Activities
Surrounded by snow capped mountains and positioned on the edge of a lake, Queenstown is the home of the ultimate adventure bucket list.
Explore a sample of what Queenstown has to offer, or let our Concierge team suggest a range of activities and tours to suit your particular interests. Daily itineraries can also be organised for you.
From the town centre, across the lake front, you reach the Queenstown garden. It’s a 30min — 1hr walk around, it continues the lake coast and it’s a scenic and calm easy walk. There are pine trees that’s hundred year old and a lot of natives plants. Very enjoyable walkabout.
About 10 min drive from Moke Valley, you will arrive at Moke lake, there’s a walking track around the lake which takes you about 2 hours to complete the circle track. There’s some uphill walk but mostly flat and easy walk. Mind you some part of track might get muddy, suggest to walk on outdoor trailing shoes.
Please try to complete the whole circle to avoid missing the good spots.
Another easy walk close to Arrowtown. Park at Lake Hayes show ground and follow the track down to the lake. It’s a 2 to 2.5 hours walk around a calm lake. usually it doesn’t get too muddy and mostly flat. If you’re lucky the lake will be as calm and like a mirror.
About 40min drive from Moke valley, you will arrive Glenorchy, there’s a rugged shop/café Mrs Woolys General Store, where you will find some local gifts, light food and coffee. Theres an easy glenorchy walkway which is 1hr return.
For those looking for more, Rees Dart Track offers a 4 – 5 days advance track, I would recommend hiring a walking guide. There are multiple huts for staying the night. Its definitely one of the most stunning views and experience you would get, but again please know its advance track, and only only only do it in summer. Otherwise, what I would also suggest to do is drive along Glenorchy-Paradise Road (around 30min from Glenorchy, make sure you have a proper 4×4 to cross some small creek/gorges) all the way to the end, theres a carpark, park your car and follow only the start of the Rees Dart Track, say an hour and back.
There you’ll see paradise.
During Summer Mount Remarkable offers a walking trail from remarkable ski base carpark, as it approaching to the lake, there will be big rocks to climb up and getting slightly challenging, its a overall 200m elevation climb, will take 1 – 1.5hr to go up to Lake Alta and same coming back down.
It’s a very enjoyable boat ride (20min) aboard the TSS Earnslaw, a coal fired steamship, to the opposite side of the Lake. Walter Peak High Country Farm, is a kind of experience, taking you to another oasis. where you’ll see sheep dog show and a meal is included. It is nothing very exciting about the whole thing but yet its a peaceful, relaxing trip worth going.
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