QUEENSTOWN NEW ZEALAND

Queenstown New Zealand is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. The town is built around an inlet on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin "S"-shaped lake, and has spectactular views of nearby mountains.

There are various apocryphal accounts of how the town was named, the most popular suggesting that a local gold digger exclaimed that the town was "fit for Queen Victoria". It is sometimes disparagaingly referred to as "Vegas by the Lake" for a perceived fixation on commerce-oriented tourism, especially adventure and ski tourism. It is popular with young international and New Zealand travellers alike.

The town is the largest centre in Central Otago, but for some administrative purposes it is considered part of Southland. According to the 2001 census, the usually resident population of the Queenstown urban area (including Frankton and Kelvin Heights) is 8535, an increase of 19.3% since 1996. Source: Wikipedia

WHERE TO EAT, SLEEP & HAVE FUN IN QUEENSTOWN

There's are just too many fine places to eat, sleep and have fun in Queenstown. Go to Queenstown.com for one of the best resource sites to find the right place for you.Queenstown New Zealand is also known as the Adventure Capitol of the world offering great skiing, Bungee Jumping, and Whitewater Rafting, to name a few things. One place to find information about some of these activities is Queenstown Adventure