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The gorge is the site of several extreme sports, including bungy jumping at the Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge, and white-water sports such as kayaking [2] and riverboarding, [3] and one of only two known areas where the nationally critical endangered fungus weevil Cerius otagensis has been found. [4]
Queenstown (Māori: Tāhuna) [3] is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island.It is the seat and largest town in the Queenstown-Lakes District.. The town located on the northwestern edge of Lake Wakatipu, a long, thin, Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has views of nearby mountains such as The Remarkables, Cecil Peak, Walter Peak and just above the ...
Skippers Canyon is a historic and scenic gorge, some 22 kilometres in length, several kilometres north of Queenstown, New Zealand.. Today accessed from Queenstown via the same road that leads to the Coronet Peak skifield, Skippers Canyon is carved out by the Shotover River.
Kayaking and rafting exhibit distinct injury rates, with kayaking experiencing 3 to 6 injuries and rafting ranging from 0.26 to 2.1 per 100,000 boating days. In kayaking, acute injuries typically result from the force exerted by the water on the upper extremity, predominantly the shoulder, or collisions with objects during 'swimming' incidents.
More recent tourist adventure activities on the river include riverboarding, jet boating, white water rafting, river surfing, and bungy jumping. The Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge, 43 metres (141 ft) above the river, and a Category I historic place, [12] is the site of the world's first commercial bungy jumping operation. Eastburn Station gave ...
Millbrook Resort is a luxury resort near Queenstown, New Zealand.It is located 4 kilometres to the west of the historic gold-mining town of Arrowtown.The resort covers 650 acres of the Wakatipu Basin - a glacial valley bordered by the Crown Range, The Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu.
The lake is a popular recreation spot, especially during summer. Popular activities there include boating, camping, horseback riding, and swimming.
Ben Lomond is a mountain close to Queenstown, New Zealand.It was named after Ben Lomond in Scotland by the early shepherd Duncan McAusland. [2] The summit is approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of the town centre and reaches a height of 1,748 metres (5,735 ft).