Kat and Geoff’s guidebook

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Kat and Geoff’s guidebook

Food scene

Great family restaurant with fantastic atmosphere! Enjoy Pasta and Pizza from the menu that has not changed since the 70's. The first purpose of this building was as a Cow Shed which provided the township stores with milk. It has the most amazing open fire and a great spot to hit to warm up after being on the slopes for the day.
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The Cow
Cow Lane
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Great family restaurant with fantastic atmosphere! Enjoy Pasta and Pizza from the menu that has not changed since the 70's. The first purpose of this building was as a Cow Shed which provided the township stores with milk. It has the most amazing open fire and a great spot to hit to warm up after being on the slopes for the day.
You must try the Prawn Linguine
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Farelli's Trattoria
88 Beach St
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You must try the Prawn Linguine
If you want a special dinner, make sure you order the whole fish - it is spectacular! Modern Asian/Pacific cuisine and vibe with great cocktails too.
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Blue Kanu
16 Church St
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If you want a special dinner, make sure you order the whole fish - it is spectacular! Modern Asian/Pacific cuisine and vibe with great cocktails too.
Best view in town to have a drink before dinner or take your own food and enjoy some of their amazing cocktails and beverages.
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Perky's Floating Bar And Coffee Shop
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Best view in town to have a drink before dinner or take your own food and enjoy some of their amazing cocktails and beverages.
Best burgers in the world!!!
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Fergburger
42 Shotover St
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Best burgers in the world!!!
Great views of Queenstown and while you are up there you can have family fun on the luge or a special lunch/dinner at the restaurant.
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Skyline Queenstown
53 Brecon St
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Great views of Queenstown and while you are up there you can have family fun on the luge or a special lunch/dinner at the restaurant.
Great food, great wine! They have wine tours in the cave (the only wine cave in New Zealand), and great cheese tasting as well as a fine dining restaurant.
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Gibbston Valley
1820 State Hwy 6
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Great food, great wine! They have wine tours in the cave (the only wine cave in New Zealand), and great cheese tasting as well as a fine dining restaurant.
Great BBQ style meat - will keep any meat lover very happy!
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Flame Bar & Grill
88 Beach St
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Great BBQ style meat - will keep any meat lover very happy!
Lovely to sit in the sun winter or summer! Great place to enjoy breakfast or lunch and watch the world go by.
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Pier
Beach Street
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Lovely to sit in the sun winter or summer! Great place to enjoy breakfast or lunch and watch the world go by.
Great friendly staff with amazing Chinese food tucked away in a hidden upstairs den.
Shanghai2Taipei Queenstown Chinese Restaurant
Great friendly staff with amazing Chinese food tucked away in a hidden upstairs den.
You have to go here for Lunch - it's amazing! Make sure that you book.
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Akarua Wines & kitchen by Artisan
265 Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Rd
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You have to go here for Lunch - it's amazing! Make sure that you book.
Lovely to sit and enjoy the sunset right on the lake front. Good food and service.
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The Grille by Eichardt's
9 Marine Parade
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Lovely to sit and enjoy the sunset right on the lake front. Good food and service.
Amazing cozy wee restaurant with fabulous food. Great for a special occasion.
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The Bunker Restaurant
14 Cow Ln
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Amazing cozy wee restaurant with fabulous food. Great for a special occasion.
Beautiful food and great service for that extra special occasion.
Rātā
Beautiful food and great service for that extra special occasion.
Beautiful Indian food
The Taj Indian Kitchen
75 Beach St
Beautiful Indian food
If you want a lunch that you will talk about for years to come - then go here. Amazing food presentation and wine matching. You must book ahead for this experience.
Amisfield Restaurant and Cellar Door
10 Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Road
If you want a lunch that you will talk about for years to come - then go here. Amazing food presentation and wine matching. You must book ahead for this experience.
Great day out to Wanaka where you can catch and then eat your Fish!
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Hook Wanaka - Lake to Plate
49 Monteith Rd
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Great day out to Wanaka where you can catch and then eat your Fish!
Our favourite Thai. You can order online and they will deliver.
Thai Siam Queenstown
24 Hawthorne Drive
Our favourite Thai. You can order online and they will deliver.
Great place to go for lunch in between wine tastings
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Bannockburn Hotel - Wine Country Restaurant & Bar
420 Bannockburn Rd
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Great place to go for lunch in between wine tastings
Another great Winery to go to for lunch
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Mt Difficulty Wines Cellar Door
73 Felton Rd
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Another great Winery to go to for lunch
Lovely outdoor setting to enjoy some great food and wine
The Cloudy Bay Shed
45 Northburn Station Rd
Lovely outdoor setting to enjoy some great food and wine
Great dumplings and atmosphere. If you have a group, book a private booth.
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White & Wong's Queenstown
59 Beach St
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Great dumplings and atmosphere. If you have a group, book a private booth.

Out of Queenstown

There are lots of great places to explore around the area. Here are just a few
Lovely little township to spend a lazy lunch and some shopping at the many boutique shops. Has lots of bike trails to enjoy too for the more adventurous!
Arrowtown Chinese Settlement, Arrowtown 9302, Neuseeland
Lovely little township to spend a lazy lunch and some shopping at the many boutique shops. Has lots of bike trails to enjoy too for the more adventurous!
Iconic!
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#DieserWanakaBaum
59 Wanaka Mount Aspiring Rd
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Iconic!
Beautiful little village with lots of history. Black Penny is a fabulous pub with amazing cocktails and service.
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Cromwell Heritage Precinct
Melmore Terrace
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Beautiful little village with lots of history. Black Penny is a fabulous pub with amazing cocktails and service.
Make sure you get a photo in front of the famous red shed. Beautiful drive from Queenstown.
Glenorchy Landungsbrücke
Make sure you get a photo in front of the famous red shed. Beautiful drive from Queenstown.
This is definitely a great place to visit winter or summer. Make sure you head out to the Tasman Glacier as this is epic.
Mt Cook Lodge & Motels
This is definitely a great place to visit winter or summer. Make sure you head out to the Tasman Glacier as this is epic.

Sightseeing

Great place to spend an afternoon. Lots to do. Iceskating, Frizbee Golf (Disc Golf), Bowls, Tennis or simply walk through the beautiful gardens. Take a picnic and watch the world go by!
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Queenstown Gardens
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Great place to spend an afternoon. Lots to do. Iceskating, Frizbee Golf (Disc Golf), Bowls, Tennis or simply walk through the beautiful gardens. Take a picnic and watch the world go by!
Great day trip. Either go for the lunch which is amazing or book the farm tour and afternoon tea - the kids will love it! Great trip on the Earnslaw - Queenstown's more famous and historic boat.
Walter Peak, 9793, Neuseeland
Great day trip. Either go for the lunch which is amazing or book the farm tour and afternoon tea - the kids will love it! Great trip on the Earnslaw - Queenstown's more famous and historic boat.
Must go to for a drink after skiing at Cadrona ski field or on your way back from Wanaka. Amazing drive up the Crown Range with spectacular views!
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Cardrona Hotel
Cardrona Valley Road
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Must go to for a drink after skiing at Cadrona ski field or on your way back from Wanaka. Amazing drive up the Crown Range with spectacular views!
Well worth the effort with amazing views over Queenstown. Make sure that you take a back pack with water and snacks. You will need them when you finally get to the top. Steep climb which is approximately 2 hours depending on your fitness.
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Queenstown Hill Walking Track
58 Belfast Terrace
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Well worth the effort with amazing views over Queenstown. Make sure that you take a back pack with water and snacks. You will need them when you finally get to the top. Steep climb which is approximately 2 hours depending on your fitness.
Iconic in Queenstown. The BBQ lunch or dinner cruises to Walters Peak are a must do.
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TSS Earnslaw Queenstown
Beach Street
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Iconic in Queenstown. The BBQ lunch or dinner cruises to Walters Peak are a must do.
If you have a day to spare then you need to do this!
Milford Sound, Southland, Neuseeland
If you have a day to spare then you need to do this!
Amazing package options with some very special one off destinations that no one else can offer like the day trip and lunch at the Old Whisky Hutt on New Zealand's smallest Station,
Over The Top - The Helicopter Company
10 Tex Smith Ln
Amazing package options with some very special one off destinations that no one else can offer like the day trip and lunch at the Old Whisky Hutt on New Zealand's smallest Station,
Beautiful and well worth a tip.
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Die Kirche des guten Hirten
Pioneer Drive
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Beautiful and well worth a tip.
it's like Willy Wonkers home - they have free fudge tasting too!
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The Remarkable Sweet Shop - Arrowtown Shop
27 Buckingham St
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it's like Willy Wonkers home - they have free fudge tasting too!

Activities

If you want something truly magical and unique with a splash of adrenaline - then this is just what you need!
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Queenstown Paraflights
1 Marine Parade
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If you want something truly magical and unique with a splash of adrenaline - then this is just what you need!
Can beat this as a once in a lifetime experience!
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Shotover Jet
3 Arthurs Point Rd
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Can beat this as a once in a lifetime experience!
Fabulous for the whole family. Lots to do with arcades, ten pin bowling, ping pong, Escape room experience and a great bar for the adults to enjoy!
Kingpin Queenstown
Fabulous for the whole family. Lots to do with arcades, ten pin bowling, ping pong, Escape room experience and a great bar for the adults to enjoy!
One of the best bike trails in the area - Just stunning
Dunstan Bike Trails Limited
One of the best bike trails in the area - Just stunning
If you want to scare yourself silly then this is the place to go! Not for the faint hearted!!
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Fear Factory Queenstown
59 Beach St
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If you want to scare yourself silly then this is the place to go! Not for the faint hearted!!
This lake is located in Ben Lomond Reserve about 25 mins out of Queenstown heading towards Glenorchy. The reflections on the lake are just in sane and there is a good walk around the lake which will take about two hours depending on your fitness level.
Moke Lake, Otago 9371, Neuseeland
This lake is located in Ben Lomond Reserve about 25 mins out of Queenstown heading towards Glenorchy. The reflections on the lake are just in sane and there is a good walk around the lake which will take about two hours depending on your fitness level.
Heaps of fun for the whole family with a view to boot!
Skyline Luge
Heaps of fun for the whole family with a view to boot!
We can offer wine trips and bike tours tailored made to your requirements as we have a seven seater Mercedes Benz available. Let us know what you want to do and we can put a package/quote together for your consideration.
Queenstown Winery Tours
We can offer wine trips and bike tours tailored made to your requirements as we have a seven seater Mercedes Benz available. Let us know what you want to do and we can put a package/quote together for your consideration.
Lots of fun for the kids and adults alike, located in the beautiful Queenstown Gardens
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Queenstown Ice Arena
29 Park St
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Lots of fun for the kids and adults alike, located in the beautiful Queenstown Gardens
For a fun afternoon activity, why not head down to the Queenstown Bowling Club where for $10 pp you can have a 'roll' in one of the most stunning environments set in the Queenstown Gardens.
Queenstown Bowling Club
For a fun afternoon activity, why not head down to the Queenstown Bowling Club where for $10 pp you can have a 'roll' in one of the most stunning environments set in the Queenstown Gardens.
Loads of fun! Race around the lake both on and under the water.
Hydro Attack
Beach Street
Loads of fun! Race around the lake both on and under the water.
Zipping good time!
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Ziptrek Ecotours
45 Camp St
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Zipping good time!
For all you petrol heads out there. Lots to do and experience.
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Highlands - Erleben Sie das Außergewöhnliche
Sandflat Road
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For all you petrol heads out there. Lots to do and experience.
Great little restaurant set in an old Gold Mining site. Pan for gold then relax and enjoy the garden bar.
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Goldfields Mining Centre
State Highway 6
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Great little restaurant set in an old Gold Mining site. Pan for gold then relax and enjoy the garden bar.
If you jump naked it's FREE
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AJ Hackett Kawarau Bungy Centre
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If you jump naked it's FREE

Bar scene

Very cosy bar with a great selection of wines and whiskeys. Enjoy your preferred drop on the big leather couch in front of the open fire.
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Bardeaux
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Very cosy bar with a great selection of wines and whiskeys. Enjoy your preferred drop on the big leather couch in front of the open fire.
Great place to hang while you wait for your Ferg Burger or Pie. Amazing cocktails - ask for Robert!!
Ferg's Bar
Great place to hang while you wait for your Ferg Burger or Pie. Amazing cocktails - ask for Robert!!
Another hidden gem that has great live music most nights.
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Little Blackwood
88 Beach St
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Another hidden gem that has great live music most nights.
Lots of fun - make sure you book. They provide coats to keep you nice and warm while you enjoy your ice cold drink.
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Minus 5° EISBAR
88 Beach St
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Lots of fun - make sure you book. They provide coats to keep you nice and warm while you enjoy your ice cold drink.

Golf

One of the most stunning golf courses around. Bookings essential.
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Queenstown Golf Club
759 Peninsula Rd
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One of the most stunning golf courses around. Bookings essential.
They have a great restaurant and beautiful grounds
Millbrook Golf & Country Club
They have a great restaurant and beautiful grounds

Ski fields

This is where we ski - good long runs and an easy ski field to get to. 23km (39 mins)
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The Remarkables Ski Area
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This is where we ski - good long runs and an easy ski field to get to. 23km (39 mins)
Another one of our favs - they have night skiing as well. 17km (27mins)
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Coronet Peak Ski Area
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Another one of our favs - they have night skiing as well. 17km (27mins)
Nice big open ski field - takes a bit longer to get to but worth it. Make sure you stop at the famous Cardrona Pub afterwards. 45 km (56mins)
Cardrona Skifield Road, Cardrona 9382, Neuseeland
Nice big open ski field - takes a bit longer to get to but worth it. Make sure you stop at the famous Cardrona Pub afterwards. 45 km (56mins)
The furthest of the Ski Fields from Queenstown and arguably the hardest. Worth the drive if you want a challenge. 96.3 km (1 h 42 mins)
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Treble Cone Ski Area
Mt Aspiring Road
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The furthest of the Ski Fields from Queenstown and arguably the hardest. Worth the drive if you want a challenge. 96.3 km (1 h 42 mins)