A resort town, Queenstown boasted 220 adventure tourism activities in 2012. Skiing and snowboarding, jet boating, whitewater rafting, bungy jumping, mountain biking, skateboarding, tramping, paragliding, sky diving and fly fishing are all popular.

• Ben Lomond, a nearby mountain for a view of the area
• The Skyline Gondola^[22] ascends Bob's Peak on Ben Lomond
• Kiwi Birdlife Park^[23] and Paradise for the paradise duck (Tadorna variegata)
• Walk, mountain bike, or run The Queenstown Trail
• Skippers Road^[24]
• Scenic flights

Queenstown is situated on the shore of Lake Wakatipu, the third largest lake by surface area in New Zealand. The town is located close to the lake's northeastern bend, at which point a small arm, the Frankton Arm, joins the lake with its principal outflow, the Kawarau River. The centre of the town is on the north shore at the point where the Frankton Arm links with the main body of the lake, but also extends to the major suburb of Frankton at the eastern end of the arm, and across to Kelvin Heights on the Kelvin Peninsula, which forms the Frankton Arm's southern shore.

When someday comes you'll need to get in.

When someday comes you'll need to be able to get around.