The Insider’s Guide to the Basin
dining| restaurant | cafe | ice cream | playground Visit Ayrburn, this highly popular dining destination is relatively new to the Queenstown basin. Ayrburn is a future lifestyle village (currently only offering dining options) located between Queenstown and Arrowtown, approximately 20 minutes drive from home. We recommend you stop by for a stroll through the…
Activity |Skiing | Snow boarding | Winter It is the closest ski field, within an easy 25 minute drive. – click here to visit the Coronet Peak website. This is our “local” ski field, when we are in Queenstown we ski here every morning before work (making the most of the easy access and first tracks early…
Food | Shopping | Cookies | Child friendly Cookie Time’s are famous NZ cookies. It’s just a short walk down the hill to get your cookie fix, you can even get cookies and milk (which comes in a milk bottle that you get to keep)! local tip: you can get 2 for 1 HOT cookies…
Activity | Farm Tour | Boat ride | Food Cruise on Lake Wakatipu aboard the iconic steamship the TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak. The leisurely 90 minute cruise across the lake showcases some of Queenstown’s spectacular alpine scenery while offering you plenty of time to explore a piece of Queenstown’s living history – the TSS Earnslaw *….
Places | Activity | Walk | Child friendly – Best enjoyed for an after lunch (in the winter) or dinner (in the summer) stroll . After filling your stomach at one of the many great restaurants in Queenstown, take a leisurely stroll in the Queenstown Gardens. Walk along the lakefront and admire the magnificent views Queenstown…
Best ice cream in Queenstown
Food | Coffee | Cafe | Activity Pitstop | Child Friendly – My secret spot to stop when mountain biking between Queenstown and Arrowtown or Gibbston Valley. Enjoy the great coffee and some tasty treats while admiring another fantastic view of the central Otago landscape. Tip: It is an extra hill climb from the river track, but…