Queenstown Travel Tips

Tips, advice and local insight to help you make the most of your trip to Queenstown. If you can't find what you are looking for? Then flick us a wee message and we'll gladly help you out directly.

Queenstown Self Guided Tours: Gibbston Valley Wineries & Cellar Doors

Jared Dubois

Jan 30, 2020
7 min

Queenstown Self Guided Tours: Gibbston Valley Wineries & Cellar Doors

Welcome to the best self-guided Queenstown winery tour resource! Queenstown is the ultimate gateway to the World's southern most...

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Jared Dubois

Aug 26, 2019
5 min

Queenstown's Best Bars For Over 30's

Let's dive in a take a look at the 8 best bars in Queenstown for the over 30's crowd.

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How to get from Queenstown Airport to... anywhere!

Jared Dubois

Aug 7, 2019
4 min

How to get from Queenstown Airport to... anywhere!

Queenstown Airport has options to get to your place whether it's in the center of Queenstown or anywhere else.

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Best Queenstown Coffee: Five Hidden Cafes

Jared Dubois

Aug 7, 2019
5 min

Best Queenstown Coffee: Five Hidden Cafes

At the risk of being controversial, if Italy created coffee culture, then New Zealand has perfected it! Aside from maybe cosmopolitan...

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Best place to ski in Queenstown: a comprehensive guide

Jared Dubois

Jul 28, 2019
5 min

Best place to ski in Queenstown: a comprehensive guide

With four world-class mountains to choose from you might be asking 'where is the best place to ski and snowboard in Queenstown?' . Well,...

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Queenstown Travel Tips: Get The Most Out Of Your Holiday

Jared Dubois

Jul 18, 2019
5 min

Queenstown Travel Tips: Get The Most Out Of Your Holiday

The perk of living in one of the most beautiful parts of the globe means we often have friends and family fly from afar to come visit us...

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Cool Queenstown Accommodation: Not Just For The Rich & Famous

Jared Dubois

Jul 18, 2019
5 min

Cool Queenstown Accommodation: Not Just For The Rich & Famous

The rise in popularity of Airbnbs in Queenstown has meant that hotels and accommodation providers have had to adapt to meet the new...

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Jared Dubois

Jul 17, 2019
5 min

Queenstown's Best Street Food

Whether you are here to hike, climb, fall, fly, party or chill, one thing is for sure... you are going to need to keep yourself fueled up...

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Queenstown's 9 Best Aprés Ski Spots For Families

Jared Dubois

Jul 15, 2019
5 min

Queenstown's 9 Best Aprés Ski Spots For Families

You've just spent the day up the mountain, enjoying the snow and now you are wiped. Not only that, you have the family in tow! All the...

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Five Historic Huts To Visit In Queenstown

Jared Dubois

Jul 11, 2019
5 min

Five Historic Huts To Visit In Queenstown

From the early years of the first European settlers up until present day and the thrill seekers that are drawn to it, Queenstown has...

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Queenstown's Six Best Secret Bars (You Need To Find)

Jared Dubois

Jul 11, 2019
5 min

Queenstown's Six Best Secret Bars (You Need To Find)

Biggest and brightest doesn't necessarily mean best. Queenstown is full of cool venues, bars, pubs and restaurants all vying for the...

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Six Of The Most Romantic Aprés Ski Spots For Couples In Queenstown

Jared Dubois

Jul 5, 2019
5 min

Six Of The Most Romantic Aprés Ski Spots For Couples In Queenstown

Queenstown is more than just a place for thrill-seekers and party animals. Our wee town tucked here at the bottom of the Southern Alps is...

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Best Queenstown Historical Bridges To Visit

Jared Dubois

May 26, 2019
6 min

Best Queenstown Historical Bridges To Visit

Any visitor to the Queenstown area will agree that the scenery here is as spectacular as it is rugged. Huge mountains, raging rivers,...

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10 Must-See Historical Sites In Queenstown

Jared Dubois

May 26, 2019
7 min

10 Must-See Historical Sites In Queenstown

Queenstown (or New Zealand for that matter) is probably not at the forefront of your mind when thinking about historically rich...

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Jared Dubois

Apr 12, 2019
6 min

Where to have a fire in Queenstown

Camping and wood fires go together like pizza and pineapple, or kebabs and 2 am (can you really have one without the other...?). When it...

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When is the best time to visit Queenstown?

Jared Dubois

Mar 17, 2019
4 min

When is the best time to visit Queenstown?

One of the most common questions I get from travellers looking to head this way is 'when is the best time to visit Queenstown?' Although...

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What can you do for free (or cheap) in Queenstown?

Jared Dubois

Mar 17, 2019
3 min

What can you do for free (or cheap) in Queenstown?

Queenstown (or New Zealand in general) isn't exactly known for being a budget friendly place to travel. The cost of food and fuel are...

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Five of the most bromantic things to do in Queenstown

Jared Dubois

Mar 16, 2019
4 min

Five of the most bromantic things to do in Queenstown

They don't call Queenstown 'the Paris of the South' for no reason (ok, so maybe only one person has ever said that and that one person...

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13 vegan friendly restaurants in Queenstown (and what to order at them)

Jared Dubois

Mar 2, 2019
7 min

13 vegan friendly restaurants in Queenstown (and what to order at them)

Pizza, curry, tacos, burritos, plant based burgers and soooo much more! Who says vegan food has to be all salads and sadness?! Most folks...

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Jared Dubois

Feb 25, 2019
6 min

What month does it snow in Queenstown?

July - October are the best seasons for snow in and around Queenstown. Generally it snows more in the mountains and less so in town...

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