Queenstown Activities

Queenstown Activities

 

Queenstown, New Zealand is regarded as one of the world’s leading tourist destinations, boasting more attractions and activities than you can point a golf club at. From adventure and adrenaline like skydiving, jetboating and Bungy jumping to wine touring, lake cruises, biking, Milford Sound and scenic walks, there really is something for everyone on Queenstown.

As long-term locals and tourism operators, part of our jobs is getting out there and doing the activities, playing the courses, dining the food and learning which are the best activities in town! It’s a tough job!

Check out our list of activities that we think represent the best value, best service and best overall experience in Queenstown.

Wine Tours

One of the more popular options for groups, Remarkable Golf Tours offer wine excursions to several of the top wineries in the area. Wineries in the area include Gibbston Valley, Chard Farm, Amisfield Cellars, Peregrine, Felton Road, Mt Difficulty, Akarua, Waitiri Creek and dozens more. Tours to Bannockburn to other top wineries can be arranged.

For a pre-packaged Golf & Wine Tour check out our page here…

Heli-Golf

heli golf queenstown

A hole in one at 4,500 feet!

Over The Top the helicopter company in association with the Golf Warehouse bring you New Zealand’s most picturesque golf hole…. a must do experience for all golfers.

Nestled at 4500 feet in the Southern Alps of New Zealand this par 3 unique golf experience overlooking Queenstown has four tee boxes for the altitude golfer to attempt their hole in one. With Over The Top helicopter access only, players will fly in, drive, chip, and putt out on the top.

 

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‘Over the Top’ Heli Tours

Helicopter tours queenstown

NZ’s premier helicopter experiences company, Over The Top, are based in Queenstown and their experienced pilot guides are waiting to take you on the trip of a lifetime. Their top of the range machines can take you and friends to a selection of destinations from glaciers, Milford Sound, the West Coast for fishing, Mt Cook, a scenic loop of the Wakatipu Basin or for a round of heli-golf!

Having gained a reputation for high-quality experiences and the best chopper fleet around, it’s no surprise OTT are the preferred choice for VIP’s and luxury travel agents looking for an extra special experience.

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Highlands Motorsport Park

Highlands motorsports park cromwell

Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell, is the latest and arguably the most impressive motorsport facility in Australasia. The $35m facility isn’t just for petrol-heads. Highlands offers fun, action and adventure. Experience the go karts, open-top racer, lamborghini fast laps, V8 super cars, a motorsport museum, mini-golf, a skid-pad and much more. This is a fantastic option for groups wanting a fun day out with perhaps a little bit of healthy competition!

 

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Oxbow the Adventure Co.

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Oxbow The Adventure Company is located in the heart of New Zealand’s Southern Alps, and is proud to exist as a passionate provider of one hundred percent super-charged, pure Kiwi fun – all set in a private paradise.

Unrivaled in the local and national market, the team at Oxbow are in the business of sending people home with huge grins, a surge of endorphins, and a head full of fantastic memories. Sounds like a dream right? Well, Oxbow are pretty convinced that it is just that, which is why they take pleasure in assisting their guests to tailor make their experience every time, ensuring no day is quite the same.

 

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Skippers Canyon Jet Boat

skippers canyon jet boat

Feel your adrenalin surge as you skim the Shotover’s shallow waters at speed and experience the famous Hamilton jet spins.

Getting there is half the fun, transport is provided to and from Queenstown on the Skippers Canyon Road, carved from schist rock this road travels through some of the greatest scenery New Zealand has to offer. Visit Lord of the Rings locations and learn of the pioneers amazing feats of engineering as your driver explains the history of mining relics which scatter the banks of the Shotover.

 

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Queenstown Paraflights

queenstown paraflights

Strap into your harness and get ready for the flight of a lifetime. Gradually rising 600ft into the air above, see for yourself, some of the most breath-taking views of Queenstown, New Zealand. A must do for everyone whilst in Queenstown. Take a stroll down to the main Queenstown pier and come fly with us!

 

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Sunrise Balloons

Ballooning in Queenstown NZ

As we rise to altitudes as high as 6000ft and drift with the breeze, you will witness quite possibly the best panoramic views of Queenstown and its surrounds – “The Hobbit” filming locations, Southern Alps, Lake Wakatipu, The Remarkables mountain range, NZ’s finest golf courses and much, much more.

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NZone Skydive

Skydiving queenstown nz

Expect sensory overload as your mind, body and soul fight against every natural self-preserving urge. The challenge is immense. Harnessed by space age materials to an experienced qualified Jumpmaster, you step out of that aircraft door and for some 60 seconds you plummet toward the ground at 200 kph – terminal velocity!

Tandem Skydive with NZONE Skydive in Queenstown in New Zealand’s South Island and see some of the most dramatic scenery in NZ, from 15,000ft! In 1990, NZONE Skydive were NZ’s first tandem skydive operation and are now celebrating 24 years of skydiving. NZONE are the only tandem skydive company to have been awarded the Supreme Tourism Award and have jumped over 250,000 tandem to-date.

 

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TSS Earnslaw

TSS Earnslaw Queenstown

Relive the elegance of turn-of-the-century travel with a cruise aboard the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw, the only coal fired passenger carrying vessel still operating in the southern hemisphere. Affectionately known as the “Lady of the Lake”, the TSS Earnslaw has a special place in the hearts of Queenstown people. She has been transporting goods to remote settlements and conveying passengers on beautiful Lake Wakatipu since 1912. What better way to view the magnificent scenery than by taking a cruise a board the TSS Earnslaw.

 

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Our Services

Queenstown Accomodations

Queenstown Accomodations

Queenstown offers a wide range of lodging options. Check out some of the options we use on our tours.

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Transport

Transport

We offer quality self drive packages or you can sit back and let us do the driving.

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Golf & Wine Tour

Golf & Wine Tour

Take advantage of the regions many world class vineyards. Don’t worry the golf courses are not going anywhere…

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Contact Us

Contact Us

We are happy to answer any questions regarding your golf trip to New Zealand.

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