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Queenstown's natural environment, awe-inspiring landscapes and passionate community have been the inspiration for our region's journey toward a regenerative tourism future. Destination Queenstown has created this page as a hub for you, whether you’re planning to visit, have visited, or simply have a great love for Queenstown, New Zealand. Here you’ll find general information and travel tips as wel

l as plenty of photography and video that help capture the Queenstown experience. Destination Queenstown doesn’t accept responsibility for the comments of fans on this page and postings to the Destination Queenstown page are not representative of the opinions of Destination Queenstown, nor do we confirm their accuracy.

06/08/2025

Welcome back to the weekly Queenstown / Wānaka Snow Reports. 🗻❄️

Treble Cone Ski Area is riding well with some great on-piste turns and a top-up of snow expected from the approaching storm. The Remarkables terrain park is looking fresh with the crew reshaping the Small Line, so test your skills and give it a nudge before Saturday's Snow Sports Slopestyle. Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ is set for an epic week of carving with cold temperatures and snow in the forecast. Don’t miss Coronet Peak's 51st Dog Derby this Saturday as it's guaranteed to be paw-some viewing!

Time to show us your best snow dance moves. ❄️🕺🏻

Tune in to the full Queenstown/Wānaka Mountainwatch report for the latest. ⬇️

05/08/2025

The Queenstown Writers Festival is back for another year with writers' conversations, panels, and workshops from 31 October - 2 November.

25 of New Zealand's top writers will be in action at the festival with over 30 events to get involved in at Te Atamira.

The festival launch is happening on 31 August with an hour-long discussion between landscape artist Grahame Sydney and celebrated painter Dick Frizell.

Find out more and get your ticket here: https://qtwritersfestival.nz/

📷 Kristel Maroszek

04/08/2025

Shotover Jet's celebrating 60 years of adventure through the Shotover River canyons this August. Since 1965, over 4.6 million passengers have experienced the iconic jet boat rides that has helped put Queenstown on the global map.

Proudly owned by Ngāi Tahu Tourism, this iconic Kiwi experience continues to combine thrilling adventures with rich cultural storytelling, creating lasting memories for visitors while honouring the historical significance of the Kimiākau Awa (river).

From a pioneering jet boat operation to a global icon, here's to six decades of legendary 360° spins and many more to come.

Share your Shotover memories below ⬇️

Shotover Jet

03/08/2025

Castles, curling and coastlines are just some of the things you'll get to experience when touring New Zealand's Southern Way.

Check out Karryon's scenic journey from Dunedin to Queenstown and embrace the wildlife, heritage towns and famous southern hospitality along the way. 🐧🌊

Karryon: Together In Travel

Join Karryon on a self-drive famil filled with wildlife, expansive scenery, and quirky attractions on the Southern Way, touring from Dunedin to Queenstown.

31/07/2025

What's on this August in Queenstown? 🐶🎸

LUMA Enchanted: 1 - 31 August / 📷 Fede Pagola
Dog Derby at Coronet Peak: 9 August
Winter Pride: 15 - 24 August
Winter Pride Remarkables Market: 23 August
Tiny Room Concerts at the Blue Door: 7, 14 & 28 August

+ Lots more! Explore the calendar of events on our website: https://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/things-to-do/events/

30/07/2025

Welcome back to the Queenstown/Wānaka Weekly Snow Report.

Event season is here with the Adaptive Snow Festival at Cardrona kicking things off for August, followed by the Coronet Peak Dog Derby, Winter Pride Week, and Merino Muster at Snow Farm. Looking ahead to September, the Jossi Wells Invitational brings jaw-dropping talent to Cardrona, along with the Snow Machine music festival and The Remarkables' 40th birthday Spring Carnival.

Over to the mountains - Coronet Peak has night skiing tonight and first tracks from 8am daily. Treble Cone Ski Area could receive up to 20cm from this storm if freezing levels allow, The Remarkables’ Alta chutes are serving up chalky snow, and Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ's park crew have jumps and rails in pristine condition. And après? Well, it’s never a bad day for après.

This storm should deliver some snow at higher elevations, with bluebird conditions forecast for Friday ⛷️

Tune in to the full Queenstown/Wānaka Mountainwatch Snow Report.

29/07/2025

Winter riding in the Queenstown region is something special. 🌞🚲

Explore Trail Hub's one day winter wonders, from riding sculpture trails to rail trails and historic mining trails, there's a ride for everyone to enjoy.

Just make sure to wrap up warm and end your ride at a cosy spot to relax and refuel.

Discover the best one-day bike rides on the Otago cycle trails in winter. Explore wineries, country pubs or even try winter sports like curling or ice luge.

26/07/2025

The Winter Pride NZ festival is less than a month away! 🎉🏔️

Experience the lineup of parties, charity colour runs, parades, talent shows, long lunches and markets from 15 - 24 August.

Find out more and get your ticket here: https://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/event/winter-pride-nz/2904/

25/07/2025

Nestled in the heart of the Southern Alps, Queenstown and Wānaka deliver the South Island’s biggest combined ski playground, with four ski areas and endless ways to ride.

Whether you're chasing powder days, après vibes, or big alpine views, this 7-day itinerary will make you want to extend your stay. ❄️⛷️

Explore the dawn to dusk ski scene with this seven-day ski itinerary introducing the slopes of Wānaka and Queenstown, their epic après ski, and alpine town atmosphere.

24/07/2025

Family-friendly activities in Queenstown 🛝

Queenstown has you sorted for indoor thrills the whole family can enjoy. From cinema experiences to entertainment centres and ice bumper cars, you'll never run out of things to do with the kids: https://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/stories/post/family-fun-on-a-rainy-day/

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Welcome to Queenstown, Home of Adventure

Let Queenstown awaken your senses and inspire you to go further than you've gone before. Whether you're into chasing steep slopes, exploring our trails, indulging in food and wine, discovering stunning fairways or seeking adrenaline thrills - there are a thousand adventures to be found here of all tastes, tempos and temperatures.

Throughout its history, Queenstown has drawn adventurers of all kinds. From the early Māori and gold miners who carved their way through the most unforgiving corners of our land, to outdoorsmen who ventured into our remote backcountry and tourism pioneers who turned their passion for adventure into experiences to share with the world.

Queenstown has fuelled the imagination for centuries and inspired many to explore. Today we invite you share in our adventurous spirit.

Destination Queenstown has created this page as a hub for you, whether you’re planning to visit, have visited, or simply have a great love for Queenstown, New Zealand. Here you’ll find general information and travel tips as well as plenty of photography and video that help capture the Queenstown experience. We welcome you to share your comments, images and videos. Destination Queenstown doesn’t accept responsibility for the comments of fans on this page and it’s important to note that postings to the Destination Queenstown page are not representative of the opinions of Destination Queenstown, nor do we confirm their accuracy. Posting photos to our wall: Destination Queenstown does not claim any ownership rights in photos that you post on our ‘wall’. However, by posting a photo on our wall you hereby grant to Destination Queenstown a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, revocable, non-transferable, perpetual licence to use, modify, delete from, add to, publicly display and/or reproduce, your photo, including without limitation in any online media formats and through any social media channels, pages or accounts. You can revoke this licence at any time by contacting us in writing at [email protected] and informing us that you no longer want us to use your photo.