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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
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EXTREME SPORTS
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(
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
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RAFTING
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( 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;
www.nzraft.com ; rafting/helirafting $195/279) and Challenge (
0800 423 836, 03-442 7318; www.raft.co.nz ; raft-
ing/helirafting $195/279) , you'll end up on the same trips.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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