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Hidden Hikes to explore in Arrowtown

Arrowtown is the gateway to many walking tracks and well-known hikes such as The Sawpit Gully Loop, Millennium Track and Tobins Track but that’s just the start of what’s on offer. If you’re looking for a real hill to climb look no further than Arrowtown’s secret peaks.

20 Reasons to Visit Queenstown in 2020

It's always a good time to visit Queenstown, with exciting events, festivals and fun to be had throughout the year. Between award-winning restaurants, festivals, sporting events, skiing, mountain biking and all the adrenaline activities one could ever hope for, there’s excitement to be had every day in Queenstown. Here are our twenty top reasons to visit Queenstown in 2020.

Five ways experts explore the outdoors in Queenstown

From rivers to mountaintops, Queenstown’s natural playground offers some of New Zealand’s best experiences for lovers of the great outdoors. Here’s your must-do list.

5 winter walks with epic snow views

Surrounded by snow-capped mountains, Queenstown has many beautiful walks with epic snow views you can enjoy during winter. Don your scarf, hat, gloves and jacket plus some sturdy walking shoes and choose from five of the best.

Routeburn Falls Hut Day Walk

If you only have a few hours instead of three days you can still experience one of New Zealand’s great walks, beech forest and stunning mountain views, by hiking in to the Routeburn Falls Hut return.

Queenstown Hill Time Walk

For a moderate challenge, starting directly from downtown, visitors can test their legs on the Queenstown Hill Loop Track up to the ‘Basket of Dreams’, a favourite lookout spot.

Lakeside Trail

The Lakeside Trail starts in the heart of Kelvin Heights Peninsula tracing along the edge of Lake Wakatipu surrounded by historic farmlands and some of the most scenic residential areas New Zealand has to offer - a short day walk sure to reward even the most avid walkers.

Lower Wye Creek Walking Track

Located on the west face of The Remarkables mountain range this rewarding hike follows the pipe line climbing alongside native beech forest and a stunning natural waterfall that cascades down to Lake Wakatipu.