page_title: Queenstown, New Zealand
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Queenstown, New Zealand / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: Queenstown &amp; Remarkable Mountains, New Zealand
context_page_description: Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It has an urban population of 15,650, making it the 27th-largest urban area in New Zealand. In 2016, Queenstown overtook Oamaru to become the second-largest urban area in Otago, behind Dunedin.
  The town is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long, thin, Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has views of nearby mountains such as The Remarkables, Cecil Peak, Walter Peak and just above the town, Ben Lomond and Queenstown Hill.
  The Queenstown-Lakes District has a land area of 8,704.97 square kilometres not counting its inland lakes. The region has an estimated resident population of 41,700. Neighbouring towns include Arrowtown, Glenorchy, Kingston, Wanaka, Alexandra, and Cromwell. The nearest cities are Dunedin and Invercargill. Queenstown is known for its commerce-oriented tourism, especially adventure and ski tourism.
context_section_description: 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.
  Queenstown is a major centre for snow sports in New Zealand, with people from all over the country and many parts of the world travelling to ski at the four main mountain ski fields (Cardrona Alpine Resort, Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Treble Cone). Cross country skiing is also available at the Waiorau Snowfarm, near Cardrona village.
  The 100-year-old twin screw coal fired steamer TSS Earnslaw traverses Lake Wakatipu.
  Queenstown lies close to the centre of a small wine producing region, reputed to be the world's southernmost. The Two Paddocks vineyard is owned by internationally known local actor Sam Neill. Neighbouring, historic Arrowtown features restaurants and bars.
  Other tourist activities include:
  Ben Lomond, a nearby mountain for a view of the area
  The Skyline Gondola ascends Bob's Peak on Ben Lomond
  Kiwi Birdlife Park and Paradise for the paradise duck (Tadorna variegata)
  Walk, mountain bike, or run The Queenstown Trail
  Skippers Road
  Scenic flights
caption: Queenstown and the Remarkable Mountains
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