Queenstown

Arrowtown gold streets

The gold-rush village twenty minutes out: cottages, cafés and autumn color.

Ben Lomond summit

The local big one: a full-day climb above the lake with the whole basin below.

Cardrona backcountry day

Guided lines off the backcountry gates. Check the avalanche report first.

Coronet Queenstown night ski

Night skiing Fridays, M1, Fergburger Queenstown. NZ after-dark.

Fergbaker pie run

Venison pie still warm beats the burger queue next door. Opens early.

Fergburger at midnight

Join the legendary queue. The Big Al lives up to it.

Glenorchy road trip

45 min of lake bends to a frontier town. Stop at every lookout, twice.

Kawarau bungy bridge

The original commercial bungy bridge. Watch first. Then jump.

Kiwi bird park morning

See a kiwi awake in the nocturnal house. Feeding talks run hourly.

Milford Sound day trip

The fiord run: waterfalls, keas and Mitre Peak rising from black water.

Moke Lake stargazing

Dark-sky reserve 15 min out. Milky Way straight overhead by midnight.

Nevis Catapult Queenstown

150 meters, prone position, 3G launch. Screaming telemetry.

Nevis bungy at dawn slot

First light, empty valley, 134 meters of quiet terror.

Nevis bungy second jump

First jump counts. Second jump counts double.

Onsen sunset soak

Private cedar tub over the Shotover gorge. Sunset slot books out days ahead.

Arrowtown gold streets

The gold-rush village twenty minutes out: cottages, cafés and autumn color.

Ben Lomond summit

The local big one: a full-day climb above the lake with the whole basin below.

Fergbaker pie run

Venison pie still warm beats the burger queue next door. Opens early.

Fergburger at midnight

Join the legendary queue. The Big Al lives up to it.