Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. The town is built around an inlet on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin lake shaped like a staggered lightning bolt, and has spectactular views of nearby mountains.
There are various apocryphal accounts of how the town was named, the most popular suggesting that a local gold digger exclaimed that the town was "fit for Queen Victoria". It is sometimes disparagaingly referred to as "Vegas by the Lake" for a perceived fixation on commerce-oriented tourism, especially adventure and ski tourism. It is popular with young international and New Zealand travellers alike.
The town is the largest centre in Central Otago, but for some administrative purposes it is considered part of Southland. According to the 2001 census, the usually resident population of the Queenstown urban area (including Frankton and Kelvin Heights) is 8535, an increase of 19.3% since 1996.
Its neighbouring towns and districts include Arrowtown, Wanaka, Alexandra, and Cromwell. The nearest cities are Dunedin and Invercargill.
Highlights
- Lake Wakatipu - TSS Earnslaw, Kingston Flyer
- Adventure Tourism, jetboats, bungy jump, skiing, river surfing, sky diving,mountain biking, paragliding
- A round of golf at Millbrook Resort - 150 year old wheat farm now turned luxury resort.
- Cricket (new One Day International venue) /Golf
- Queenstown Airport at Frankton (International during ski season; NZ-Australia only)
- Skyline Gondola and luge
- Winter festival
- Goldmining, Arrowtown, Central Otago history, sheep farming and Walter Peak station.
- Southern Lakes District & Milford Sound/Homer Tunnel
- Glenorchy & Routeburn track
Lake Wakatipu
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