Best Places to Visit Near Queenstown
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Queenstown with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Wānaka, Milford Sound / Piopiotahi, Arrowtown) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Queenstown
Where to go for a weekend trip near Queenstown? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Queenstown within a 50 mile radius.
33 milesNE
WānakaTown
44 milesNW
Milford Sound / PiopiotahiLocality
10 milesNE
ArrowtownTown
45 milesN
Mount Aspiring National ParkNational park
26 milesE
CromwellTown
38 milesSE
AlexandraTown
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Queenstown
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Attractions Best Day Trips from Queenstown
44 milesNWBowen Falls Milford Sound / Piopiotahi, New Zealand
30 milesNTreble Cone New Zealand
18 milesNECardrona New Zealand
8.3 miNECoronet Peak New Zealand
23 milesNESnow Farm New Zealand
17 milesNWGreenstone and Caples Tracks New Zealand
9.1 miNEMillbrook Resort New Zealand
32 milesNEThat Wanaka Tree Wānaka, New Zealand
12 milesSEThe Remarkables New Zealand
35 milesNEWarbirds & Wheels Wānaka, New Zealand
48 milesWLake Quill New Zealand
35 milesNWHumboldt Falls Milford Sound / Piopiotahi, New Zealand
2.8 miNWBen Lomond New Zealand
4.9 miNWMoke Lake New Zealand
35 milesNENational Transport and Toy Museum Wānaka, New Zealand
32 milesNWLake Harris Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
7.7 miELake Alta New Zealand
5.8 miSWNew Zealand
Scenic lake backdropped by mountains
44 milesNOlivine Ice Plateau New Zealand
10 milesNELakes District Museum Arrowtown, New Zealand
2.1 miNEQueenstown Hill New Zealand
21 milesEKawarau Gorge New Zealand
29 milesELake Dunstan Cromwell, New Zealand
3 miNEdith Cavell Bridge New Zealand
43 milesNENew Zealand
Option for boating, swimming and fishing
38 milesNWHomer Tunnel Milford Sound / Piopiotahi, New Zealand
43 milesNWLake Alabaster / Wāwāhi Waka New Zealand
11 milesNSkippers Canyon New Zealand
7.8 miNELake Hayes New Zealand
48 milesNELake Hāwea New Zealand
2.6 miNWBowen Peak New Zealand
30 milesNWBridal Veil Falls Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
18 milesNEMount Cardrona New Zealand
31 milesECromwell Gorge New Zealand
5.6 miSCecil Peak New Zealand
44 milesSERoxburgh Dam New Zealand
30 milesNERoys Peak New Zealand
45 milesNMount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
Prominent peak and climbing destination
31 milesNEWaterfall Equestrian Wānaka, New Zealand
25 milesEMotorsport Cromwell, New Zealand
10 milesNEArrowtown Chinese Settlement Arrowtown, New Zealand
29 milesSWNew Zealand
Scenic lake with nearby campsites
20 milesERoaring Meg hydro scheme New Zealand
44 milesSELake Roxburgh New Zealand
19 milesNWGlenorchy New Zealand
8.4 miSWWalter Peak New Zealand
32 milesNWMount Earnslaw Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
39 milesNRob Roy Glacier Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
34 milesEClyde New Zealand
47 milesNVolta Glacier Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
21 milesSKingston New Zealand
25 milesEHighlands Motorsport Park New Zealand
47 milesSERoxburgh New Zealand
39 milesNEMou Waho Island Wānaka, New Zealand
38 milesNEStevensons Island Wānaka, New Zealand
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