South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷
Water Activities
The Earnslaw is Worth Every Dollar
Lake Wakatipu is the centrepiece here and the TSS Earnslaw cruise is the one to do. Skip the standard boat ride and go for the full Earnslaw with the Walter Peak buffet dinner. Good friends of mine who've run food-focused tours around NZ for years still rate this as their most loved Queenstown option. It's a bit of a oncer, and worth splashing out for. Drop the RANKERS promo code on the booking to take 10% off.
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Skippers Canyon Jet
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65 reviews
Million Dollar Cruise
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8 reviews
TSS Earnslaw Cruise
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80 reviews
Kawarau River Queenstown Rafting
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78 reviews
KJet Queenstown
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65 reviews
Jet Boats and Rafting Are the Real Deal Here
If speed is more your thing, the jet boating on the Shotover and Kawarau rivers is properly thrilling. Skippers Canyon jet combines a gnarly 4WD road with a Shotover River blast and comes up a treat in reviews. KJet covers more ground across the lake and rivers if you want the broader experience. Both have RANKERS for 10% off. For rafting, the Kawarau and Shotover offer everything from Grade 2-3 floats up to serious Grade 5 white water. Challenge Rafting and the rafting options in town are well set up for all levels.
Out near Glenorchy, the Dart River Funyak Safari is a full day of jet boating and kayaking through Mt Aspiring National Park. Not cheap, but the setting is on another level. It's the kind of thing that's hard to replicate anywhere else in the region.
Queenstown Region Water Activities
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Jet Boating
Boat Cruises
Rafting
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