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Beyond the first postcard
Queenstown is the beginning. Follow the lakes towards Wānaka, find your base in Te Anau, or make room for Fiordland. Choose a place to take a closer look.
Shaded outline: Fiordland National Park. Dots: destination markers.
Coastline and lakes: Natural Earth, public domain. Park boundary: Crown Copyright, Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0, checked 26 September 2026. Simplified for orientation, not navigation. Town markers are not borders; the park outline is not the whole Fiordland visitor region.
QueenstownThe lakeside starting point
Start on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, then choose your own balance of water, mountains and time in town.
Start here: compare water, air and land experiences before committing to a tour.
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Queenstown and the Southern Lakes
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Before any Fiordland river, lake or stream activity, clean and dry water-contact gear and allow drying time between waterways.
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Queenstown tours
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6 Queenstown experiences
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