Southern Lakes
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Queenstown QUEENSTOWN IS RAVED ABOUT THE WORLD OVER SO YOUR EXPECTATIONS SHOULD BE HIGH. DON’T WORRY, IT’LL EXCEED THEM ALL.
Queenstown at night • Family on a cruise in Lake Wakatipu. BOTH IMAGES: © Destination Queenstown
SURROUNDED BY THE CRYSTAL CLEAR WATERS OF LAKE WAKATIPU, QUEENSTOWN IS AT THE HEART OF A GLORIOUS MOUNTAINOUS AMPHITHEATRE AND IS CROWNED, OF COURSE, BY THE REMARKABLES MOUNTAIN RANGE.
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et to know Queenstown and you’ll soon understand why this charmed Alpine town is considered such a temptress. With wild good looks and an unruly personality to match, it’s a riotous little hub intent on leading visitors astray, on exciting and daring adventures no less.
Should you arrive in Queenstown by plane, the descent will likely be your first exhilarating experience of many. Gliding between sharp folds of snow-licked mountaintops, you’ll drop out of the clouds and into a valley painted with lakes and patchwork townships. Even if your entry is by road, the dramatic scenery is instant.
Queenstown’s sophisticated centre is jostling with excellent restaurants, coffee shops, cosy bars and pop-up weekend markets, as well as a network of shops in which to fill your bags with anything from oldfashioned sweets to warm woollen blankets. And then there’s all that action.
Given that commercial bungy jumping began here, the variety of thrills available is only limited by your imagination. Resisting Queenstown is futile. This enchanting town will hook you on, reel you in and no doubt throw you out via some sort of catapult or bungy cord.
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