- Accommodation:
- Heartland Hotel
- Transport:
- OrBus, the local bus service, is an easy and affordable way to explore wider Queenstown
- There is a flat-rate fare on the bus network that’s $2
- The Fernhill to Remarkables Park bus runs every 15 minutes
- The Arrowtown to Arthurs Point (via Frankton) bus runs half-hourly on peak and hourly off-peak
- Use a GoCard to pay for rides and the trip will be $2. GoCards can be purchased on the bus, at Queenstown Airport or at the O’Connell’s Mall kiosk for $5
- There are bus routes connecting to Te Anau, Manapouri, Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound
- Things to see:
- Arrow River
- Lake Wakatipu
- Shotover River
- Cecil Peak
- Nevis Highwire Platform
- Lake Hayes
- Skippers Canyon
- Tips:
- The Queenstown Trail offers alpine vistas, crystal clear lakes and stunning river gorges
- The Routeburn Track has mountain peaks, valleys and waterfalls and links the Mount Aspiring National Park with Fiordland National Park
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Vertical Limit and 10,000 BC were all filmed in the Queenstown region
- Take a scenic ride in a Skyline Gondola, the steepest cable car lift in the Southern Hemisphere, to see the stunning views Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu. Once at t the top, you’ll see Coronet Peak, The Remarkables, Walter and Cecil Peak
