Queenstown is the major city in the region of Lake Wakatipu. Tourists flock to hotels in Lake Wakatipu to see the Kiwi Haka Maori performances or wander through the Kiwi and Birdlife Park. Some travelers stay in Lake Wakatipu hotels or cheap Lake Wakatipu hotels so they can use the region as a starting point for other regions in New Zealand. This will involve more time than a weekend. Lake Wakatipu can provide you with enough to do for a week. To ensure you have the time and the money, check with EasyToBook.com.
If you stay longer, consider discount hotels. Lake Wakatipu can then show you what exists outside of Queenstown. Go to the old mining town of Arrowtown or visit Glenorchy with Fiordland peaks and Aspiring National Park. Around Queenstown, there is also Skipper’s Canyon, Hell’s Gate and Heaven’s Gate, Bridal Veil Falls and the Devil’s Elbow. You can trek the foothills, ski in the mountains, hanglide, paraglide, pan for gold, take boat trips, ride in a helicopter or bungee jump in the region of Lake Wakatipu.