Date: 2007-05-15 to 2007-05-16
Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains such as The Remarkables, Cecil Peak, Walter Peak and just above the town; Ben Lomond and Queenstown Hill. The Queenstown-Lakes District has a land area of 8,704.97 km² (3,361.01 sq mi) not counting its inland lakes (Lake Hawea, Lake Wakatipu, and Lake Wanaka). It has an estimated resident population of 29,200 (June 2012 estimate). Its neighbouring towns include Arrowtown,Wanaka, Alexandra, and Cromwell. The nearest cities are Dunedin and Invercargill. Queenstown is now known for its commerce-oriented tourism, especially adventure and ski tourism. It is popular with young international and New Zealand and Australian travellers alike.
The town is the largest centre in Central Otago, and the second largest in Otago after Dunedin. Oamaru is now the third largest.
I have stayed 2 nights in a hill side resort. It is not that attractive as the beautiful lake side hotels. It has the basic needs - bathroom, kitchen and bed room. Due to high demand in the area, we are happy to get a reasonable charge place to stay.
The photos are not in any sequence. They are from my previous posted site Multiply.com.
I have been to Arrowtown to see the early Chinese gold mine workers place. It is a historical site now. They lived in a tiny steel sheet hut. I believe it is no much better than an animal living cage.
The best place visited is the restaurant on the top of a mountain, it needs cable car to get there. From the restaurant and look down the lake, just speechless and beautiful.
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