Adventure Queenstown

Top choice in Queenstown


Run by experienced travellers (as the photos displayed throughout testify), this central hostel has spotless dorms, a modern kitchen and balconies that are like a window onto the city. The private room has an en suite, as do some of the dorms. There are activities every night, from an in-house quiz to a Saturday pub crawl.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Queenstown attractions

1. St Peter's on Church St

0.13 MILES

This pretty Anglican church, built in 1932 from local greywacke stone, has colourful stained glass and an impressive gilded and painted organ. Take a look…

2. Time Tripper

0.14 MILES

Located in the old underwater observatory beneath the main pier, this 30-minute experience promises a journey back in time, explaining Lake Wakatipu's…

3. Kiwi Birdlife Park

0.29 MILES

These 2 hectares are home to 10,000 native plants, geckos, skinks, tuatara (an endemic reptile) and scores of birds, including kiwi, kea (alpine parrots),…

4. Skyline Gondola

0.31 MILES

Hop aboard for fantastic views as the gondola squeezes through pine forest to its grandstand location 400m above Queenstown. At the top there's the…

5. Queenstown Gardens

0.4 MILES

Set on its own tongue of land framing Queenstown Bay, this pretty park is the perfect city escape right within the city. Laid out in 1876, it features an…

6. Lake Wakatipu

0.53 MILES

Shaped like a cartoon lightning bolt, Lake Wakatipu is NZ's third-largest lake. It reaches a depth of 372m, meaning the lake bed actually sits below sea…

7. Arrowtown Chinese Settlement

10.47 MILES

Strung along the creek, near the site of Arrowtown's first gold find, is NZ’s best example of an early Chinese settlement. Interpretive signs explain the…

8. St Patrick's Catholic Church

10.56 MILES

Apart from its impressive Star of David–shaped rose window, this 1874 stone Gothic Revival church, built from local schist rock, wouldn't be worth noting…