

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Lake Wakatipu Queenstown

15 Reviews Lake Wakatipu is a 'Z' shaped inland lake. It is New Zealand's longest lake at 80km and also one of its deepest. It is fed by the Dart River at Glenorchy in the north and drained by the Kawarau River...

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SEAFARER'S MEMORIAL LOOKOUT Oamaru

1 Review A memorial to all seafarers who sailed from the Port of Oamaru and lost their lives at sea is the lookout. From here, you get fantastic views of Oamaru and the bay, it is well worth coming to, a must...

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Bungy Jumping Queenstown

24 Reviews Even if you don't fancy to make a bungy jump, or if you have little time, try to stop here at the new Bungy Centre and have a look around. This is newly rebuilt and nestled into the surrounding rock,...

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Moeraki Boulders Oamaru

1 Review The coast and specially the boulders make a very nice day trip (or if you are on the way from/to Dundin a great stopping place) out of Oamaru (SH1, 30 km south of Oamaru). The little fishing village...

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Milford Sound Queenstown

11 Reviews Milford Sound or Piopiotahi is actually a fjord (as is Doubtful Sound and all the others in Fiordland National Park). It is one of the world's top travel destinations and has been called by Rudyard...

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Skyline Luge Queenstown

9 Reviews Once your helicopter has landed you will alight at the Skyline Complex and get ready for your 5 Luge rides. The Skyline Luge is an 800m, winding track set high above Queenstown, situated behind the...

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The Remarkables Queenstown

6 Reviews The Remarkable range runs alongside the southern most arm of Lake Wakatipu. The mountains seem to rise directly from the lake when viewed from Queenstown. The range is dominated by Double Cone with...

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Walter Peak Queenstown

7 Reviews Walter peak station we reached on the TSS Earnslaw. The Homestead is large and beautiful, with just as nice gardens to match! Upon arrival at the Colonel's Homestead, Morning or Afternoon tea...

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Queenstown Gardens Queenstown

5 Reviews Queenstown Botanical Gardens are located next to the CBD on a headland jutting out into Lake Wakatipu. As with gardens world wide they are a popular place to enjoy a picnic lunch, a leisurely stroll...

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Coronet Peak Ski Resort Queenstown

8 Reviews While Coronet Peak is most well known for its ski fields it makes a lovely drive in other times as well. The aspect over Wharehaunui from the main lodge area is amazing and the drive along the range...

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TSS Earnslaw Queenstown

13 Reviews Whilst walking around Queenstown, we came across the TSS Earnslaw in dock. What a lovely looking Steamship she was, so on inquiring about the price and where she went, we decided it would be a nice...

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Hiking Queenstown

7 Reviews Try to make time to go for a walk around the lakeside in Queenstown. You don't have to walk miles and miles! Go as far as you feel comfortable, enjoy the scenery, sit by the lake at one of the many...

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Sunrise Balloons Queenstown

5 Reviews Now we're up and away - great views of the valley. We can see the Southern Alps - even as far as Mt Cook it is so clear. The Remarkables look - well - remarkable! Lake ahyes has mist rising from the...

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Queenstown Mall Queenstown

4 Reviews For a small town the mall is a bustling place at night. Restaurants and pubs are open and the tourist crowd is ready to party. It actually was quite busy - I always wait for 'no people' to take my...

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Gold Panning Queenstown

4 Reviews well...everyone thought this was waste of our time and money; u do see some beatiful scenery and get to have tea and cookies on a hot sunny hill...only for less than 200NZ (i think); the fun comes...

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Paragliding, Hang gliding, and Parapenting Queenstown

6 Reviews Tandem paragliding is an exciting and adventurous thing to do in one of the world's Adventure and Party cities, Queenstown, New Zealand. There are at least three tandem paragliding and hang-gliding...

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St. Peter’s Church Queenstown

3 Reviews If you stand in front of lovely St. Peter’s Church, left of it you see a nice creamy white wooden building. This is the church’s Parish Centre Hall. In 2007, the Parish Hall and Vicarage were...

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Helicopter Flights Queenstown

8 Reviews I have been on many helicopter flights in many countries but this one was quite special. Not only did the weather co-operate but it was my gift to my mother for her 82nd birthday! To be standing on a...

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Kiwi Haka Queenstown

3 Reviews Kia Ora! You could experience the Maori culture at Kiwi Haka. The entrance ticket for a gondola ride & Kiwi Haka is at $47 for an adult. During the 30 minutes Kiwi Haka evening performances, about 8...

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Penguin Watching

by Kakapo2

Although there are other areas where you can see penguins, even in Marlborough, on Banks Peninsula (Flea Bay, you have to book a trip in Akaroa) and the West Coast, the best region to view them is Otago. You can book tours for penguin watching in Dunedin or go to the colony in Oamaru and pay for it, but there are places where you can see them for free. When they have youngs or are moulting you can see them during the day (Yellow-Eyed Penguin Sept-Dec, Little Blue Aug-Nov) but the biggest chance to spot some is late afternoon to early evening when they come back to the shore from fishing. Great places for Yellow-Eyed Penguins on Otago Peninsula are the penguin hide at Sandfly Bay (including strenuous walk back to the car...) from where you can also see seals and Alan's Beach. I also met some at the Petrified Forest in the Catlins, they were nearly waddling into me. An absolutely fabulous...

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Roll out the Barrels !

by cnango

From picking the Central Otago grapes to storing and aging wine in barrels, the Peregrine Winery produces fine wines in a very traditional way. Some of the wines they produce are : Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonney, Pinot Nior, Sauvgnon Blanc and Roses.

Kawarau Bungy Centre

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Kawarau Bungy Centre is worth visiting even if you don't actually do a bungy jump. The centre is built into the mountainside.You enter the building then go down a spiral ramp. There is a shopping, interactive activities, a cafe , large viewing area and of course the bridge from which the bungy jumping is done.

Gibbston Valley Winery

by cnango

Gibbston Valley Winery & Cheesery are located in Central Otago, a short drive from Queenstown. The winery has a wine cave tour,gift shop, patio dining and a wine tasting bar. You can taste 4 different wine selections for NZ $5.00 (refunded if you purchase 3 bottles of wine).

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Our favorite Winery,Chard Farms

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A short drive from Queenstown in Central Otago, there are several vineyards. One of the best vineyards is Chard Farms.Turn off the main road and drive along a river on a winding dirt road until you see the peach faux painted building. learn about the process of growing grapes and making wine, and best of all get several FREE samples.

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Tarras - the Home of Shrek the Sheep

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Updated on 6 June 2011 when Shrek the sheep died. He had to be put down due to age-related ailments. The merino wither was 16 years old - this is about 90 human years. Usually merinos do not get older than seven years because at this age they produce less wool and end up at the meatworks...Shrek was a very special animal that - assisted by his owner John Perriam - made the world a better place. He raised huge amounts of money for "Cure Kids". You can support this worthy organisation by buying the books that have been written about Shrek, one about his life and fame, and two children's books. All proceeds go to "Cure Kids".I was lucky enough to visit Shrek in late 2008 and interview him. Yes, really! His owner was out and told me where to go, then put a red rope around Shrek's neck, and walk around with him and chat with him. And so I did, and Shrek did, as if he had known me forever. He...

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Historic mining village

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Everyone come to Arrowtown - or so it can seem on a busy weekend. It's not surprising, it is such a pretty little place with streets of quaint old cottages; a main street that looks like something straight out of the Wild West with enough shops, galleries and restaurants to keep even the most avid spenders happy and an excellent small museum to tell the town's story of its golden past - all in a picture-perfect setting of river and mountainside that, in autumn is a blaze of reds and golds. It's even a place of pilgrimage - The Blessed Mary McKillop - Australia's first candidate for sainthood- spent some time here setting up a school and doing humanitarian work with the families of the miners. The little cottage she lived in can be seen at 7 Hertford Street , a short walk from the main street.If you can, spend a night here - that way you can enjoy the spirit of the place once the day...

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A people apart

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Just a short walk from the shops and the pretty painted cottages and buildings of Arowtown's romantic past, you'll find another face of the history of gold. The Chinese prospectors who came to the diggings arrived well after the first rush and created their own small settlement at the junction of the Arrow River and Bush Creek outside the town that had grown up by the time they arrived. They were invited to come to increase the falling population - the rush having moved west after just a few years. As well as working over the old diggings left by the Europeans, where there was still a lot of gold to be found (as there is still - it is estimated that only about a third of the gold to be found here has actually been removed)., they were also employed as building labourers and much of Arrowtown was built with the help of Chinese labour. Most who came returned to China once they had made...

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A hairy ride

by TheWanderingCamel

The journey up through Skippers Canyon is not for the faint-hearted - there's just one very narrow, twisting road with no safety barriers other than the few remaining stretches of the original stone walls that once provided travellers along the road with a modicum of safety, and the ever-present chance of rockfalls along the way - the canyon walls are mostly very fragile schist - that is used by all the traffic in the canyon, including the raft-carrying bus that you really don't want to meet along the way! They'll be heading down to the river for a thrill-packed rafting trip down the rapids and white-water of the Shotover River far below. The road continues ever upwards though until it finally reaches the head of the canyon where the little stone schoolhouse (built in 1879) is the only building that remains of what was once a thriving community of miners and their families. Close by is...

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The highest road

by TheWanderingCamel

The road over the Crown Range Pass between Wanaka and Queenstown is the highest road in the country and was only fully sealed in 2000 - before that, it was barred to hire car drivers. Now its steep gradients and hairpin bends mean that ,although it is half the length of the main highway route, it will take you every bit as long to make the journey. Your reward will be stunning views over the mountains, lakes and valleys that lie on either side of the pass - Lake Wanaka and the Clutha Valley on one side of the range, Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables on the other. You could also reward yourself with a stop at the old Cardrona pub for a drink or a meal. Its faded exterior belies a warm interior and a delightful garden in the back. Old style pub accommodation (ie comfortable but fairly basic and shared facilities) is available should you want to spend a night.Easter each year...