Onsen Hot Pools

The following activities fall into the 'family' category and it's easy to combine them with a trip to the hot pools. All the details have been worked-out in advance so you don't need to worry about timing, transport, or multiple bookings.

For the best source of family oriented activities and entertainment in the Queenstown area, see the KidzGo travel guide.

For more information about the activities listed below, follow the link to the operator's website. Book your activity directly with the operator, and ask to combine the activity with a visit to the hot pools.

Heli Tours Heli Tours would like to offer you the chance to experience the beauty and indulge in the sights and activities that make Queenstown and the Southern Lakes region a holiday playground. Working alongside our partners, we’ve put together special packages to help you and your family see a different side a Queenstown. Packages include: Scenic Soaker, Merino Farm Tour, A Remarkable Scenic.

Guided Nature Walks Experience the passion and knowledge of New Zealanders who are actively involved in nature education and conservation. Visitors to Queenstown & Wanaka have a choice of expeditions on foot, either Privately Guided walks specially tailored to their requirements and ability, or half and full day hikes in small groups. Guided Nature Walks specialises in nature interpretation. The area is steeped in natural history with river valleys covered in ancient native beech forests, mosses, ferns and alpine flora and a variety of native bird life is close at hand.

Nomad Safaris offers small, personalised tours into the New Zealand backcountry, exploring historic gold mining areas and a selection of filming locations used in The Lord of the Rings movies. Nomad Safaris has been operating for over 20 years and has built up a fleet of 16 Land Rover Defenders and 2 Range Rovers. Nomad Safaris offers historical adventure trips to the old abandoned gold mining towns of Skippers Canyon and Macetown, and our award winning Safari of the Scenes will capture the heart of the most avid Lord of the Rings fans as our expert guides will explore with you spectacular filming locations.

Family Adventures are specialists in family/small group trips rafting and kayaking the upper reaches of the famous Shotover River. Come & join us for a fun and safe rafting trip on the famous Shotover River, Queenstown, New Zealand. Anyone can do it, whether you are 3 or 103 years old!

Kiwi Birdlife Park has something for everyone, nature, traditional Maori culture, fabulous dining featuring the best New Zealand fare, New Zealand native forest and birdlife and real conservation in action. The Kiwi Birdlife Park will entertain and educate both young and old, and our visitors are guaranteed to view a kiwi. We are a unique and popular visitor attraction in Queenstown.

T.S.S. Earnslaw and Walter Peak High Country Farm. Relive the elegance of turn-of-the-century travel with a cruise aboard the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw, the only coal fired passenger carrying vessel still operating in the southern hemisphere. Affectionately known as the “Lady of the Lake”, the TSS Earnslaw has a special place in the hearts of Queenstown people. She has been transporting goods to remote settlements and conveying passengers on beautiful Lake Wakatipu since 1912.

Lakes District Museum A unique variety of exhibits present an authentic picture of early Maori in the southern lakes district, of the harsh pioneering days of the European settlers, and the exciting gold rush era of the mid to late 1800s. The Lakes District Museum has beginnings which are set in the town\'s gold mining past, and over the years has developed into a visitor experience with something for everyone. Today the museum welcomes around 50,000 visitors each year who enjoy the hands-on exhibits, special exhibitions, research facilities, education programme, and local information.

Strike Bowl The bowling alley includes a bar and cafe area, including bar stools alongside the lanes to enable you to watch the children play, while enjoying a New Zealand wine or two! As long as the kids are able to lift our lightest ball (6lbs) they can have a go! (we have had 2 year olds play with parent assistance!) We have special child friendly equipment, that the smaller ones can lift the ball on and it does the rolling for them. Under 5’s are FREE