Queenstown, Dunedin and Otago

There are many things to do in Queenstown. With four world-renowned ski fields within easy reach, you can spend time skiing, snowboarding or just playing around in the pristine powders on the hills. Queenstown also has some award winning golf courses to play on including Milbrook Resort, Kelvin Heights, Arrowtown and Frankton. A visit to Historic Arrowtown is a must to see many miners cottages preserved as they were during the 19th century gold rush era. Some of the Natural attractions include the Kawarau and Shotover rivers where you can go for a ride on a jetboat, Lake Wakatipu where there are cruises available on the TSS Earnslaw, and the Scenically spectacular Glenorchy. If you feel like a thrill why not go bungy jumping, as Queenstown is also the bungy jumping capital of the world. If you feel like a rest shopping is Queenstown’s specialty.

Dunedin is mostly known for its architectural heritage that includes some magnificent buildings such as, the train station, town hall, university, many churches, Olveston, which is a Jacobean-style family home, Glenfalloch, that is surrounded by 12 hectares of woodland garden and the Neo-Gothic Larnach Castle. Dunedin also has an abundant amount of wildlife to see that includes fur seals, endangered yellow-eyed penguins, cormorants and albatross. For the museum lovers there is some amazing museums to explore including the Otago Museum, the Otago Settlers Museum and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Also don’t miss the Dunedin Botanic Gardens.

Otago’s attractions are mainly centred around gold mining. As it was a mining town you can explore the many heritage trails, visit the quaint mining towns and the abundance of historic sites. While in Otago gold panning is a must and don’t miss Gabriels Gully the location of the 1860s goldrush and the historic towns of Clyde, Lawrence, St Bathans and Naseby.