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Top places to visit in Queenstown

6 places worth your time in Queenstown, with what each is actually like and when to go.

Last updated 2026-08-11

1. Lake Wakatipu

Lake Wakatipu
Photo: Bernard Spragg · CC0 · source

The zigzag glacial lake the town sits on, with the TSS Earnslaw steamer crossing it.

2. Skyline Gondola and Bob's Peak

Skyline Gondola and Bob's Peak
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The gondola to the ridge, with the luge and the classic view over the Remarkables.

3. Milford Sound

Milford Sound
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A fiord four hours away by road, usually done as a very long day trip or by air.

4. Arrowtown

Arrowtown
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A restored gold-rush village twenty minutes away, with the Chinese settlement site.

5. Glenorchy and Paradise

Glenorchy and Paradise
Photo: Kiwi Tom · CC BY 2.0 · source

The head of the lake, forty-five minutes up an unsealed road, and the Lord of the Rings country.

6. Kawarau Bridge

Kawarau Bridge
Photo: Robert Nyman · CC BY 2.0 · source

The site of the world's first commercial bungee jump, still operating.

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