Driving Route : Queenstown - Mt Cook - Christchurch

Day 1 : Queenstown to Arrowtown

• Overview
• Day 1 : Queenstown to Arrowtown
• Day 2 : Queenstown to Mt Cook Village
• Day 3 : Mt Cook Village to Christchurch

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Route Summary

Travel time is approximate only, based on an average driving speed under normal road conditions.

	Travel time	Km	(Miles)
Queenstown - Arrowtown	0.25 hr	22	14
Arrowtown - Queenstown	0.25 hr	22	14
Totals for Day	0.5 hr	44	28

Queenstown - Arrowtown

22 km (14 miles)
Approximately 0.25 hour
Road Conditions: State Highway/Arterial

The alpine resort of Queenstown is exciting, sophisticated and fantastically scenic. It's the place to source almost any kind of adventure, including bungy, jet boating, horse trekking, rafting and river surfing. It's also a destination for luxury experiences—gourmet food and wine, spa treatments and leisurely games of golf.

It's not far to Arrowtown, and you have a choice of two routes. The slightly longer, but potentially more scenic route takes you over the historic Shotover Bridge and through Arthur's Point. The shorter, more conventional route runs past the airport and then around Lake Hayes.

Arrowtown is one of the most charming historic towns in New Zealand. Once a gold rush settlement, today it's a perfectly preserved piece of the past.

Explore the Chinese miners' settlement by the Arrow River, visit the Lakes District Museum, then find a convivial café to soak up the surroundings. Horse trekking and gold panning will appeal to more active travellers, browsing the shops will suit those who just want to take it easy.

• Overview
• Day 1 : Queenstown to Arrowtown
• Day 2 : Queenstown to Mt Cook Village
• Day 3 : Mt Cook Village to Christchurch

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Queenstown:
Accommodation, Attractions and Activities, Tours, Transport, Visitor Information

Arrowtown and Lake Hayes, Central Otago:
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