Going to Queenstown

What to do in Queenstown

by Jenny McKelvie

New Zealand is known for beautiful scenery and world-class adventure sports. Queenstown, a relaxed resort town set in one of the country's finest mountain landscapes, has enough of both to keep adventurous families busy for months.

The most famous activity here is bungee jumping, but there is also river surfing, whitewater rafting, kayaking, and hiking. Jet boating was born here, and pioneering outfitter Shotover Jet still offers white-knuckle speedboat trips on the river. Children will whoop with joy, and a little fear, as the jet boat zooms in waist-deep water right up to a rock wall before pulling away in a spectacular turn at the last second.

Most of these adventure sports are...

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