Queenstown Car Hire

Rent Cars in Queenstown

Built on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown is a tourist oriented town, popular with visitors from all around the world. Surrounded by natural beauty and excellent facilities and resources for holiday makers, it is easy to see why people flock here to escape city life. With amazing natural scenery in all directions ready to be explored, a hire car will let you make the most of your time in the area. Auto Europe offers several hire car pick up locations and a large rental car fleet, so finding a car rental in Queenstown is both easy and economical.

Touring Queenstown with a Car Rental

With the tranquil waters of Lake Wakatipu to the south, and surrounded in other directions by the Southern Alps, Queenstown is blessed with pristine untouched wilderness at its doorstep. Settled during the gold rush of the 1860s, Queenstown was able to remain small and not overdeveloped like other parts of New Zealand once the miners left. For an insight into the gold rush and life of the miners drive your hire car to the east of Queenstown to the Gold Fields Mining Centre, located near the start of Kawarau Gorge. Here you can see what life was like during the gold rush, and pan for gold in the nearby creek.

In winter months, Queenstown turns into a vibrant hot spot for skiers and snowboarders coming to enjoy the ski season. There are four ski resorts within driving distance of the city, so having a rental car will give you the freedom to choose one or more resorts you would like to spend the day at.

During summer, the main attraction for visitors to Queenstown is the water activities on the lake. Drive your hire car down to the waters edge, and enjoy a spot of fishing, or take a ride on a jetboat. Other popular activities on the lake are kayaking, swimming and windsurfing.

If you are fortunate enough to be travelling in the area with your own rental car, it is highly recommended that you take the drive north to Glenorchy. Regarded as one of the most scenic drives in the world, the trip takes about an hour and will take you through amazing waterways and forests.

Useful Distances and Day Trip Ideas in Queenstown

Discount Car Hire in Queenstown with Auto Europe

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