best place in new zealand – Fledgling Travelers

Awesome view during roadtrip to Glenorchy

Clean roads, magnificent mountains, serene lake, cute cafes that is what you will find in Glenorchy

A walk around the swamp is about 30mins – it was awesome

Glenorchy

What is there in Glenorchy?

Our first reaction after reaching Glenorchy was OH MY GOD. It has breathtaking beautiful landscapes. To add to this you can do so many fun activities. Engulfed between, mountains, forests, lake Wakatipu, this awe-inspiring beautiful place has been a movie set for movies such as Lord Of the Rings, Narnia, X-Men wolverine

How to reach Glenorchy?

Glenorchy is about 45km from Queenstown. You can hire a car from Queenstown and drive to this place, this is the best way to reach, as you would want to make pit stops now and then and enjoy the drive which is amazing too.

When you look down you realize how far you have reached and yet not close

You don’t need to have GPS for this drive as there is only one road leading to the place.

A single, straight road from Queenstown to Glenorchy

Where to stay in Glenorchy?

Glenorchy is a very small town, but it has some beautiful cafes and hotels/motels. If you are planning to stay Glenorchy then do get bookings done in advance.

As soon as you enter Glenorchy, there is a tourist information centre where you can find all the necessary information.

Ahh..lunch time at Glenorchy…nice cute cafe..loved it

What to do in Glenorchy?

Kayaking, trekking, horse riding, mountain biking, snowboarding, skydiving, boating, jet boating and many more. There is Dart river which is famous for kayaking. All the information regarding activities can acquired at Queenstown and Glenorchy.

You can either do aforementioned activities orrrr choose to take a nap like me

Apart from Kayaking which is famous in Glenorchy, Routeburn track also passes from Glenorchy. It is a must do track (takes around 3 days) but make sure you get the bookings done in advance as they are booked 6months in advance.

Our Experience of Glenorchy.

Glenorchy was one of the most beautiful town in NZ. Though we weren’t able to do Kayaking or any other activity, but still we enjoyed the whole place. We spent about 4 hrs in Glenorchy as we didn’t want to do any activity. But you can spend a whole day there doing nothing and just enjoying the beautiful town and still can’t get enough of it.