Queenstown is the main tourist center of New Zealand. Here you will find what extreme lovers like themselves, eco-tourists and simple "excursionists" (if the term "simple" is generally applicable to New Zealand). The town itself is quite pleasant, pleases with a lot of bars and restaurants, a pretty harbor and interesting shops.
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Transport
There is a bus service between New Zealand cities, however, the prices are very expensive: from Wellington to Oakland the ticket will cost about 100 NZD. Between the North and South Islands regularly go ferries, travel time from 2 to 3 hours, the cost of the trip from 44 to 60 NZD. Tickets should be booked in advance. To take a car for rent, you have to fork out 60 NZD per day (insurance included).
On the city bus ride costs from 1, 5 to 2, 5 NZD. The taxi is widely spread and costs 4-5 NZD per kilometer.
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Strong spirits in Queenstown are sold only in specialized stores of the Bottle Store, but some restaurants allow you to bring your own alcoholic beverages: their doors are marked with a BYO (Bring Your Own) sign.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Queenstown
In the vicinity of Queenstown there are three main tarsas in New Zealand:
- 43-meter Kawarau Bridge (23 km to the north-east)
- 47-meter Ledge on the mountain above the city, where it is allowed to jump in any position (wonderful view of the city)
- the highest in the country 134-meter Nevis-Hauer, where they hurl down in a special gondola
Placer of unique natural attractions of Queenstown supplements Kaikoura - a place where you can observe whales.
In the winter months, the Remakables Skifield ski resort is ready to accept extreme sports lovers. Another great place Wanaka (Wanaka) - a typical mountain village, offering its route to skiers of any skill level. You can get to Wanaka from Queenstown in 1.5 hours. The approximate cost of a bus ticket is from $ 15. Nearby is the resort Snowpark NZ, where the whole mountain-skiing elite comes in summer.
To visit New Zealand and not to visit the Maori tribes is an unforgivable stupidity. Here you can not only take a look at the unusual but surprisingly hospitable native inhabitants of these harsh lands, but also learn from them the art of drawing combat makeup, the finer points in search of a giant three-meter ostrich dinoris.
- It is safe to climb onto the attraction Luge ride, which is an 800-meter concrete trail-trampoline for special three-wheeled karts coming down from the mountain - "lyuzh."
- Organize a picnic near the Chard Farm Vineyard, the main treat of which will be delicious wine purchased in neighboring cellars.
- Achieve in the canyon of the Skipper Point Maori (Maori Point), in which, according to the story, two Maori miners in 1862 found gold. What you need to dig - suddenly the gold diggers were inconsiderate!
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Milford Sound
Milford Sound is the place where the Lord of the Rings was filmed, landscapes of stunning beauty, the tropical forest of the Mesozoic era, ferns and horsetails in human growth. The secret of the flora and fauna of Milford Sound in an amazing climate: on one side there are snowfalls covering the mountains, on the other - warm waters that have been feeding the forest for millions of years.
From the Milford Sound fjord, a 54-kilometer long Milford track begins: many waterfalls, lush vegetation, mountain peaks and kiwi birds underfoot.
You can get either by plane with one landing (on the way one hour of summer). Or five hours by car on breathtaking roads with picturesque surroundings.
Fishing in Queenstown
If before visiting Queenstown you were indifferent to fishing, the local expanses will certainly awaken the appetite for fishing .Especially the coast is famous for fishing for trout at any time of the year .It's not enough to throw a fishing rod, go on a cruise .Moreover, it is not aimless to furrow the expanses of the ocean, and to map out the purpose of your trip to visit the abandoned Benedictine monasteries located at the very bottom of the craters of extinct volcanoes .Moreover, in one of such monasteries New Zealand wizard-volcanologists created extreme entertainment: descent into the thick of boiling volcanic magma in a special capsule with a powerful thermal insulation .There will be more joy than catching an ordinary fry . Photos Queenstown (5)