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Queenstown
New Zealand
“Adventure capital of the world — bungee, jet-boats, wine and Lord-of-the-Rings mountains.”
- 1Skyline QueenstownviewpointSouthern Hemisphere's steepest cable car climbs 450m to Bob's Peak for Remarkables panoramas and luge tracks.
- 2Lake Wakatipunature80km glacial lake shaped like a lightning bolt, sitting 310m above sea level with TSS Earnslaw cruises.
- 3Queenstown GardensnaturePeninsula reserve planted in 1867 with Douglas firs, exotic conifers, and a disc golf course along Shotover St.
- 4Arrowtown Chinese Settlementhistoric1868 gold-rush relics along Bush Creek preserve stone huts where 6,000 Chinese miners lived during the boom.
- 5Ben Lomond Trackviewpoint1,748m summit demanding a 6-8hr return climb from Fernhill; winter ice axes required above the saddle.
- 6Gibbston Valley WinerieslandmarkTwenty-minute drive east to Central Otago Pinot Noir cellars; region produces 75% of NZ's premium Pinot.