Queenstown, Family Activities
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Ages 5+
iFLY - New Zealand's ONLY Indoor Skydiving Centre
Dare to challenge yourself! Freefall from 13,000 feet over the Nevada desert – without jumping out of a plane. The latest immersive experience from iFLY combines Virtual Reality te... read more
- Email: info.queenstown@iflynz.co.nz
- Web: www.iflynz.co.nz/
- Phone: 0800 435 969
- Location: 27 Brecon Street, Queenstown
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Green Toad Rental ~Bike ~ Surf ~Skate
Green Toad Sport Rental Specialists Visit Green Toad for bike hire, watersports and other toys for the whole family! We offer mountain bikes, electric bikes and kids' bikes big an... read more
- Web: www.greentoad.co.nz/
- Phone: 03 442 5311
- Location: 50 Stanley Street Street, Queenstown
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Spirit of Queenstown Scenic Cruise
Queenstown is the adventure capital of New Zealand and the jewel of the South Island. Explore Queenstown from Lake Wakatipu with Southern Discoveries, to discover the hiddengems a... read more
- Email: reservations@southerndiscoveries.co.nz
- Web: www.southerndiscoveries.co.nz/queenstown/cruises/soq-scenic-cruise/
- Phone: 0800 264 536
- Location: St Omer Wharf, 110 Beach Street, Queenstown
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Glenorchy Animal Experience
The kids will love this delightful, fun encounter with a wide variety of friendly farm animals – in an amazing setting! Feed and pat and watch our quiet and friendly goats, miniat... read more
- Email: info@glenorchyanimalexperience.co.nz
- Web: www.glenorchyanimalexperience.co.nz/
- Phone: 021 252 7753
- Location: 2km from Glenorchy township towards Paradise, look out for the Big Red Shed on the left
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Ages 3+
ThrillZone - one location for a world of thrills
Located right in the heart of Queenstown, come and play with us – indoor and outdoor! We offer an awesome range of exciting and adrenaline-fuelled attractions to choose from perfec... read more
- Email: info@thrillzone.co.nz
- Web: www.thrillzone.co.nz/
- Phone: 03 441 1159
- Location: 53 Shotover Street, Queenstown
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Basecamp Adventures - Climbing Queenstown
Basecamp Adventures offers your family the ultimate adventure - where you can have an exciting, active experience in parts of Queenstown or Wanaka that most tourists never get to s... read more
- Email: queenstown@basecampadventures.co.nz
- Web: www.basecampadventures.co.nz/family-adventures-wanaka-queenstown/
- Phone: +64 3 443 1110
- Location: 15 Red Oaks Drive, Frankton 9371
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Cardrona Alpine Resort - Adventure Playground
Sightseeing Gondola ~ Mountain Carting ~ Mountain Biking ~ Stargazing ~ Alpine Walking.Take a day and come and play in New Zealand’s highest playground! Take the gondola to sight-... read more
- Email: info@cardrona.com
- Web: www.cardrona.com/summer
- Phone: 0800 440 800 or +64 3 443 8880
- Location: Cardrona Alpine Resort, Cardrona Valley
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Lakes District Museum and Info Centre
A lively museum, filled with hands-on displays and plenty to entertain the kids! The museum has a number of FREE treasure hunts to entertain you as you explore the stories behind... read more
- Email: info@museumqueenstown.com
- Web: www.museumqueenstown.com
- Phone: 03 442 1824
- Location: Buckingham Street, Arrowtown, New Zealand
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Ages 8+
Island Kayak Safari - Rippled Earth (Summer Only)
A truly stunning kayak adventure across Lake Wakatipu to Pigeon Island with it's breathtaking backdrop of glacial mountains, native birds and secluded beaches. No kayaking experien... read more
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Ages 6+
Off Road Adventures: Explorer Quad Bike Tour
Fantastic winter deals! The best hands-on adventure for families for over 30 years! Our kids’ quads (minimum age 6 years) are super-easy to use and our experienced guides will tai... read more
- Email: play@offroad.co.nz
- Web: www.offroad.co.nz
- Phone: 03 442 7858
- Location: 61a Shotover Street, Queenstown
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Ages 5+
Rockatipu Climbing Wall
Give indoor climbing a go! We have a range of climbs catering for beginners through to advanced climbers. Our friendly, qualified instructors can help you discover the thrill of c... read more
- Email: climb@qldc.govt.nz
- Web: sportrec.qldc.govt.nz/climb
- Phone: 03 450 9005
- Location: Joe O'Connell Drive, off State Highway 6, Frankton, Queenstown
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Vortex 12D Motion Theatre
Vortex is our Motion Theatre, combined with up to 12 awesome special effects such as snow, rain, fog, bubbles, speed and a few other surprises. Stimulate your senses with this uniq... read more
- Email: info@thrillzone.co.nz
- Web: thrillzone.co.nz/vortex-12d-motion-theatre/
- Phone: 03 441 1159
- Location: 53 Shotover Street, Queenstown
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Odyssey Sensory Maze
Get lost in a world of A-MAZE-MENT! The whole family will LOVE our truly unique sensory experience of discovery and illusions that challenge and delight! Feel your way from one ill... read more
- Email: info@odysseysensorymaze.co.nz
- Web: www.odysseysensorymaze.co.nz
- Phone: 03 441 3313
- Location: 57 Shotover Street, Queenstown
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Ages 2+
KJet
You can step into a big yellow KJet every hour at the centrally located Main Town Pier, Queenstown. Create special memories for the kids and travel across the pristine waters of La... read more
- Email: bookings@kjet.co.nz
- Web: www.kjet.co.nz
- Phone: 03 409 0000
- Location: Main Town Pier, Queenstown, New Zealand
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Ages 7+
Escape Quest
Can you escape the room in time? Escape Quest is a fun, bonding family experience. Embrace kiwi ingenuity and teamwork to hunt for clues and solve the puzzles. As time travelling d... read more
- Email: queenstown@escapequest.co.nz
- Web: www.escapequest.co.nz
- Phone: 03 442 4948
- Location: 2nd Floor, 32 Rees Street (above Kathmandu)
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Ages 6+
Flying Fox – Ziptrek Ecotours
1-3 hour tour options New Zealand's original zipline tour is an exhilarating and fun adventure for the entire family. It is a must-do in Queenstown! Ride the Skyline gondola to... read more
- Email: nzinfo@ziptrek.com
- Web: www.ziptrek.co.nz
- Phone: 03 441 2102
- Location: 45 Camp Street - opp The Station Building. Bookings essential as small personal groups of 10
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Ages 8+
Riverboarding
Go Riverboarding with the originals! Celebrating 25 years operating in the pristine waters of Kawarau River. If you do one water activity in Queenstown it HAS to be this – riverbo... read more
- Email: book@riverboarding.co.nz
- Web: www.riverboarding.co.nz
- Phone: 03 442 5262
- Location: Kawarau Gorge, Queenstown-Cromwell Hgway SH6
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Ages 7+
Basecamp Adventures Queenstown - Family Snowshoeing
Your own personal guide will take you on an amazing half-day or full-day snowy adventure tailored entirely to your family's fitness, experience and comfort level. Snow shoes are e... read more
- Email: info@climbingqueenstown.com
- Web: www.basecampadventures.co.nz/queenstown-snowshoeing-tours/
- Phone: +64 3 443 1110
- Location: Meeting - Outside Sports, 9 Shotover Street, Queenstown.
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Ages 3+
Basecamp Adventures - Queenstown Climbing Centre
We are the hub for ANYTHING to do with climbing – no experience needed. For beginners to experts, from 3 years to 103! Let our expert staff 'show you the ropes'!Come and climb in ... read more
- Email: info@basecampadventures.co.nz
- Web: www.basecampadventures.co.nz/queenstown-indoor-climbing-centre/
- Phone: 03 443 1110
- Location: Unit 3, 15 Red Oaks Drive, Frankton, Queenstown
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Ages 12+
SMASHIT Room Queenstown
Looking for a more extreme and fun way to blow off some steam? Come let loose and Smash it up at SMASHIT!Stressed at school? Parents or kids driving you crazy? Or even found yourse... read more
- Email: queenstown@smashit.co.nz
- Web: smashit.co.nz/
- Phone: 03 441 3313
- Location: 57 Shotover Street, Queenstown
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Kiwi Birdlife Park
All tickets now 50% off! The kids will love getting up close to native birdlife in our live conservation shows, plus enjoy the commentary through our free personal audio sets which... read more
- Email: kiwi@kiwibird.co.nz
- Web: www.kiwibird.co.nz
- Phone: 03 442 8059
- Location: Brecon St, Queenstown, New Zealand
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Charge About :: Electric Mountain Bikes
Go further and see more with this genius way to explore Queenstown! There's over 100 kms of world-class trails to explore and Chargeabout is the perfect way to keep everyone in the... read more
- Email: info@chargeabout.co.nz
- Web: chargeabout.co.nz/
- Phone: +64 3 442 6376
- Location: Hilton Hotel, Kawarau Village, 79 Peninsula Rd, Kelvin Heights, Queenstown
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Off Road Adventures - 4x4 Scenic and Discovery of the Rings Tours
It's easy to explore the road less travelled with Off Road Adventures – get off the highway and deep into the scenic backcountry and Tolkien’s fantasy world on an exciting 'Lord of... read more
- Email: play@offroad.co.nz
- Web: www.offroad4x4.co.nz
- Phone: 03 442 7858
- Location: 61A Shotover Street, Queenstown
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Ages 5+
iFLY - Like a Bird!
Super Fun - Super Safe - Super Cool. Indoor Skydiving is the most non-scary but most exhilarating experience you can do together as a family - AND you only need to be 5 years old t... read more
- Email: info.queenstown@iflynz.co.nz
- Web: www.iflynz.co.nz/
- Phone: 0800 435 969
- Location: 27 Brecon Street, Queenstown
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