Queenstown-Lakes

caption=View toward Glenorchy on the road from Queenstown that runs along Lake Wakatipu Queenstown-Lakes is the far inland neighborhood of Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. The major lakes of the neighborhood are Lake Wakatipu, Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea.

Settlements

Lake_Hayes_by_queenstown - |Lake Wakatipu

• Arrowtown
• Glenorchy
• Kingston (New Zealand) | Kingston
• Queenstown (New Zealand) | Queenstown
• Wanaka

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• Mount Aspiring National Park

  Queenstown-Lakes Halal Travel Guide

Choc-full with lakes, mountains, vineyards centred around the tourist capital of New Zealand, Queenstown (New Zealand) | Queenstown and the Queenstown-Lakes area is a popular destination for Muslim travellers and Kiwis on holiday. The ski-fields are the main draw in winter but in summer the region's lakes are the main attraction. This is supported by the wide range of year-round tourist attractions throughout the neighborhood. The Queenstown-Lakes area is a world class outdoor playground and rightfully deserves its popularity.

Travel to Queenstown-Lakes

Queenstown Airport is served by Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Qantas-Australia and Virgin Australia. There are direct connecting Flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Gold Coast in Australia, and from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in New Zealand. The frequency of flights varies seasonally, with the biggest number during the winter ski season.

The area can be visited by driving from one of four directions: from Dunedin in the east; from the West Coast; from Invercargill in the south; from the north through the Mackenzie country in the centre of the island.

How to get around in Queenstown-Lakes

There are connecting buses between centres. Otherwise private vehicles are the main mode of transport in this area.

What to see in Queenstown-Lakes

Lake_Wakatipu_water - Lake Wakatipu

The region's lakes, valleys and mountains provide all the scenery you could want. Mt Aspiring National Park near Wanaka is a popular destination. There are also a number of smaller lakes you can see and tramps you can make around this region.

Best things to do in Queenstown-Lakes

Skiing is the main winter pastime at a number of ski fields in this region. During summer, Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea are popular for boating (Lake Wakatipu less so because of its colder temperature). Smaller lakes such as Lake Hayes near Arrowtown are popular for swimming (due to their warmer temperature). There are also a huge number of outdoors pursuits available in the region.

Another popular activity for the region is visiting one of the number of vineyards and tasting some of the local fruit cocktail, especially in the Gibbston Valley and Bannockburn regions.

Further details of activities are available under the listings for each town.

Halal Restaurants in Queenstown-Lakes

Queenstown has dozens of great restaurants. Wanaka and the other population centres also have their fair share. Many of the regions vineyards also have restaurants.

Stay Safe

The region always gets sin winter. Some of the roads, especially the alpine passes, become icy in winter and road closures (especially of the Crown Range between Queenstown and Wanaka) commonly occur. In winter, chains should be used where necessary (especially on the ski field access roads).

Many of the primary streets can be very winding and narrow, with many blind corners. Care should be taken when driving in the region.

Travel Next

• Otago; first stops Cromwell (New Zealand) | Cromwell and Alexandra
• Southland, including Te Anau, in the wider Southern Lakes area
• West Coast (New Zealand) | West Coast; first stop Haast

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