Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
from Camp St every 15 minutes from 6.50am to 11pm (adult/child $8/5). There are also
services to Arrowtown and Wanaka.
Super Shuttle
(
0800 748 885;
www.supershuttle.co.nz
; fare $16)
picks up and drops off
in Queenstown.
Queenstown Taxis
(
Cabs
(
0508 447 336;
www.greencabs.co.nz
)
charge around $35.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
reaching as far as Sunshine Bay, Fernhill, Arthurs Point, Frankton and Arrowtown. A
day pass (adult/child $20/12) allows travel on the entire network. Pick up a route map
and timetable from the i-SITE. Buses leave from Camp St.
AROUND QUEENSTOWN
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Glenorchy & Around
POP 360
Set in achingly beautiful surroundings, postage-stamp-sized Glenorchy is the perfect
low-key antidote to Queenstown. An expanding range of adventure operators will get
you active on the lake and in nearby mountain valleys by kayak, horse or jetboat, and if
you prefer to strike out on two legs, the mountainous region at the northern end of Lake
Wakatipu is the setting for some of the South Island's finest tramps.
Those with sturdy wheels can explore the superb valleys north of Glenorchy.
Paradise
lies 15km northwest of town, just before the start of the Dart Track (
Click here
)
. Keep
your expectations low: Paradise is just a paddock, but the gravel road there runs through
beautiful farmland fringed by majestic mountains. You might recognise it from
The Lord
of the Rings (LOTR)
movies as the approach to both Isengard and Lothlorien.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
THE REES VALLEY
Acclaimed NZ film-maker Jane Campion, whose 2013 TV series Top of the Lake
was filmed in the region, reflects on her connection to the Rees Valley.
