South Island · 15 experiences within a day
Day trips from Queenstown
The South Island's base town: the most day-trip options in the country, the ski fields on the doorstep, and Milford, Wānaka and Central Otago all in reach.
Within reach
- QueenstownIn and around town — jet boats, gondola, bungy, wine
- Fiordland & MilfordMilford Sound is a 12–13 hour day by coach and cruise, or a 4-hour day by air
- WānakaAn hour over the Crown Range; skydiving, Cardrona, the lake
- Central OtagoForty minutes to the Gibbston and Bannockburn cellar doors
In and around town — jet boats, gondola, bungy, wine
Queenstown
Skyline gondola & luge
Queenstown
Ride to Bob's Peak for the view, then luge back down.
Child $39
Shotover jet boat
Queenstown
Spin through the canyons at speed, inches from the rock walls.
Child $89
Coronet Peak lift & lesson
Queenstown
Groomed runs 20 minutes from town, with night skiing too.
Child $129
Glenorchy & Paradise scenic drive
Queenstown
The lakeside road to Glenorchy and on to the Paradise valley — film country, and the quietest views near town.
Child $95
Shotover canyon swing
Queenstown
A 109-metre freefall into the canyon, your way to launch.
Kawarau bridge bungy
Queenstown
The original 43-metre bungy over the Kawarau River.
Tandem paragliding
Queenstown
Launch from Bob's Peak and drift over the lake and town.
Private heli-picnic on a peak
Queenstown
Fly to a private summit for lunch above the clouds, just you two.
Milford Sound is a 12–13 hour day by coach and cruise, or a 4-hour day by air
Fiordland & Milford
Milford Sound cruise
Fiordland
Sheer cliffs, waterfalls and seals along the country's icon.
Child $45
Milford Sound coach & cruise day
Queenstown → Fiordland
The full Milford day: glass-roof coach over the Divide, a two-hour cruise, and the long light home.
Child $129
Doubtful Sound overnight cruise
Fiordland
Sleep in the wilderness fiord where few travellers reach.
Child $285
An hour over the Crown Range; skydiving, Cardrona, the lake
Wānaka
Cardrona snow day
Wānaka
Wide beginner terrain and a dedicated kids' snow park.
Child $119
Tandem skydive
Wānaka
Freefall above the Southern Alps from up to 15,000 feet.
Lakeside luxury lodge stay
Wānaka
A design lodge on the water, with a private guide on call.
Forty minutes to the Gibbston and Bannockburn cellar doors
Central Otago
Staying longer?
Journey ideas through Queenstown.
South Island · 8–12 nights
The Southern Road
Christchurch → Tekapo → Mount Cook → Wānaka → Queenstown → Milford Sound
South Island · 5–8 nights
Winter Snow & Stars
Queenstown → Wānaka → Tekapo
Both Islands · 7–12 nights
The Honeymoon Escape
Auckland → Waiheke → Queenstown → Fiordland
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