Travelogues Queenstown

A city for a queen like me! ;)

A day tour to and in Queenstown.

Across Mount Aspiring National Park and over the Crown Range Road Pass.

Today we went to Queenstown again. Among other things, we took the gondola to a viewing platform to take photos of the skyline; here you could also have taken a hiking trail up...

Today we left a little later because my sister was still working in the morning. We drove into Queenstown, looked at the city center and visited the botanical gardens. One of...

Since we still haven't received a photo, we're now increasing the difficulty level for Ms. O. We spent the night before Queenstown in Oamaru. ;-) Please add accordingly! We have...

After all the paid activities were removed, there was still a lot to see and it was free. For example, there is the most photographed tree in New Zealand. Pictures with trees in...

New Years Eve & New Years Day

A not so exciting week as I was mainly looking for a job in Queenstown. When I arrived I climbed Queenstown Hill straight away in the evening: Otherwise I walked around the...

When you know that there are really only a few days left until the final flight, time flies even faster than it already does. And as if it had been planned, nature really gave...

Without further ado, we went directly to Queenstown today, with a few stops to take pictures. After checking in, we went straight to the 'City' with the shuttle service. A...

On the way from Lake Tepako to Königinstown, we have spectacular views in the best weather. First, we can have a perfect, cloudless view of the snow-covered Mount Cook, the...

18.11.22 We have changed our plans because the weather is not cooperating. Instead of going to Te Anau, we are going to Wanaka today. We slept until 6:30am for the first time,...

Hi mate! How are you? It would be nice if Corona was just a beer again... New Zealand has 8 infected people. So we are safe here. The government has just decided that all...

26th - 31st March 2019

02/10/2020 Unfortunately, we had to leave our beautiful sleeping place. As we went to Queenstown, it was only a 40-minute drive, so it was a short distance. When we arrived in...

02.02.20 Today we are heading towards Queenstown. But before that, there is, of course, a lot to see! But the first viewpoint already holds a surprise of a special kind. The...

Lake Tekapo

Queenstown is a very nice place, right on the lake between the mountains. It is a tourist and adrenaline hotspot. The atmosphere at the harbor with many restaurants is quite...

Wednesday the 8th til Saturday the 11th of January: Driving to Queenstown, Claudia and me stopped at another LOTR film location, the Pillars of the Kings. It's on the Kawarau...

Arrived in Interlaken of New Zealand after an eventful day...

On Friday morning, we took the Intercity from Dunedin to Queenstown. Departure was at 8.30 am in Dunedin and after about 5 hours of travel, we arrived in Queenstown with the...

I spent the last two days in Queenstown quietly. Unfortunately, I'm feeling a bit under the weather and didn't want to challenge it by going out since it's extremely cold......

After a night (and a short phone call home) I was slowly able to calm down. The first impression doesn't say much and after a bad start, things can only get better. I decided to...

Help. I am trapped in a hostel in Queenstown. Get me out of here. The whole story from the beginning? Alright then. The day started off pretty well in Wanaka: it was already...

We continued towards Queenstown - the city of adrenaline rush - which we only briefly saw while passing through. I'm not really the adrenaline junky type, and Basti is saving...

After a delicious scrambled egg breakfast (I love scrambled eggs and fried eggs 😛), we made our way to Queenstown, the next city we want to explore and from where we want to...

After another too short night, we hear the mountains calling today. Carsten has chosen the Ben Lomond Track. 1400 meters of altitude to the summit. My enthusiasm was limited....

Oh the night was wonderful. The bed was a dream. Unfortunately, the breakfast time is so inconvenient that you can't even sleep in. 7:30 to 8:30 am. I know it's a great time for...

Day 48 Today we leave Australia and travel to Queenstown on the South Island of New Zealand. At 7:30, the shuttle bus picked us up from the airport, the plane was supposed to...