Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The
Nevis Swing
(solo/tandem $320/180)
starts 160m above the river and cuts a 300-degree arc
across the canyon on a rope longer than a rugby field - yes, it's the world's biggest swing.
Shotover Canyon Swing
MAP
EXTREME SPORTS
GOOGLE MAP
(
03-442 6990;
www.canyonswing.co.nz
;
booking office 35 Shotover St; per person $215, additional swings $35)
Be released loads of different ways - backwards, in a chair, upside down. From there
it's a 60m free fall and a wild swing across the canyon at 150km/h.
QUEENSTOWN IN...
Two Days
Start your day at
Vudu Cafe & Larder
before either hitting the slopes or heading to Shotover St to book your
adrenaline-charged activities. Ride the
Skyline Gondola
to get the lay of the land and have a go on the
luge
.
Head out on the
Skippers Canyon Jet
and then wind down with a walk through
Queenstown Gardens
to cap-
ture dramatic views of the
Remarkables
at dusk. Have a sunset drink at
Pub on Wharf
before dinner at
Bot-
swana Butchery
and an evening of bar-hopping.
The next day fuel up at
Fergbaker
before devoting the morning to snowboarding, bungy jumping, skydiving
or white-water rafting. Spend the afternoon on two wheels, either at the
Queenstown Bike Park
or touring
around the
Gibbston
wineries. Have dinner at
Public
before hitting the bars.
Four Days
Follow the two-day itinerary, then head to
Arrowtown
to wander the
Chinese settlement
and browse the shops.
The following day, drive along the shores of Lake Wakatipu to tiny
Glenorchy
. Have lunch at the
Glenorchy
Cafe
and then drive to the trailhead of the
Routeburn Track
for a short tramp.
White-Water Rafting & Sledging
Queenstown Rafting
MAP
RAFTING
GOOGLE MAP
( 03-442 9792;
www.rafting.co.nz
;
35 Shotover St; rafting/helirafting $199/285)
Rafts year-round on
the choppy Shotover River (Grade III to V) and calmer Kawarau River (Grade II to III).
Trips take four to five hours with two to three hours on the water. Helirafting trips are an
exciting alternative. Participants must be at least 13 years old and weigh more than 40kg.
If you book through other rafting companies such as
Extreme Green
(
03-442 8517;
0800 423 836, 03-442 7318;
www.raft.co.nz
; raft-
ing/helirafting $195/279)
, you'll end up on the same trips.