New Zealand Queenstown is suitable for adventurers, and for lovers of a relaxing SPA. However, in this article we will briefly talk about what to do in Queenstown fans tickle nerves.
In New Zealand's most expensive city for travel, John Travolta once said, "I've been to Queenstown and want to state that this is the most beautiful place in the world. The surroundings are literally breathtaking. When I drove up to Queenstown and saw all this beauty, I thought, " Oh, my God, this is where God lives!»»
Like most new Zealand cities, whose "European" history usually begins in the second half of the twentieth century, Queenstown can not boast of a list of attractions from ancient temples, fortresses and monuments. The city has a Williams cottage, which is considered the oldest house — it was built in 1864 and has not been rebuilt since then. Now there are a shop and cafe. And the second historical point on the map was the Church of St. Peter, which retained the original anal cedar wood, created by a Chinese immigrant in the 1870s.
But almost 2 million tourists each year arrive in Queenstown, not for a leisurely stroll through the streets. Their goal — a lazy vacation in the bosom of fairy-tale nature (remember the footage from the "Lord of the rings"!) and entertainment with the prefix "extreme".
No wonder the resort is called the world capital of adventure. Here everyone can test themselves for strength, rafting or flying fighter jets.
A 20 — minute drive from Queenstown is the bungee's world house, the first place in the world to launch a commercial bungee jump in 1988, organized by new Zealanders Henry van Ash and AJ Hackett. Into the abyss with a height of 43 m can be one step or in tandem and to plunge into the river Kawarau.
Alternative entertainment-swing, the largest in the world (rope length — 120 m!),- is also near Queenstown. You can swing on them back and forth, upside down, alone or together, flying over the water at an altitude of 160 m.
More attracted to the water element? Try to ride a Hydro Attack, submersible jet ski (something in between a submarine and a jet ski). Original the invention can accelerate to 80 km/h in 3.9 seconds and lowered to a depth of 1.5 m. to Ride with the breeze and speed boat ride Shotover Jet. Ride through narrow canyons, with 360° turns and other tricks — that's what awaits the risky traveler.
Along with flights on modern aircraft and helicopters in Queenstown, it is proposed to fly on steel birds "with history". For example, on the infamous Harvard, at the helm of which studied the basics of flight most pilots in Europe and America since 1940. Or "nostalgia" for the Soviet Yak-52.
Those who love something more heartwarming than just the scenery from the window of the window, expect flights with "aerobatic sketches" in the air. And for the most avid adventurers cooked a ticket for a L29 fighter jet, which is capable of speeds over 500 km/h. Otherwise quench the thirst of speed on new Zealand roads: rent a sports car Lamborghini, Ferrari, Lotus Exige or Lotus Elise. Those who do not feel very confident on the mountain slopes, it will be interesting to try yourself in the role of the racer at the highway Highlands Motorsport Park.
There is another alternative for fans of extreme sports — downhill skiing and snowboarding. Choose from 4 ski resorts in the Queenstown area.
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