Life advice: Visit this place before leaving Queenstown
I stayed in Queenstown for 4 days, did not play extreme projects, and took a more relaxed route:
D1⃣️
Stroll by Lake Wakatipu→Century Steamboat→ Walter Peak Ranch
D2⃣️
Deer Park→Sky Cable Car
D3⃣️
Glenorchy→Paradise Town
D4⃣️
Arrowtown
📍Lake Wakatipu
Walk from St Omer Park all the way to Queenstown Beach, the scenery along the way is never enough, I like the boat dock the most, you can tease ducks and watch seagulls fly by here.
In spring, you can see cherry blossoms, and you won't get tired of staying by the lake all day.
📍TSS Earnslaw Steamboat
A century-old steamboat the same age as the Titanic, shuttles between Queenstown Wharf and Walter Peak Plateau Ranch every day, usually 3~5 shifts a day, actually just a boat back and forth.
🎫Ticket price: Adults 99 dollars, children 49 dollars, children under 4 years old are free
The whole journey includes a 1.5-hour steamboat cruise + BBQ barbecue meal or afternoon tea + farm performance, which takes about 3.5 hours in total.
📍Walter Peak Mountain Ranch
The end point of the steamboat, this is one of the most primitive plateau ranches in New Zealand, with many cute animals to see. The farm performance show is worth watching, usually including shearing + sheepdog herding sheep.
The BBQ buffet in the steamboat project is also eaten at this ranch, and the taste is surprisingly good.
📍Deer Park
The most worthwhile place to go in Queenstown! Not only can you encounter various wild animals, but you can also overlook the entire Queenstown.
The park is very large and can only be driven in. It costs 55 dollars per car. Prepare change in advance to find a self-service feed bucket to buy feed. You may see sheep, alpacas, sika deer, pigs, wild ducks, cows and other animals.
The grassland halfway up the mountain is an excellent position to overlook Queenstown. From here, you will see more animals in the direction of another downhill.
📍Skyline Sky Cable Car
A good position to overlook Queenstown, it is recommended to go in the evening, from sunset to dark are very beautiful! But don't eat on it.
Cable car ticket: Adults 52 dollars, children 36 dollars, children under 5 years old are free.
📍Glenorchy Town
Just around Queenstown, this is known as the place with the most Middle-earth temperament, and it is also one of the locations of The Lord of the Rings. The iconic red house is located at Gleborchy Wharf. If the weather is good, you can walk by the lake.
The road from Queenstown to Glenorchy is known as one of the top ten most beautiful roads in the world, but there are actually many similar roads in New Zealand...
📍Paradise Town
Further inside Glenorchy is Paradise Town. You can see some ranches along the way. The iconic paradise sign is a must-visit place. However, the road to Paradise Town is not easy to drive. There are several puddles along the way. You need an off-road vehicle. Our SUV struggled on that road, so we returned halfway, and we don't know what the end of Paradise Town is.
📍Arrowtown
It's very close to Queenstown, half a day round trip is enough, this is a beautiful place in autumn! Other seasons can be skipped
It is very convenient to make an appointment in advance. It is enough to report the name there. This classic is really great. You can see the beauty of the whole Queenstown. It is almost breathtaking! There are some small extreme sports to play on.
Booked dinner, evening cable car, eating dinner is the night view, it is equivalent to seeing two feelings, very good! The only regret is that it was a little rainy that day, the scooter did not experience it, it is said to be very fun.
Ticketing is super fast, ticket exchange is convenient and fast, cheaper than buying on the spot, you must punch in the project, the team is not long, take it on, overlook the beauty of Queens, come to Queenstown without taking the cable car is equivalent to white, absolutely worth it! Don't look at regret!
The Queenstown Sky Cable Car is in the city and is within walking distance. At dusk, the cable car overlooks the mountains and lakes in the Queenstown area, which is very shocking. There is also a restaurant at the observation deck, which many tourists attended.
After Ctrip placed the order, you still need to go to the cable car to change tickets to take the cable car 🚠. The children in the Goulding car especially like to play. I also saw many elderly people playing very happily. There are two slips. The left hand channel is more stimulating and the right hand channel is relatively relaxed. Because you can play three times, you can choose to try it.