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Queenstown

3 Days in Queenstown

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Day 1Arrival DayMediumBob's Peak

Skyline Gondola

Gondola over Lake Wakatipu, with the luge ride down.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2 h

    Skyline Gondola and luge

    Skyline Queenstown

  3. 19:00
    1 h

    Fergburger

    Food

    Fergburger

Day 2Day TripFullFiordland

Milford Sound

The fjord cruise under Mitre Peak; long by road, quicker by plane.

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Day 3City DayMediumQueenstown

Lakefront and the Gardens · Kawarau Bridge Bungy

The waterfront walk and the peninsula gardens. The world's first commercial bungy, or watch from the platform.

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Day Trip

Arrowtown and Gibbston

Gold-rush town and wineries in the Gibbston Valley.

Day Trip

Glenorchy

The lake road to film landscapes and the Routeburn trailhead.

Day Trip

Wanaka

The lone tree in the lake and Roys Peak, over the Crown Range.

Half Day

Shotover Jet

A jet boat through the narrow canyons.

Half Day

TSS Earnslaw Steamship

A century-old steamship to Walter Peak high-country farm.

When to Go

This version is for Dec–Feb, Jul. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jan (254 mm), driest Aug (191 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER